1861 - 1904
John Bell Hatcher (October 11, 1861: 3 – July 3, 1904) was an American paleontologist and fossil hunter known as the "king of collectors" and best known for discovering Torosaurus and Triceratops, two genera of dinosaurs described by Othniel Charles Marsh. He was part of a new, professional middle class in American science, having financed his education with his labor while also being more educated than older fossil collectors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Bell Hatcher has received more than 33,500 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Bell Hatcher is the 71st most popular geologist (down from 59th in 2019), the 10,372nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,148th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Geologist.
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Among geologists, John Bell Hatcher ranks 71 out of 59. Before him are Reginald Aldworth Daly, Judith Curry, Henry De la Beche, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Paul Niggli, and Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing. After him are Charles Lapworth, Walther Penck, William Edmond Logan, and Michael E. Mann.
1871 - 1957
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 65
1953 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 66
1796 - 1855
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 67
1843 - 1928
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 68
1888 - 1953
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 69
1861 - 1939
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 70
1861 - 1904
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 71
1842 - 1920
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 72
1888 - 1923
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 73
1798 - 1875
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 74
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 75
Among people born in 1861, John Bell Hatcher ranks 132. Before him are Zoltán Ambrus, Claudio Williman, Kalliroi Parren, Emiliano González Navero, Walter Rauschenbusch, and Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing. After him are Émile Grumiaux, E. Pauline Johnson, Albert B. Fall, Edith Cowan, and George W. Norris. Among people deceased in 1904, John Bell Hatcher ranks 88. Before him are Fyodor Bredikhin, Charles Foster, Richard Knill Freeman, John Brown Gordon, Frances Power Cobbe, and George Salmon. After him is Mark Hanna.
1861 - 1932
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 126
1861 - 1934
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 127
1861 - 1940
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 128
1861 - 1934
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 129
1861 - 1918
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 130
1861 - 1939
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 131
1861 - 1904
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 132
1861 - 1932
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 133
1861 - 1913
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 134
1861 - 1944
HPI: 36.88
Rank: 135
1861 - 1932
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 136
1861 - 1944
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 137
1831 - 1904
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 82
1828 - 1904
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 83
1840 - 1904
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 84
1832 - 1904
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 85
1822 - 1904
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 86
1819 - 1904
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 87
1861 - 1904
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 88
1837 - 1904
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 89
Among people born in United States, John Bell Hatcher ranks 10,372 out of 18,182. Before him are Gloria DeHaven (1925), Michaela Conlin (1978), Sidney Wood (1911), James Hartle (1939), Wallace Langham (1965), and Audrey Landers (1956). After him are Mindy Kaling (1979), Mike McCready (1966), John Sullivan (1740), Outram Bangs (1863), John Litel (1892), and Lila Lee (1905).
1925 - 2016
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 10,366
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 10,367
1911 - 2009
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 10,368
1939 - 2023
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 10,369
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 10,370
1956 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 10,371
1861 - 1904
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 10,372
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 10,373
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 10,374
1740 - 1795
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 10,375
1863 - 1932
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 10,376
1892 - 1972
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 10,377
1905 - 1973
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 10,378
Among geologists born in United States, John Bell Hatcher ranks 12. Before him are James Hall (1811), David A. Johnston (1949), Daniel Barringer (1860), Walter Alvarez (1940), Hugo Benioff (1899), and Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843). After him are Michael E. Mann (1965).
1811 - 1898
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 6
1949 - 1980
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 7
1860 - 1929
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 8
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 9
1899 - 1968
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 10
1843 - 1928
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 11
1861 - 1904
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 12
1965 - Present
HPI: 33.28
Rank: 13