BIOLOGIST
João Barbosa Rodrigues
1842 - 1909
João Barbosa Rodrigues
João Barbosa Rodrigues (June 22, 1842 – March 6, 1909) was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists, known especially for his work on orchids and palms. For nearly two decades he was director of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Something of a polymath, he was a prolific botanical artist who also made contributions to his country's ethnography, geography, linguistics, zoology, and literature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João Barbosa Rodrigues has received more than 16,413 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. João Barbosa Rodrigues is the 964th most popular biologist (down from 807th in 2019), the 791st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 619th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Brazilian Biologist.
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3.98
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 964 out of 1,097. Before him are Ivan Lepyokhin, Édouard Louis Trouessart, Janet Rowley, John Hutton Balfour, Richard Meinertzhagen, and Aimée Antoinette Camus. After him are Alexander Wetmore, Alexander Wendt, James Chapin, John Lawrence LeConte, Archibald Menzies, and William Diller Matthew.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvan Lepyokhin
1740 - 1802
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 958
Édouard Louis Trouessart
1842 - 1927
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 959
Janet Rowley
1925 - 2013
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 960
John Hutton Balfour
1808 - 1884
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 961
Richard Meinertzhagen
1878 - 1967
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 962
Aimée Antoinette Camus
1879 - 1965
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 963
João Barbosa Rodrigues
1842 - 1909
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 964
Alexander Wetmore
1886 - 1978
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 965
Alexander Wendt
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 966
James Chapin
1889 - 1964
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 967
John Lawrence LeConte
1825 - 1883
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 968
Archibald Menzies
1754 - 1842
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 969
William Diller Matthew
1871 - 1930
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 970
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 98. Before him are Charles W. Alcock, Nikolai Menshutkin, Agnes Mary Clerke, Mary MacKillop, Mary Putnam Jacobi, and Édouard Louis Trouessart. After him are Robert Collett, Charles Lapworth, Henry Hyndman, Elliott Coues, Phoebe Hearst, and Sidney Lanier. Among people deceased in 1909, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 96. Before him are Petre S. Aurelian, Peter Lesgaft, Francis Marion Crawford, Lina Morgenstern, Sarah Orne Jewett, and Mary MacKillop. After him are Oliver Otis Howard, Bertha Townsend, and Edward Everett Hale.
Others Born in 1842
Go to all RankingsCharles W. Alcock
SOCCER PLAYER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 92
Nikolai Menshutkin
CHEMIST
1842 - 1907
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 93
Agnes Mary Clerke
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1907
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 94
Mary MacKillop
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1909
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 95
Mary Putnam Jacobi
PHYSICIAN
1842 - 1906
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 96
Édouard Louis Trouessart
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1927
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 97
João Barbosa Rodrigues
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1909
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 98
Robert Collett
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1913
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 99
Charles Lapworth
GEOLOGIST
1842 - 1920
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 100
Henry Hyndman
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1921
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 101
Elliott Coues
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1899
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 102
Phoebe Hearst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1919
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 103
Sidney Lanier
WRITER
1842 - 1881
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 104
Others Deceased in 1909
Go to all RankingsPetre S. Aurelian
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1909
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 90
Peter Lesgaft
PHYSICIAN
1837 - 1909
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 91
Francis Marion Crawford
WRITER
1854 - 1909
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 92
Lina Morgenstern
WRITER
1830 - 1909
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 93
Sarah Orne Jewett
WRITER
1849 - 1909
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 94
Mary MacKillop
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1909
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 95
João Barbosa Rodrigues
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1909
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 96
Oliver Otis Howard
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1909
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 97
Bertha Townsend
TENNIS PLAYER
1869 - 1909
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 98
Edward Everett Hale
WRITER
1822 - 1909
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 99
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 791 out of 2,236. Before him are Donizete Oliveira (1968), Cris (1977), Carlos Alberto Dias (1967), Romarinho (1990), Joaquim Cruz (1963), and Fidélis (1944). After him are Viola (1969), Renan Lodi (1998), Charles Oliveira (1989), Fabrício Werdum (1977), Fernando (1987), and Bruno Guimarães (1997).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsDonizete Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 785
Cris
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 786
Carlos Alberto Dias
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 787
Romarinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 788
Joaquim Cruz
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 789
Fidélis
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2012
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 790
João Barbosa Rodrigues
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1909
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 791
Viola
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 792
Renan Lodi
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 793
Charles Oliveira
MARTIAL ARTS
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 794
Fabrício Werdum
MARTIAL ARTS
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 795
Fernando
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 796
Bruno Guimarães
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 797
Among BIOLOGISTS In Brazil
Among biologists born in Brazil, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 5. Before him are Peter Medawar (1915), Bertha Lutz (1894), Euclides da Cunha (1866), and Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922).
Peter Medawar
1915 - 1987
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1
Bertha Lutz
1894 - 1976
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 2
Euclides da Cunha
1866 - 1909
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 3
Warwick Estevam Kerr
1922 - 2018
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 4
João Barbosa Rodrigues
1842 - 1909
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 5