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ARCHAEOLOGIST

Davidson Black

1884 - 1934

Davidson Black

Davidson Black, FRS (July 25, 1884 – March 15, 1934) was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis (now Homo erectus pekinensis). He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Davidson Black has received more than 65,368 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Davidson Black is the 130th most popular archaeologist (down from 102nd in 2019), the 604th most popular biography from Canada (down from 581st in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Archaeologist.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
3.66
Effective Languages (L*)
2.62
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Among archaeologists, Davidson Black ranks 130 out of 104. Before him are Phillip V. Tobias, Alexey Okladnikov, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, Miroslav Verner, Arthur Surridge Hunt, and J. P. Mallory. After him are Grahame Clark, Franz Weidenreich, Nancy Dupree, Salima Ikram, Augustus Pitt Rivers, and Leonardo López Luján.

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Phillip V. Tobias
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HPI: 42.69
Rank: 124
Alexey Okladnikov
1908 - 1981
HPI: 42.45
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1869 - 1926
HPI: 42.40
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HPI: 41.79
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Arthur Surridge Hunt
1871 - 1934
HPI: 41.31
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J. P. Mallory
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HPI: 41.25
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Davidson Black
1884 - 1934
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 130
Grahame Clark
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HPI: 40.68
Rank: 131
Franz Weidenreich
1873 - 1948
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 132
Nancy Dupree
1927 - 2017
HPI: 38.24
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Salima Ikram
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.15
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Augustus Pitt Rivers
1827 - 1900
HPI: 36.16
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Leonardo López Luján
1964 - Present
HPI: 32.95
Rank: 136

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Davidson Black ranks 218. Before him are James Rector, Carl Kempe, Fred Yates, Thomas Blamey, Linda Arvidson, and Charles Tomlinson Griffes. After him are Alexander Bustamante, Calvin Bricker, Bessie Barriscale, Lew Cody, Arthur Edmund Carewe, and Oscar Micheaux. Among people deceased in 1934, Davidson Black ranks 151. Before him are Dukinfield Henry Scott, Augusto Pestana, Frank J. Sprague, Lowell Sherman, Cass Gilbert, and Arthur Surridge Hunt. After him are Karl Dane, Lew Cody, Lilyan Tashman, Harry A. Pollard, John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, and Dorothy Dell.

Others Born in 1884

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James Rector
1884 - 1949
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 212
Carl Kempe
1884 - 1967
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 213
Fred Yates
1884 - 1932
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 214
Thomas Blamey
1884 - 1951
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 215
Linda Arvidson
1884 - 1949
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 216
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
1884 - 1920
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 217
Davidson Black
1884 - 1934
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 218
Alexander Bustamante
1884 - 1977
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 219
Calvin Bricker
1884 - 1963
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 220
Bessie Barriscale
1884 - 1965
HPI: 38.87
Rank: 221
Lew Cody
1884 - 1934
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 222
Arthur Edmund Carewe
1884 - 1937
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 223
Oscar Micheaux
1884 - 1951
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 224

Others Deceased in 1934

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Dukinfield Henry Scott
1854 - 1934
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 145
Augusto Pestana
1868 - 1934
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 146
Frank J. Sprague
1857 - 1934
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 147
Lowell Sherman
1888 - 1934
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 148
Cass Gilbert
1859 - 1934
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 149
Arthur Surridge Hunt
1871 - 1934
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 150
Davidson Black
1884 - 1934
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 151
Karl Dane
1886 - 1934
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 152
Lew Cody
1884 - 1934
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 153
Lilyan Tashman
1896 - 1934
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 154
Harry A. Pollard
1879 - 1934
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 155
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
1847 - 1934
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 156
Dorothy Dell
1915 - 1934
HPI: 37.70
Rank: 157