ARCHAEOLOGIST
Edward Drinker Cope
1840 - 1897
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, he distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science, publishing his first scientific paper at the age of 19. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Drinker Cope has received more than 559,630 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Edward Drinker Cope is the 7th most popular archaeologist, the 388th most popular biography from United States (up from 482nd in 2019) and the most popular American Archaeologist.
Edward Drinker Cope was a paleontologist who was most famous for his work in the field of vertebrate paleontology. He was one of the first people to use vertebrate fossils to study evolution.
Memorability Metrics
560k
Page Views (PV)
68.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
18.35
Effective Languages (L*)
1.48
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Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Among archaeologists, Edward Drinker Cope ranks 7 out of 151. Before him are Jean-François Champollion, Heinrich Schliemann, Theodor Mommsen, Howard Carter, Den, and Arthur Evans. After him are Semerkhet, Zahi Hawass, Nynetjer, Marija Gimbutas, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, and V. Gordon Childe.
Most Popular Archaeologists in Wikipedia
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1790 - 1832
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 1
Heinrich Schliemann
1822 - 1890
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 2
Theodor Mommsen
1817 - 1903
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 3
Howard Carter
1874 - 1939
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 4
Den
3000 BC - 2995 BC
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 5
Arthur Evans
1851 - 1941
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 6
Edward Drinker Cope
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 7
Semerkhet
3000 BC - 2960 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 8
Zahi Hawass
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 9
Nynetjer
2750 BC - 2845 BC
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 10
Marija Gimbutas
1921 - 1994
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 11
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1788 - 1865
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 12
V. Gordon Childe
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, Edward Drinker Cope ranks 10. Before him are Auguste Rodin, Crazy Horse, Murad V, Victoria, Princess Royal, Alphonse Daudet, and Odilon Redon. After him are Carl Menger, Ernst Abbe, Carlota of Mexico, John Boyd Dunlop, August Bebel, and Father Damien. Among people deceased in 1897, Edward Drinker Cope ranks 6. Before him are Johannes Brahms, Thérèse of Lisieux, Alphonse Daudet, Karl Weierstrass, and Jacob Burckhardt. After him are Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Savitribai Phule, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Albert Marth, James Joseph Sylvester, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge.
Others Born in 1840
Go to all RankingsAuguste Rodin
SCULPTOR
1840 - 1917
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 4
Crazy Horse
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1877
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 5
Murad V
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1904
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 6
Victoria, Princess Royal
COMPANION
1840 - 1901
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 7
Alphonse Daudet
WRITER
1840 - 1897
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 8
Odilon Redon
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 9
Edward Drinker Cope
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 10
Carl Menger
ECONOMIST
1840 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 11
Ernst Abbe
PHYSICIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 12
Carlota of Mexico
COMPANION
1840 - 1927
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 13
John Boyd Dunlop
INVENTOR
1840 - 1921
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 14
August Bebel
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1913
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 15
Father Damien
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1889
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1897
Go to all RankingsJohannes Brahms
COMPOSER
1833 - 1897
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 1
Thérèse of Lisieux
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1873 - 1897
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 2
Alphonse Daudet
WRITER
1840 - 1897
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 3
Karl Weierstrass
MATHEMATICIAN
1815 - 1897
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 4
Jacob Burckhardt
HISTORIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 5
Edward Drinker Cope
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 6
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 7
Savitribai Phule
WRITER
1831 - 1897
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 8
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1897
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 9
Albert Marth
ASTRONOMER
1828 - 1897
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 10
James Joseph Sylvester
MATHEMATICIAN
1814 - 1897
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 11
Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge
NOBLEMAN
1833 - 1897
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edward Drinker Cope ranks 388 out of 20,380. Before him are Chester W. Nimitz (1885), Henry James (1843), Angela Davis (1944), Ryan O'Neal (1941), Dan Brown (1964), and Ruth Handler (1916). After him are Sylvia Plath (1932), Kurt Cobain (1967), Brian De Palma (1940), Anthony Kiedis (1962), Martin Sheen (1940), and Jimmy Wales (1966).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsChester W. Nimitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1966
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 382
Henry James
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 383
Angela Davis
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 384
Ryan O'Neal
ACTOR
1941 - 2023
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 385
Dan Brown
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 386
Ruth Handler
INVENTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 387
Edward Drinker Cope
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 388
Sylvia Plath
WRITER
1932 - 1963
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 389
Kurt Cobain
SINGER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 390
Brian De Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 391
Anthony Kiedis
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 392
Martin Sheen
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 393
Jimmy Wales
INVENTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 394
Among ARCHAEOLOGISTS In United States
Among archaeologists born in United States, Edward Drinker Cope ranks 1. After him are George Gaylord Simpson (1902), Othniel Charles Marsh (1831), Robert Ballard (1942), James Henry Breasted (1865), Charles W. Gilmore (1874), Sylvanus Morley (1883), J. P. Mallory (1945), Donald Johanson (1943), Edward Robinson (1794), Lewis Binford (1932), and Robert T. Bakker (1945).
Edward Drinker Cope
1840 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 1
George Gaylord Simpson
1902 - 1984
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 2
Othniel Charles Marsh
1831 - 1899
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 3
Robert Ballard
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4
James Henry Breasted
1865 - 1935
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5
Charles W. Gilmore
1874 - 1945
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 6
Sylvanus Morley
1883 - 1948
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 7
J. P. Mallory
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 8
Donald Johanson
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 9
Edward Robinson
1794 - 1863
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 10
Lewis Binford
1932 - 2011
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 11
Robert T. Bakker
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 12