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BIOLOGIST

João Barbosa Rodrigues

1842 - 1909

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João Barbosa Rodrigues (June 22, 1842 – March 6, 1909) was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists, known especially for his work on orchids and palms. For nearly two decades he was director of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Something of a polymath, he was a prolific botanical artist who also made contributions to his country's ethnography, geography, linguistics, zoology, and literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of João Barbosa Rodrigues has received more than 15,160 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. João Barbosa Rodrigues is the 808th most popular biologist, the 621st most popular biography from Brazil and the 4th most popular Brazilian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 808 out of 841. Before him are Astrid Cleve, Michael Sars, August W. Eichler, Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman, Robert Wight, and Jane Colden. After him are Robert Morison, Osbert Salvin, Clinton Hart Merriam, John Abbot, Pierre Chambon, and Ivan Lepyokhin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 87. Before him are Hugo Egmont Hørring, Agnes Mary Clerke, Alexander Voeikov, Albert Ladenburg, Nikolai Menshutkin, and Hannibal Sehested. After him are Mary MacKillop, Henry Hyndman, Charles W. Alcock, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Robert Collett, and Charles Lapworth. Among people deceased in 1909, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 81. Before him are Hugo Egmont Hørring, Oliver Otis Howard, Petre S. Aurelian, Karel Halíř, Lina Morgenstern, and Nicolaas Pierson. After him are Mary MacKillop, Bertha Townsend, and Edward Everett Hale.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 621 out of 2,067. Before him are Gabriel Barbosa (1996), Zeca Pagodinho (1959), Naldo (1982), Rodrigo Tabata (1980), Bernardo Fernandes da Silva (1965), and Ricardo Zonta (1976). After him are Mirandinha (1959), Georgina de Albuquerque (1885), Russinho (1902), Octacílio (1909), Vik Muniz (1961), and Eliane Elias (1960).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Brazil

Among biologists born in Brazil, João Barbosa Rodrigues ranks 4. Before him are Peter Medawar (1915), Bertha Lutz (1894), and Euclides da Cunha (1866). After him are Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922).

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