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Joseph Needham

1900 - 1995

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Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (; 9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, initiating publication of the multivolume Science and Civilisation in China. A focus of his was what has come to be called the Needham Question of why and how China had ceded its leadership in science and technology to Western countries. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1941 and a fellow of the British Academy in 1971. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Needham has received more than 593,811 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Needham is the 1,661st most popular writer (down from 1,418th in 2019), the 1,270th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,131st in 2019) and the 144th most popular British Writer.

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseph Needham ranks 1,661 out of 7,302. Before him are Meleager of Gadara, Alma Karlin, Ba Jin, Anagarika Dharmapala, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and Egon Kisch. After him are Nina Berberova, Walafrid Strabo, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Gampopa, Nicander, and Ramón del Valle-Inclán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Joseph Needham ranks 80. Before him are Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás, Robert Desnos, George Uhlenbeck, Marc Allégret, and Eduardo De Filippo. After him are Herbert Bayer, Herberts Cukurs, Ernst Neufert, Kiyoo Kanda, Hassan Fathy, and Bluma Zeigarnik. Among people deceased in 1995, Joseph Needham ranks 77. Before him are Yves Congar, Takeo Fukuda, Chen Yun, Eileen Chang, Morarji Desai, and Gabriel Urgebadze. After him are Franciszek Gajowniczek, Clair Cameron Patterson, Alexander Godunov, Sicco Mansholt, Eazy-E, and Annie Fischer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Needham ranks 1,270 out of 8,785. Before him are Dusty Springfield (1939), Jon Anderson (1944), Harold Shipman (1946), David Chipperfield (1953), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), and Hudson Taylor (1832). After him are Ceawlin of Wessex (600), Frances de la Tour (1944), Scott Adkins (1976), John Hawkwood (1320), Walafrid Strabo (808), and Sylvia Pankhurst (1882).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Joseph Needham ranks 144. Before him are Alistair MacLean (1922), Ruth Rendell (1930), Alasdair Gray (1934), Robert Faurisson (1929), A. S. Byatt (1936), and Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837). After him are Walafrid Strabo (808), Edward Lear (1812), Barbara Cartland (1901), Branwell Brontë (1817), Lucinda Riley (1965), and Arthur Machen (1863).

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