BIOLOGIST
Ibn al-Baitar
1197 - 1248
Ibn al-Baitar
Diyāʾ al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Aḥmad al-Mālaqī, commonly known as Ibn al-Bayṭār (Arabic: ابن البيطار) (1197–1248 AD) was an Andalusian Arab physician, botanist, pharmacist and scientist. His main contribution was to systematically record the additions made by Islamic physicians in the Middle Ages, which added between 300 and 400 types of medicine to the one thousand previously known since antiquity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn al-Baitar has received more than 150,338 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Ibn al-Baitar is the 80th most popular biologist (up from 92nd in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Spain (up from 254th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Biologist.
Ibn al-Baitar was a 12th century physician and botanist who wrote the Book of Simple Drugs. He is most famous for his work on drugs and plants.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
63.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
6.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Ibn al-Baitar ranks 80 out of 1,097. Before him are Ernst Mayr, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Svante Pääbo, Dmitri Ivanovsky, Bernard Katz, and Philip Miller. After him are Elizabeth Blackburn, Archibald Hill, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, Werner Arber, and Stanley B. Prusiner.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnst Mayr
1904 - 2005
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 74
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
1778 - 1841
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 75
Svante Pääbo
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 76
Dmitri Ivanovsky
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 77
Bernard Katz
1911 - 2003
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 78
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 79
Ibn al-Baitar
1197 - 1248
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 80
Elizabeth Blackburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 81
Archibald Hill
1886 - 1977
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 82
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
1803 - 1857
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 83
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1656 - 1708
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 84
Werner Arber
1929 - Present
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 85
Stanley B. Prusiner
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 86
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1197, Ibn al-Baitar ranks 2. Before him is Aybak. After him are Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, Al-Shadhili, Emperor Juntoku, Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, Agnes of Assisi, Mafalda of Portugal, Yusuf II, Almohad caliph, Yolanda of Courtenay, Nikephoros Blemmydes, and Gonzalo de Berceo. Among people deceased in 1248, Ibn al-Baitar ranks 4. Before him are Shams Tabrizi, Subutai, and Güyük Khan. After him are Sancho II of Portugal, Al-Adil II, Henry II, Duke of Brabant, Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, Otto III, Count of Burgundy, Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid, Andronikos Palaiologos, and Hugh I, Count of Blois.
Others Born in 1197
Go to all RankingsAybak
POLITICIAN
1197 - 1257
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 1
Ibn al-Baitar
BIOLOGIST
1197 - 1248
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 2
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse
POLITICIAN
1197 - 1249
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 3
Al-Shadhili
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1197 - 1258
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4
Emperor Juntoku
POLITICIAN
1197 - 1242
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 5
Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1197 - 1253
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 6
Agnes of Assisi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1197 - 1253
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 7
Mafalda of Portugal
COMPANION
1197 - 1256
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 8
Yusuf II, Almohad caliph
POLITICIAN
1197 - 1224
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 9
Yolanda of Courtenay
COMPANION
1197 - 1233
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 10
Nikephoros Blemmydes
PHILOSOPHER
1197 - 1269
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 11
Gonzalo de Berceo
WRITER
1197 - 1264
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1248
Go to all RankingsShams Tabrizi
WRITER
1185 - 1248
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 1
Subutai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1175 - 1248
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 2
Güyük Khan
POLITICIAN
1206 - 1248
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 3
Ibn al-Baitar
BIOLOGIST
1197 - 1248
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 4
Sancho II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1248
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 5
Al-Adil II
POLITICIAN
1221 - 1248
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 6
Henry II, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1207 - 1248
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 7
Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen
POLITICIAN
1202 - 1248
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 8
Otto III, Count of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
1208 - 1248
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 9
Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1248
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 10
Andronikos Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1190 - 1248
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 11
Hugh I, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
1196 - 1248
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Ibn al-Baitar ranks 230 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis Enrique (1970), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775), and Louis Blanc (1811). After him are Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Reccared I (510), Henry III of Castile (1379), Mariano Rajoy (1955), Sergio Ramos (1986), and Antonio Machado (1875).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsLuis Enrique
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 224
Antoni Tàpies
PAINTER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 225
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
EXPLORER
1460 - 1514
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 226
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
EXPLORER
1465 - 1524
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 227
Carlota Joaquina of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1775 - 1830
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 228
Louis Blanc
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1882
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 229
Ibn al-Baitar
BIOLOGIST
1197 - 1248
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 230
Blanche I of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1387 - 1441
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 231
Reccared I
POLITICIAN
510 - 601
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 232
Henry III of Castile
POLITICIAN
1379 - 1406
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 233
Mariano Rajoy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 234
Sergio Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 235
Antonio Machado
WRITER
1875 - 1939
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 236
Among BIOLOGISTS In Spain
Among biologists born in Spain, Ibn al-Baitar ranks 2. Before him are Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852). After him are Antonio José Cavanilles (1745), Francisco J. Ayala (1934), Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1515), Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati (1166), Ángel Cabrera (1879), Hipólito Ruiz López (1754), Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778), and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754).
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 1
Ibn al-Baitar
1197 - 1248
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 2
Antonio José Cavanilles
1745 - 1804
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 3
Francisco J. Ayala
1934 - 2023
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 4
Francisco Hernández de Toledo
1515 - 1587
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 5
Abu al-Abbas al-Nabati
1166 - 1239
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 6
Ángel Cabrera
1879 - 1960
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 7
Hipólito Ruiz López
1754 - 1816
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 8
Francisco Manuel Blanco
1778 - 1845
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 9
José Antonio Pavón Jiménez
1754 - 1840
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 10