BIOLOGIST
Edward Lhuyd
1660 - 1709
Edward Lhuyd
Edward Lhuyd (1660 – 30 June 1709), also known as Edward Lhwyd and by other spellings, was a Welsh naturalist, botanist, herbalist, alchemist, scientist, linguist, geographer, and antiquary. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Lhuyd has received more than 106,975 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Lhuyd is the 907th most popular biologist (down from 804th in 2019), the 4,931st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,564th in 2019) and the 157th most popular British Biologist.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
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2.66
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Edward Lhuyd ranks 907 out of 841. Before him are Sydney Parkinson, Archibald Menzies, Christian Drosten, Thomas Pennant, Charles Sprague Sargent, and Maxwell T. Masters. After him are William Bartram, Lucy Shapiro, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, Outram Bangs, Francis Walker, and Sarah Gilbert.
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Sydney Parkinson
1745 - 1771
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 901
Archibald Menzies
1754 - 1842
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 902
Christian Drosten
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 903
Thomas Pennant
1726 - 1798
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 904
Charles Sprague Sargent
1841 - 1927
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 905
Maxwell T. Masters
1833 - 1907
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 906
Edward Lhuyd
1660 - 1709
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 907
William Bartram
1739 - 1823
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 908
Lucy Shapiro
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 909
Gilbert Thomas Burnett
1800 - 1835
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 910
Outram Bangs
1863 - 1932
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 911
Francis Walker
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 912
Sarah Gilbert
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 913
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1660, Edward Lhuyd ranks 22. Before him are Arnold Houbraken, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, Jakob Prandtauer, Francis Hauksbee, and Jeanne Dumée. Among people deceased in 1709, Edward Lhuyd ranks 22. Before him are Alvise II Mocenigo, Thomas Corneille, Abraham a Sancta Clara, George Rooke, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Nicola Saggio.
Others Born in 1660
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Arnold Houbraken
1660 - 1719
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 16
Olof Rudbeck the Younger
1660 - 1740
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 17
Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro
1660 - 1711
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 18
Jakob Prandtauer
1660 - 1726
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 19
Francis Hauksbee
1660 - 1713
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 20
Jeanne Dumée
1660 - 1706
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 21
Edward Lhuyd
1660 - 1709
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1709
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Alvise II Mocenigo
1628 - 1709
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 16
Thomas Corneille
1625 - 1709
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 17
Abraham a Sancta Clara
1644 - 1709
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 18
George Rooke
1650 - 1709
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 19
Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1640 - 1709
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 20
Nicola Saggio
1650 - 1709
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 21
Edward Lhuyd
1660 - 1709
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 22
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Lhuyd ranks 4,931 out of 7,765. Before him are John Aldridge (1958), Eddie Thomson (1947), Allan Cunningham (1791), Howard Kendall (1946), Val Guest (1911), and Brian Jacques (1939). After him are Sheila Jeffreys (1948), Phoebe Waller-Bridge (1985), Priti Patel (1972), Joan Sims (1930), Alan Cox (1968), and Robert James-Collier (1976).
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John Aldridge
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 4,925
Eddie Thomson
1947 - 2003
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 4,926
Allan Cunningham
1791 - 1839
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 4,927
Howard Kendall
1946 - 2015
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 4,928
Val Guest
1911 - 2006
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 4,929
Brian Jacques
1939 - 2011
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 4,930
Edward Lhuyd
1660 - 1709
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 4,931
Sheila Jeffreys
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 4,932
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 4,933
Priti Patel
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 4,934
Joan Sims
1930 - 2001
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 4,935
Alan Cox
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 4,936
Robert James-Collier
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 4,937
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Edward Lhuyd ranks 157. Before him are John Claudius Loudon (1783), David Lack (1910), Sydney Parkinson (1745), Archibald Menzies (1754), Thomas Pennant (1726), and Maxwell T. Masters (1833). After him are Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800), Francis Walker (1809), Sarah Gilbert (1962), Frederic Moore (1830), Anthony R. Hunter (1943), and Francis Maitland Balfour (1851).
John Claudius Loudon
1783 - 1843
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 151
David Lack
1910 - 1973
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 152
Sydney Parkinson
1745 - 1771
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 153
Archibald Menzies
1754 - 1842
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 154
Thomas Pennant
1726 - 1798
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 155
Maxwell T. Masters
1833 - 1907
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 156
Edward Lhuyd
1660 - 1709
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 157
Gilbert Thomas Burnett
1800 - 1835
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 158
Francis Walker
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 159
Sarah Gilbert
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 160
Frederic Moore
1830 - 1907
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 161
Anthony R. Hunter
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 162
Francis Maitland Balfour
1851 - 1882
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 163
