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GEOLOGIST

John Bell Hatcher

1861 - 1904

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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

Among geologists, John Bell Hatcher ranks 71 out of 59Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, John Bell Hatcher ranks 132Before 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 88Before him are Fyodor Bredikhin, Charles Foster, Richard Knill Freeman, John Brown Gordon, Frances Power Cobbe, and George Salmon. After him is Mark Hanna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Bell Hatcher ranks 10,372 out of 18,182Before 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).

Among GEOLOGISTS In United States

Among geologists born in United States, John Bell Hatcher ranks 12Before 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).