BIOLOGIST

Francis Walker

1809 - 1874

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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 6,797 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Francis Walker is the 1,042nd most popular biologist (down from 911th in 2019), the 5,850th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,942nd in 2019) and the 179th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Francis Walker ranks 1,042 out of 1,097. Before him are John Kunkel Small, David Lack, Ethelwynn Trewavas, John Cassin, William Forsell Kirby, and Francis Maitland Balfour. After him are Charles B. Cory, Asuman Baytop, Alice Eastwood, David A. Sinclair, Carrie Derick, and Rita R. Colwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1809, Francis Walker ranks 75. Before him are Juan Antonio Pezet, Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson, Svend Foyn, Sterling Price, Fanny Kemble, and Samuel Ajayi Crowther. After him are Robert M. T. Hunter, and Achille Guenée. Among people deceased in 1874, Francis Walker ranks 58. Before him are Robert Edmond Grant, Vítězslav Hálek, Richard Thomas Lowe, Maksymilian Gierymski, Adolfo Ballivián, and Charles Sumner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Francis Walker ranks 5,850 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Beardsley (1961), Jason Cooper (1967), Dunc Munro (1901), Dinah Craik (1826), Matilda Ziegler (1964), and Michael Bisping (1979). After him are Ledley King (1980), Nigel Havers (1951), Old Tom Morris (1821), Priti Patel (1972), Tony Wilson (1950), and Pippa Middleton (1983).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Francis Walker ranks 179. Before him are David Prain (1857), Anthony R. Hunter (1943), David Lack (1910), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), William Forsell Kirby (1844), and Francis Maitland Balfour (1851). After him are Philippa Marrack (1945), George Don (1798), Frederic Moore (1830), Edward Bagnall Poulton (1856), Frederick DuCane Godman (1834), and Steve Jones (1944).

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