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Desmond Morris

1928 - Today

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Desmond John Morris FLS hon. caus. (born 24 January 1928) is an English zoologist, ethologist and surrealist painter, as well as a popular author in human sociobiology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Desmond Morris has received more than 709,979 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Desmond Morris is the 149th most popular biologist (down from 98th in 2019), the 942nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 741st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Biologist.

Desmond Morris is most famous for his book "The Naked Ape" which was published in 1967. This book is a study of human behaviour, with a focus on the influence of the environment on human evolution.

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  • 710k

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  • 59.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Desmond Morris ranks 149 out of 841. Before him are Emmanuelle Charpentier, Charles Bonnet, Gerald Edelman, Wilhelm Johannsen, Daniel Nathans, and Robert Whittaker. After him are Charles Scott Sherrington, Susumu Tonegawa, Theodor Escherich, John James Audubon, Mario Capecchi, and Mikhail Tsvet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Desmond Morris ranks 82. Before him are Colin Chapman, Sara Montiel, Gustav Leonhardt, Elias James Corey, Osamu Shimomura, and Daniel Nathans. After him are Wolfgang von Trips, Marco Ferreri, Gene Sharp, Gaston Thorn, Patrick McGoohan, and Ion Mihai Pacepa.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Desmond Morris ranks 942 out of 7,765. Before him are William Huggins (1824), Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766), Brian Cox (1946), John Tenniel (1820), Orlando Bloom (1977), and Arthur Hailey (1920). After him are Susan Boyle (1961), Charles Scott Sherrington (1952), Simon Cowell (1959), Thomas De Quincey (1785), Anne Hyde (1637), and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (1982).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Desmond Morris ranks 23. Before him are Philip Sclater (1829), John Ray (1627), Archibald Hill (1886), Oliver Smithies (1925), William Bateson (1861), and Martin Evans (1941). After him are Charles Scott Sherrington (1952), Anna Atkins (1799), Michael Houghton (1949), J. B. S. Haldane (1892), Joseph Banks (1743), and Charles Bell (1774).

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