BIOLOGIST
John Anderson
1833 - 1900
John Anderson
John Anderson (4 October 1833 – 15 August 1900) was a Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Anderson has received more than 177,487 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Anderson is the 743rd most popular biologist (down from 550th in 2019), the 3,579th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,877th in 2019) and the 99th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
47.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
6.96
Effective Languages (L*)
1.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, John Anderson ranks 743 out of 1,097. Before him are Johann Jacob Dillenius, Rodolfo Amando Philippi, Otto Stapf, Franz Steindachner, Miriam Rothschild, and Johannes Thiele. After him are Wilhelm Weinberg, Auguste Duméril, Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, David Ho, Louis Fraser, and Neil Campbell.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Jacob Dillenius
1684 - 1747
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 737
Rodolfo Amando Philippi
1808 - 1904
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 738
Otto Stapf
1857 - 1933
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 739
Franz Steindachner
1834 - 1919
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 740
Miriam Rothschild
1908 - 2005
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 741
Johannes Thiele
1860 - 1935
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 742
John Anderson
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 743
Wilhelm Weinberg
1862 - 1937
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 744
Auguste Duméril
1812 - 1870
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 745
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
1766 - 1849
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 746
David Ho
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 747
Louis Fraser
1810 - 1866
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 748
Neil Campbell
1946 - 2004
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 749
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1833, John Anderson ranks 70. Before him are Cándido Bareiro, John Houlding, Frederick Guthrie, Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, Salvador Jovellanos, and Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley. After him are Constantine V of Constantinople, José María de Pereda, Ferdinand von Saar, Georgi Valkovich, Abu Bakar of Johor, and Melville Fuller. Among people deceased in 1900, John Anderson ranks 82. Before him are Albert Samain, Émile Blanchard, Dankmar Adler, Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, Albert Bernhard Frank, and Hannibal Goodwin. After him are John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Victoire Léodile Béra, William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, Charles Piazzi Smyth, Nicolae Crețulescu, and József Szlávy.
Others Born in 1833
Go to all RankingsCándido Bareiro
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1880
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 64
John Houlding
BUSINESSPERSON
1833 - 1902
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 65
Frederick Guthrie
PHYSICIST
1833 - 1886
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 66
Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1895
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 67
Salvador Jovellanos
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1881
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 68
Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1833 - 1913
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 69
John Anderson
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 70
Constantine V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1833 - 1914
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 71
José María de Pereda
WRITER
1833 - 1906
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 72
Ferdinand von Saar
WRITER
1833 - 1906
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 73
Georgi Valkovich
PHYSICIAN
1833 - 1892
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 74
Abu Bakar of Johor
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1895
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 75
Melville Fuller
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1910
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1900
Go to all RankingsAlbert Samain
WRITER
1858 - 1900
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 76
Émile Blanchard
BIOLOGIST
1819 - 1900
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 77
Dankmar Adler
ARCHITECT
1844 - 1900
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 78
Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1900
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 79
Albert Bernhard Frank
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1900
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 80
Hannibal Goodwin
INVENTOR
1822 - 1900
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 81
John Anderson
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 82
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 83
Victoire Léodile Béra
WRITER
1824 - 1900
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 84
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
ENGINEER
1810 - 1900
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 85
Charles Piazzi Smyth
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1900
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 86
Nicolae Crețulescu
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1900
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 87
József Szlávy
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1900
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 88
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Anderson ranks 3,579 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Burns (1971), Anthony Head (1954), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Jonathan Coe (1961), Miriam Rothschild (1908), and Kenney Jones (1948). After him are Callum Keith Rennie (1960), William Stukeley (1687), John Moore (1761), Roy Wood (1946), Richard Bentley (1662), and Jack Straw (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard Burns
RACING DRIVER
1971 - 2005
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 3,573
Anthony Head
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 3,574
Henry of Huntingdon
WRITER
1080 - 1160
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 3,575
Jonathan Coe
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 3,576
Miriam Rothschild
BIOLOGIST
1908 - 2005
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 3,577
Kenney Jones
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 3,578
John Anderson
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,579
Callum Keith Rennie
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,580
William Stukeley
PHYSICIAN
1687 - 1765
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 3,581
John Moore
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1809
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 3,582
Roy Wood
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 3,583
Richard Bentley
WRITER
1662 - 1742
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,584
Jack Straw
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3,585
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, John Anderson ranks 99. Before him are Philip Barker-Webb (1793), Osbert Salvin (1835), John Belchier (1706), John Richardson (1787), Marmaduke Tunstall (1743), and Miriam Rothschild (1908). After him are Louis Fraser (1810), Mary F. Lyon (1925), Charles Wyville Thomson (1830), John Gerard (1545), Albert Bruce Jackson (1876), and James Sowerby (1757).
Philip Barker-Webb
1793 - 1854
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 93
Osbert Salvin
1835 - 1898
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 94
John Belchier
1706 - 1785
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 95
John Richardson
1787 - 1865
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 96
Marmaduke Tunstall
1743 - 1790
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 97
Miriam Rothschild
1908 - 2005
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 98
John Anderson
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 99
Louis Fraser
1810 - 1866
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 100
Mary F. Lyon
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 101
Charles Wyville Thomson
1830 - 1882
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 102
John Gerard
1545 - 1612
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 103
Albert Bruce Jackson
1876 - 1947
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 104
James Sowerby
1757 - 1822
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 105