BIOLOGIST

Joseph Banks Rhine

1895 - 1980

Photo of Joseph Banks Rhine

Icon of person Joseph Banks Rhine

Joseph Banks Rhine (September 29, 1895 – February 20, 1980), usually known as J. B. Rhine, was an American botanist who founded parapsychology as a branch of psychology, founding the parapsychology lab at Duke University, the Journal of Parapsychology, the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man, and the Parapsychological Association. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Banks Rhine has received more than 304,697 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Joseph Banks Rhine is the 777th most popular biologist (down from 562nd in 2019), the 7,232nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,366th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Biologist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Joseph Banks Rhine ranks 777 out of 1,097. Before him are Jules Verreaux, William Thomas Blanford, Alfred G. Knudson, Hipólito Ruiz López, Nathaniel Lord Britton, and Charlotte Auerbach. After him are Louisa Bolus, Peter Duesberg, Paul R. Ehrlich, Henry Baker, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, and Aharon Katzir.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Joseph Banks Rhine ranks 231. Before him are Pauline Pfeiffer, José Bergamín, Alfredo Zibechi, Doris Humphrey, H. A. R. Gibb, and Bert Lahr. After him are Béla Illés, Aileen Pringle, Shemp Howard, Jan Burgers, Greta Johansson, and Juan Artola. Among people deceased in 1980, Joseph Banks Rhine ranks 231. Before him are Adolph Deutsch, Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Zezé Procópio, Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Marin Preda, and Luis Muñoz Marín. After him are Carl Ebert, Clyfford Still, James Smith McDonnell, Jóhann Hafstein, Alexander Nesmeyanov, and Fumio Gotō.

Others Born in 1895

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1980

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph Banks Rhine ranks 7,232 out of 20,380. Before him are Caleb Deschanel (1944), Brenda Bakke (1963), Jack Lousma (1936), Little Eva (1943), Dan Lauria (1947), and John O'Hara (1905). After him are Charles S. Dutton (1951), Charli D'Amelio (2004), Luther Allison (1939), Sonny Clark (1931), Lucy Webb Hayes (1831), and Jamie Dimon (1956).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Joseph Banks Rhine ranks 105. Before him are Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890), James L. Peters (1889), Neil Campbell (1946), Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), Alfred G. Knudson (1922), and Nathaniel Lord Britton (1859). After him are Paul R. Ehrlich (1932), Alfred Romer (1894), Robert Trivers (1943), Herbert Copeland (1902), Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey (1863), and Charles Wallace Richmond (1868).

American born Biologists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous