BIOLOGIST

Hugh Huxley

1924 - 2013

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Hugh Esmor Huxley (25 February 1924 – 25 July 2013) was a British molecular biologist who made important discoveries in the physiology of muscle. He was a graduate in physics from Christ's College, Cambridge. However, his education was interrupted for five years by the Second World War, during which he served in the Royal Air Force. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh Huxley has received more than 63,431 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Huxley is the 984th most popular biologist, the 5,109th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 163rd most popular British Biologist.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Hugh Huxley ranks 984 out of 1,097. Before him are Wim Crusio, Pieter Willem Korthals, Helia Bravo Hollis, Flossie Wong-Staal, Richard Spruce, and Akhtar Hameed Khan. After him are Lancelot Hogben, Adriana Hoffmann, Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman, Stanislas Dehaene, David Douglas, and Christof Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Hugh Huxley ranks 457. Before him are James Lighthill, Robert Sobukwe, Arvo Viitanen, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., Ruhi Sarıalp, and Matti Kassila. After him are Frank Church, Sam Jones, Georges Dransart, Wally Cox, Paulo Muwanga, and Jeremiah Denton. Among people deceased in 2013, Hugh Huxley ranks 438. Before him are Robert Byrne, Gordon Thomas, Taisia Chenchik, Ebbe Parsner, Malachi Throne, and Magic Slim. After him are Slim Whitman, Kauko Hänninen, Aaron Swartz, Jacques Grimonpon, Haji, and Bruce C. Murray.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Huxley ranks 5,109 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Wright (1970), Heather Mills (1968), Charles Sheffield (1935), E. W. Hornung (1866), Mark Jones (1933), and Benjamin Vulliamy (1747). After him are George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823), Josephine Tewson (1931), George Alexander Macfarren (1813), Lancelot Hogben (1895), Brian Kidd (1949), and Titus Oates (1649).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Hugh Huxley ranks 163. Before him are Edward Lhuyd (1660), John Hutton Balfour (1808), Richard Meinertzhagen (1878), Archibald Menzies (1754), Sarah Gilbert (1962), and Gilbert White (1720). After him are Lancelot Hogben (1895), David Douglas (1799), Bryan Sykes (1947), Annie Lorrain Smith (1854), John Claudius Loudon (1783), and Prideaux John Selby (1788).

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