GEOGRAPHER
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
Ellen Churchill Semple
Ellen Churchill Semple (January 8, 1863 – May 8, 1932) was an American geographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers. She contributed significantly to the early development of the discipline of geography in the United States, particularly studies of human geography. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ellen Churchill Semple has received more than 131,973 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ellen Churchill Semple is the 59th most popular geographer (up from 61st in 2019), the 5,441st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,577th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Geographer.
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130k
Page Views (PV)
48.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.61
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Ellen Churchill Semple ranks 59 out of 67. Before her are Jan Janssonius, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Guillaume Delisle, Hans Meyer, and Vaclav Smil. After her are Adolf Stieler, Torsten Hägerstrand, Anton Friedrich Büsching, Doreen Massey, John Walter Gregory, and Curt von François.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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Jan Janssonius
1588 - 1664
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 53
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
1869 - 1959
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 54
Claes Jansz. Visscher
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 55
Guillaume Delisle
1675 - 1726
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 56
Hans Meyer
1858 - 1929
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 57
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 58
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 59
Adolf Stieler
1775 - 1836
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 60
Torsten Hägerstrand
1916 - 2004
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 61
Anton Friedrich Büsching
1724 - 1793
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 62
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 63
John Walter Gregory
1864 - 1932
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 64
Curt von François
1852 - 1931
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 65
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Ellen Churchill Semple ranks 111. Before her are Aurel Popovici, Hugo Winckler, Aleko Konstantinov, Lyubomir Miletich, Milka Ternina, and Arno Holz. After her are Alfred Perot, Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Georg Marco, Alexander Serafimovich, and Ioannis Frangoudis. Among people deceased in 1932, Ellen Churchill Semple ranks 91. Before her are Augusto B. Leguía, Lipót Baumhorn, María Blanchard, Frederik van Eeden, Hafez Ibrahim, and Augusta, Lady Gregory. After her are Edgard Colle, Charles Winckler, Dora Carrington, Henry M. Leland, Hart Crane, and Constantin Coandă.
Others Born in 1863
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Aurel Popovici
1863 - 1917
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 105
Hugo Winckler
1863 - 1913
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 106
Aleko Konstantinov
1863 - 1897
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 107
Lyubomir Miletich
1863 - 1937
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 108
Milka Ternina
1863 - 1941
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 109
Arno Holz
1863 - 1929
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 110
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 111
Alfred Perot
1863 - 1925
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 112
Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones
1863 - 1950
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 113
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
1863 - 1934
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 114
Georg Marco
1863 - 1923
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 115
Alexander Serafimovich
1863 - 1949
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 116
Ioannis Frangoudis
1863 - 1916
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 117
Others Deceased in 1932
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Augusto B. Leguía
1863 - 1932
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 85
Lipót Baumhorn
1860 - 1932
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 86
María Blanchard
1881 - 1932
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 87
Frederik van Eeden
1860 - 1932
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 88
Hafez Ibrahim
1872 - 1932
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 89
Augusta, Lady Gregory
1852 - 1932
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 90
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 91
Edgard Colle
1897 - 1932
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 92
Charles Winckler
1867 - 1932
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 93
Dora Carrington
1893 - 1932
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 94
Henry M. Leland
1843 - 1932
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 95
Hart Crane
1899 - 1932
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 96
Constantin Coandă
1857 - 1932
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 97
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ellen Churchill Semple ranks 5,441 out of 18,182. Before her are BD Wong (1960), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), Adlai Stevenson II (1900), John Dall (1920), Harry Guardino (1925), and Gene Clark (1944). After her are Matt Sorum (1960), Amy Brenneman (1964), Bobby Cannavale (1970), Donald Fagen (1948), Alfred Sturtevant (1891), and Lawrence Lessig (1961).
Others born in United States
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BD Wong
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 5,435
Stephen E. Ambrose
1936 - 2002
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 5,436
Adlai Stevenson II
1900 - 1965
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5,437
John Dall
1920 - 1971
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5,438
Harry Guardino
1925 - 1995
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5,439
Gene Clark
1944 - 1991
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5,440
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5,441
Matt Sorum
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5,442
Amy Brenneman
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 5,443
Bobby Cannavale
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 5,444
Donald Fagen
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 5,445
Alfred Sturtevant
1891 - 1970
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 5,446
Lawrence Lessig
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 5,447
Among GEOGRAPHERS In United States
Among geographers born in United States, Ellen Churchill Semple ranks 4. Before her are William Morris Davis (1850), Marie Tharp (1920), and Richard Hartshorne (1899). After her are Ellsworth Huntington (1876), Carl O. Sauer (1889), and Henry Schoolcraft (1793).
William Morris Davis
1850 - 1934
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1
Marie Tharp
1920 - 2006
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 2
Richard Hartshorne
1899 - 1992
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 3
Ellen Churchill Semple
1863 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 4
Ellsworth Huntington
1876 - 1947
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 5
Carl O. Sauer
1889 - 1975
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 6
Henry Schoolcraft
1793 - 1864
HPI: 35.38
Rank: 7
