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Liberty Hyde Bailey

1858 - 1954

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Liberty Hyde Bailey (March 15, 1858 – December 25, 1954) was an American horticulturist and reformer of rural life. He was cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science.: 10–15  As an energetic reformer during the Progressive Era, he was instrumental in starting agricultural extension services, the 4-H movement, the nature study movement, parcel post and rural electrification. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liberty Hyde Bailey has received more than 122,607 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Liberty Hyde Bailey is the 857th most popular biologist (down from 755th in 2019), the 8,931st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,523rd in 2019) and the 124th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Liberty Hyde Bailey ranks 857 out of 841Before him are Charles Horton Peck, Janet Rowley, Mark Catesby, William Beebe, Gilbert White, and George Engelmann. After him are Joshua Brookes, Alister Hardy, John Torrey, George Montagu, C. B. van Niel, and Charles Sibley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Liberty Hyde Bailey ranks 121Before him are Willard Metcalf, Dimitar Petkov, Tom Clarke, Mary Harrison McKee, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, and Mary Adela Blagg. After him are Edgeworth David, Anna J. Cooper, Harry Johnston, Charles Eastman, Katharine Drexel, and George Lyon. Among people deceased in 1954, Liberty Hyde Bailey ranks 124Before him are Felipe Molas López, Emil Rausch, Julio Acosta García, Eugene Pallette, Gladys George, and Imre Zachár. After him are Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Winifred McNair, Karl Taylor Compton, Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, Gavino Matta, and Alain LeRoy Locke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Liberty Hyde Bailey ranks 8,931 out of 18,182Before him are Gary Rossington (1951), Frederick Moloney (1882), Kelly Reichardt (1964), Daniel J. Travanti (1940), Bill Berry (1958), and Abigail Breslin (1996). After him are Adina Porter (1971), Vickie Guerrero (1968), Robert Jarvik (1946), Ben Burtt (1948), Abby Dalton (1932), and Ann Savage (1921).

Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Liberty Hyde Bailey ranks 124Before him are Alfred Romer (1894), Herbert Boyer (1936), Robert Ridgway (1850), Charles Horton Peck (1833), Janet Rowley (1925), and William Beebe (1877). After him are John Torrey (1796), Charles Sibley (1917), Frank Chapman (1864), Charles B. Cory (1857), John Hopfield (1933), and George R. Price (1922).