BIOLOGIST
John Gerard
1545 - 1612
John Gerard
John Gerard (also John Gerarde, 1545–1612) was an English herbalist with a large garden in Holborn, now part of London. His 1,484-page illustrated Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, first published in 1597, became a popular gardening and herbal book in English in the 17th century. Except for some added plants from his own garden and from North America, Gerard's Herbal is largely a plagiarised English translation of Rembert Dodoens's 1554 herbal, itself highly popular in Dutch, Latin, French and other English translations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Gerard has received more than 203,294 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). John Gerard is the 757th most popular biologist (down from 726th in 2019), the 3,660th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,613th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
47.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.51
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, John Gerard ranks 757 out of 1,097. Before him are George Romanes, Mary F. Lyon, Charles Wyville Thomson, August W. Eichler, Pál Kitaibel, and Michele Tenore. After him are Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein, Albert Bruce Jackson, James Sowerby, Alexei Fedchenko, Karl Moritz Schumann, and David Keilin.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Romanes
1848 - 1894
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 751
Mary F. Lyon
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 752
Charles Wyville Thomson
1830 - 1882
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 753
August W. Eichler
1839 - 1887
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 754
Pál Kitaibel
1757 - 1817
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 755
Michele Tenore
1780 - 1861
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 756
John Gerard
1545 - 1612
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 757
Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein
1768 - 1826
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 758
Albert Bruce Jackson
1876 - 1947
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 759
James Sowerby
1757 - 1822
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 760
Alexei Fedchenko
1844 - 1873
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 761
Karl Moritz Schumann
1851 - 1904
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 762
David Keilin
1887 - 1963
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 763
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1545, John Gerard ranks 16. Before him are John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, Guidobaldo del Monte, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Powhatan, and Frans Pourbus the Elder. Among people deceased in 1612, John Gerard ranks 30. Before him are Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow, Nicholas Rémy, Giulio Cesare Polerio, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Juan de la Cueva, and Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo.
Others Born in 1545
Go to all RankingsJohn II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1622
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 10
Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1605
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 11
Guidobaldo del Monte
MATHEMATICIAN
1545 - 1607
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 12
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
COMPOSER
1545 - 1607
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 13
Powhatan
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1618
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 14
Frans Pourbus the Elder
PAINTER
1545 - 1581
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 15
John Gerard
BIOLOGIST
1545 - 1612
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1612
Go to all RankingsPatriarch Hermogenes of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1530 - 1612
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 24
Nicholas Rémy
WRITER
1530 - 1612
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 25
Giulio Cesare Polerio
POLITICIAN
1548 - 1612
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 26
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
ARCHITECT
1565 - 1612
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 27
Juan de la Cueva
WRITER
1543 - 1612
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 28
Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo
PAINTER
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 29
John Gerard
BIOLOGIST
1545 - 1612
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 30
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gerard ranks 3,660 out of 8,785. Before him are Arthur Roche (1950), Gabrielle Anwar (1970), Kris Marshall (1973), Swithun (800), Patricia Medina (1919), and Peter F. Hamilton (1960). After him are Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Aynsley Dunbar (1946), Cyril Scott (1879), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Bonnie Wright (1991), and Toby Stephens (1969).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsArthur Roche
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 3,654
Gabrielle Anwar
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 3,655
Kris Marshall
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 3,656
Swithun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 863
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 3,657
Patricia Medina
ACTOR
1919 - 2012
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 3,658
Peter F. Hamilton
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,659
John Gerard
BIOLOGIST
1545 - 1612
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,660
Eleanor Farjeon
WRITER
1881 - 1965
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,661
Aynsley Dunbar
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,662
Cyril Scott
COMPOSER
1879 - 1970
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,663
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1591 - 1646
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 3,664
Bonnie Wright
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 3,665
Toby Stephens
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 3,666
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, John Gerard ranks 103. Before him are Marmaduke Tunstall (1743), Miriam Rothschild (1908), John Anderson (1833), Louis Fraser (1810), Mary F. Lyon (1925), and Charles Wyville Thomson (1830). After him are Albert Bruce Jackson (1876), James Sowerby (1757), William Thomas Blanford (1832), Henry Baker (1698), Thomas Andrew Knight (1759), and Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818).
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
William Thomas Blanford
1832 - 1905
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 106
Henry Baker
1698 - 1774
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 107
Thomas Andrew Knight
1759 - 1838
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 108
Mary Elizabeth Barber
1818 - 1899
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 109