BIOLOGIST
Hugo de Vries
1848 - 1935
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Hugo de Vries
Hugo Marie de Vries (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦyɣoː də ˈvris]) (16 February 1848 – 21 May 1935) was a Dutch botanist and one of the first geneticists. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugo de Vries has received more than 375,745 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Hugo de Vries is the 56th most popular biologist (down from 52nd in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 74th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Biologist.
Hugo de Vries was a Dutch botanist who is most famous for his work on genetics. He was the first to propose the idea of mutation, which is the change in the genetic material of an organism.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
65.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
10.30
Effective Languages (L*)
2.68
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Hugo de Vries ranks 56 out of 1,097. Before him are Roger Guillemin, Hugo Theorell, Albert Claude, Jean-Henri Fabre, François Jacob, and Sylvia Earle. After him are Nikolaas Tinbergen, Daniel Bovet, John Edward Gray, Nikolai Vavilov, George Beadle, and Adelbert von Chamisso.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoger Guillemin
1924 - 2024
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 50
Hugo Theorell
1903 - 1982
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 51
Albert Claude
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 52
Jean-Henri Fabre
1823 - 1915
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 53
François Jacob
1920 - 2013
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 54
Sylvia Earle
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 55
Hugo de Vries
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 56
Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 57
Daniel Bovet
1907 - 1992
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 58
John Edward Gray
1800 - 1875
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 59
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 60
George Beadle
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 61
Adelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1848, Hugo de Vries ranks 12. Before him are Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, Gustave Caillebotte, Otto of Bavaria, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Arthur Balfour, and Tōgō Heihachirō. After him are Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Robert I, Duke of Parma, Wyatt Earp, Wilhelm Windelband, Viktor Vasnetsov, and Aleksey Kuropatkin. Among people deceased in 1935, Hugo de Vries ranks 21. Before him are Auguste Escoffier, Victor Grignard, Charles Richet, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, Henri Barbusse, and Paul Dukas. After him are Henri Pirenne, Komitas, Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia, Mihajlo Pupin, Max Liebermann, and Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin.
Others Born in 1848
Go to all RankingsHelmuth von Moltke the Younger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 6
Gustave Caillebotte
PAINTER
1848 - 1894
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 7
Otto of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1916
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 8
Joris-Karl Huysmans
WRITER
1848 - 1907
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 9
Arthur Balfour
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1930
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 10
Tōgō Heihachirō
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1934
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 11
Hugo de Vries
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 12
Albert I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1922
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 13
Robert I, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1907
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 14
Wyatt Earp
MAFIOSO
1848 - 1929
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 15
Wilhelm Windelband
PHILOSOPHER
1848 - 1915
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 16
Viktor Vasnetsov
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 17
Aleksey Kuropatkin
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1935
Go to all RankingsAuguste Escoffier
WRITER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 15
Victor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 16
Charles Richet
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1935
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 17
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1882 - 1935
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 18
Henri Barbusse
WRITER
1873 - 1935
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 19
Paul Dukas
COMPOSER
1865 - 1935
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 20
Hugo de Vries
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 21
Henri Pirenne
HISTORIAN
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 22
Komitas
COMPOSER
1869 - 1935
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 23
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 24
Mihajlo Pupin
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1935
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 25
Max Liebermann
PAINTER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 26
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
BIOLOGIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 27
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Hugo de Vries ranks 77 out of 1,646. Before him are Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Dries van Agt (1931), Dick Advocaat (1947), Peter Canisius (1521), and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584). After him are Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Petrus Christus (1410), Tobias Asser (1838), Cornelius Jansen (1585), Bernard Mandeville (1670), and Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsLawrence Alma-Tadema
PAINTER
1836 - 1912
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 71
Rob Rensenbrink
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 72
Dries van Agt
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2024
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 73
Dick Advocaat
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 74
Peter Canisius
PHYSICIAN
1521 - 1597
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 75
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 76
Hugo de Vries
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 77
Nikolaas Tinbergen
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 78
Petrus Christus
PAINTER
1410 - 1475
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 79
Tobias Asser
LAWYER
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 80
Cornelius Jansen
PHYSICIAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 81
Bernard Mandeville
ECONOMIST
1670 - 1733
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 82
Edsger W. Dijkstra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 83
Among BIOLOGISTS In Netherlands
Among biologists born in Netherlands, Hugo de Vries ranks 2. Before him are Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632). After him are Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907), Herman Boerhaave (1668), Jan Swammerdam (1637), Martinus Beijerinck (1851), Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727), Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), Pieter Boddaert (1730), Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734), Pieter Bleeker (1819), and Johannes Burman (1707).
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
1632 - 1723
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 1
Hugo de Vries
1848 - 1935
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 2
Nikolaas Tinbergen
1907 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 3
Herman Boerhaave
1668 - 1738
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 4
Jan Swammerdam
1637 - 1680
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 5
Martinus Beijerinck
1851 - 1931
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 6
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
1727 - 1817
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 7
Coenraad Jacob Temminck
1778 - 1858
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 8
Pieter Boddaert
1730 - 1795
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 9
Nicolaas Laurens Burman
1734 - 1793
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 10
Pieter Bleeker
1819 - 1870
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 11
Johannes Burman
1707 - 1779
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 12