1809 - 1874
Francis Walker (31 July 1809 – 5 October 1874) was an English entomologist. He was born in Southgate, London, on 31 July 1809 and died at Wanstead, England on 5 October 1874. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Walker has received more than 6,384 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Francis Walker is the 912th most popular biologist (down from 777th in 2019), the 4,954th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,139th in 2019) and the 159th most popular British Biologist.
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Among biologists, Francis Walker ranks 912 out of 841. Before him are Maxwell T. Masters, Edward Lhuyd, William Bartram, Lucy Shapiro, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, and Outram Bangs. After him are Sarah Gilbert, Alexander Wendt, Austin Stevens, Maxine Singer, Alice Catherine Evans, and William Murrill.
1833 - 1907
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 906
1660 - 1709
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 907
1739 - 1823
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 908
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 909
1800 - 1835
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 910
1863 - 1932
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 911
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 912
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 913
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 914
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 915
1931 - Present
HPI: 40.59
Rank: 916
1881 - 1975
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 917
1869 - 1957
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 918
Among people born in 1809, Francis Walker ranks 66. Before him are Louis Meijer, Svend Foyn, Juan Antonio Pezet, Ștefan Golescu, George Engelmann, and Sterling Price. After him is Robert M. T. Hunter. Among people deceased in 1874, Francis Walker ranks 53. Before him are Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet, Charles Sumner, Vítězslav Hálek, Robert Edmond Grant, Ștefan Golescu, and Carl Meissner.
1809 - 1866
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 60
1809 - 1894
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 61
1809 - 1879
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 62
1809 - 1874
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 63
1809 - 1884
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 64
1809 - 1867
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 65
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 66
1809 - 1887
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 67
1800 - 1874
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 47
1811 - 1874
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 48
1835 - 1874
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 49
1793 - 1874
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 50
1809 - 1874
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 51
1800 - 1874
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 52
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 53
Among people born in United Kingdom, Francis Walker ranks 4,954 out of 7,765. Before him are Binnie Barnes (1903), Max Horton (1883), Terry McDermott (1951), Nigel Lawson (1932), Mel Smith (1952), and Bartholomew Gosnold (1572). After him are Passenger (1984), John Stainer (1840), Thomas Linacre (1460), Clive Brook (1887), Perry McCarthy (1961), and Clare Higgins (1955).
1903 - 1998
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 4,948
1883 - 1951
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 4,949
1951 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 4,950
1932 - 2023
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 4,951
1952 - 2013
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 4,952
1572 - 1607
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 4,953
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 4,954
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 4,955
1840 - 1901
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 4,956
1460 - 1524
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 4,957
1887 - 1974
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 4,958
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 4,959
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 4,960
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Francis Walker ranks 159. Before him are Sydney Parkinson (1745), Archibald Menzies (1754), Thomas Pennant (1726), Maxwell T. Masters (1833), Edward Lhuyd (1660), and Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800). After him are Sarah Gilbert (1962), Frederic Moore (1830), Anthony R. Hunter (1943), Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), Karl Shuker (1959), and George Don (1798).
1745 - 1771
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 153
1754 - 1842
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 154
1726 - 1798
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 155
1833 - 1907
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 156
1660 - 1709
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 157
1800 - 1835
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 158
1809 - 1874
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 159
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 160
1830 - 1907
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 161
1943 - Present
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 162
1851 - 1882
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 163
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 164
1798 - 1856
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 165