ANTHROPOLOGIST

Edwin H. Colbert

1905 - 2001

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Edwin Harris "Ned" Colbert (September 28, 1905 – November 15, 2001) was a distinguished American vertebrate paleontologist and prolific researcher and author. Born in Clarinda, Iowa, he grew up in Maryville, Missouri and graduated from Maryville High School. He received his A.B. from the University of Nebraska, then his Masters and Ph.D. from Columbia University, finishing in 1935. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin H. Colbert has received more than 44,900 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Edwin H. Colbert is the 89th most popular anthropologist (down from 81st in 2019), the 11,360th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,837th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Anthropologist.

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  • 45k

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  • 41.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Edwin H. Colbert ranks 89 out of 93. Before him are Adolf Bernhard Meyer, Hugh Falconer, W. H. R. Rivers, Grete Mostny, Napoleon Chagnon, and Eugenie Scott. After him are Chris Stringer, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, John Tooby, and Alice Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Edwin H. Colbert ranks 384. Before him are Erwin Keller, Ruth Moufang, Pat Brown, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Constant Lambert, and Eddie Condon. After him are José Tapia, Charles Lane, Lila Lee, Henry Green, Marvin Stalder, and Thomas Gomez. Among people deceased in 2001, Edwin H. Colbert ranks 316. Before him are Jale İnan, Tony Miles, Arlene Francis, Govan Mbeki, David M. Walker, and Robert Fowler. After him are Horace Gwynne, Bob Tinning, Javed Iqbal, Ronnie Allen, Tony Ashton, and Leamon King.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edwin H. Colbert ranks 11,360 out of 20,380. Before him are Melissa Hill (1970), Hobart Bosworth (1867), John Bartram (1699), Ross Alexander (1907), Elliot Richardson (1920), and Corey Burton (1955). After him are Jerry Rice (1962), Kamala (1950), Edgar Buchanan (1903), George Siegmann (1882), Cody Rhodes (1985), and Carl Levin (1934).

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS In United States

Among anthropologists born in United States, Edwin H. Colbert ranks 25. Before him are Michael Harner (1929), James C. Scott (1936), Julian Steward (1902), Carleton S. Coon (1904), Napoleon Chagnon (1938), and Eugenie Scott (1945). After him are John Tooby (1952).

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