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BIOLOGIST

George Don

1798 - 1856

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George Don (29 April 1798 – 25 February 1856) was a Scottish botanist and plant collector. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Don has received more than 65,179 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 16 in 2019). George Don is the 935th most popular biologist (down from 814th in 2019), the 5,402nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,754th in 2019) and the 165th most popular British Biologist.

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  • 38.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, George Don ranks 935 out of 841. Before him are Francis Maitland Balfour, Eugenie Clark, Paul Sereno, Gaetano Savi, Karl Shuker, and Elliott Coues. After him are Philippa Marrack, Alice Wilson, Alice Eastwood, Ben Barres, Amos Eaton, and Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1798, George Don ranks 53. Before him are Friedrich Gottlieb Bartling, Jacques Jasmin, Mirabeau B. Lamar, John Adams Dix, Christoph Gudermann, and William Edmond Logan.  Among people deceased in 1856, George Don ranks 49. Before him are John M. Clayton, Joseph Meyer, Michel Félix Dunal, Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, William Yarrell, and Thomas Doughty. After him are John Eaton and John M. Berrien.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Don ranks 5,402 out of 7,765. Before him are Anohni (1971), Atticus Ross (1968), Martin Keown (1966), Ninian Stephen (1923), Maxi Priest (1961), and Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868). After him are Keeley Hawes (1976), Yvonne Ridley (1958), Andy Taylor (1961), Jessica Henwick (1992), Sonique (1965), and Elizabeth Allan (1910).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, George Don ranks 165. Before him are Francis Walker (1809), Sarah Gilbert (1962), Frederic Moore (1830), Anthony R. Hunter (1943), Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), and Karl Shuker (1959). After him are Philippa Marrack (1945), John Hutton Balfour (1808), Frederick DuCane Godman (1834), David Bellamy (1933), and Matt Ridley (1958).

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