BIOLOGIST
Humberto Maturana
1928 - 2021
Humberto Maturana
Humberto Maturana Romesín (September 14, 1928 – May 6, 2021) was a Chilean biologist and philosopher. Many consider him a member of a group of second-order cybernetics theoreticians such as Heinz von Foerster, Gordon Pask, Herbert Brün and Ernst von Glasersfeld, but in fact he was a biologist, scientist. Maturana, along with Francisco Varela and Ricardo B. Uribe, was known for creating the term "autopoiesis" about the self-generating, self-maintaining structure in living systems, and concepts such as structural determinism and structural coupling. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Humberto Maturana has received more than 365,362 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Humberto Maturana is the 228th most popular biologist (down from 189th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Chile (down from 24th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chilean Biologist.
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370k
Page Views (PV)
57.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.57
Effective Languages (L*)
2.31
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Humberto Maturana ranks 228 out of 1,097. Before him are Thomas Cavalier-Smith, H. Robert Horvitz, James Dwight Dana, Clair Cameron Patterson, George Smith, and Francisco Varela. After him are Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Michael Houghton, Charles M. Rice, Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Ludwik Fleck, and Carl Gustav Carus.
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1942 - 2021
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 222
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1947 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 223
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1813 - 1895
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 224
Clair Cameron Patterson
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HPI: 57.46
Rank: 225
George Smith
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 226
Francisco Varela
1946 - 2001
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 227
Humberto Maturana
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 228
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HPI: 57.27
Rank: 229
Michael Houghton
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 230
Charles M. Rice
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 231
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HPI: 57.18
Rank: 232
Ludwik Fleck
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HPI: 57.17
Rank: 233
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HPI: 57.17
Rank: 234
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Humberto Maturana ranks 131. Before him are Branko Mikulić, Desmond Morris, Fumihiko Maki, Yaacov Agam, Christa Ludwig, and Roddy McDowall. After him are Juan María Bordaberry, Héctor Rial, Cy Twombly, James Randi, Victor Stănculescu, and Joseph Kittinger. Among people deceased in 2021, Humberto Maturana ranks 119. Before him are Thomas Cavalier-Smith, Ahmed Jibril, Manuel Santana, Lucinda Riley, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, and Cloris Leachman. After him are Joan Didion, Edward Cassidy, Adam Zagajewski, Renée Simonot, Jimmy Greaves, and Marshall Sahlins.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsBranko Mikulić
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1994
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 125
Desmond Morris
BIOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 126
Fumihiko Maki
ARCHITECT
1928 - 2024
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 127
Yaacov Agam
SCULPTOR
1928 - Present
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 128
Christa Ludwig
SINGER
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 129
Roddy McDowall
ACTOR
1928 - 1998
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 130
Humberto Maturana
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 131
Juan María Bordaberry
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 132
Héctor Rial
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1991
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 133
Cy Twombly
PAINTER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 134
James Randi
MAGICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 135
Victor Stănculescu
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 136
Joseph Kittinger
PILOT
1928 - 2022
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsThomas Cavalier-Smith
BIOLOGIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 113
Ahmed Jibril
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 114
Manuel Santana
TENNIS PLAYER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 115
Lucinda Riley
WRITER
1965 - 2021
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 116
Eduardo Martínez Somalo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 117
Cloris Leachman
ACTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 118
Humberto Maturana
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 119
Joan Didion
WRITER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 120
Edward Cassidy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 121
Adam Zagajewski
WRITER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 122
Renée Simonot
ACTOR
1911 - 2021
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 123
Jimmy Greaves
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 124
Marshall Sahlins
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 125
In Chile
Among people born in Chile, Humberto Maturana ranks 31 out of 321. Before him are Roberto Matta (1911), Raúl Ruiz (1941), Jorge Alessandri (1896), Alexis Sánchez (1988), Orlando Letelier (1932), and Francisco Varela (1946). After him are Arturo Vidal (1987), Pedro Pascal (1975), Nicanor Parra (1914), Sergio Badilla Castillo (1947), Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (1877), and Antonio Skármeta (1940).
Others born in Chile
Go to all RankingsRoberto Matta
PAINTER
1911 - 2002
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 25
Raúl Ruiz
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2011
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 26
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 27
Alexis Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 28
Orlando Letelier
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 29
Francisco Varela
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2001
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 30
Humberto Maturana
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 31
Arturo Vidal
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 32
Pedro Pascal
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 33
Nicanor Parra
WRITER
1914 - 2018
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 34
Sergio Badilla Castillo
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 35
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1960
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 36
Antonio Skármeta
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 37
Among BIOLOGISTS In Chile
Among biologists born in Chile, Humberto Maturana ranks 3. Before him are Hugo Gunckel Lüer (1901), and Francisco Varela (1946). After him are Juan Ignacio Molina (1740), and Adriana Hoffmann (1940).
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
1901 - 1997
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 1
Francisco Varela
1946 - 2001
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2
Humberto Maturana
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 3
Juan Ignacio Molina
1740 - 1829
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 4
Adriana Hoffmann
1940 - 2022
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 5