BIOLOGIST
Macfarlane Burnet
1899 - 1985
Macfarlane Burnet
Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet (3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985), usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist known for his contributions to immunology. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance and he developed the theory of clonal selection. Burnet received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Melbourne in 1924, and his PhD from the University of London in 1928. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Macfarlane Burnet has received more than 135,212 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Macfarlane Burnet is the 121st most popular biologist (up from 136th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Australia (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Biologist.
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140k
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
10.72
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Macfarlane Burnet ranks 121 out of 1,097. Before him are Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Carl Woese, Edward B. Lewis, Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Sydney Brenner, and Har Gobind Khorana. After him are Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Martinus Beijerinck, Ludwig von Bertalanffy, Othenio Abel, Charles Scott Sherrington, and August Grisebach.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 115
Carl Woese
1928 - 2012
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 116
Edward B. Lewis
1918 - 2004
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 117
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
1748 - 1804
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 118
Sydney Brenner
1927 - 2019
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 119
Har Gobind Khorana
1922 - 2011
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 120
Macfarlane Burnet
1899 - 1985
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 121
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 122
Martinus Beijerinck
1851 - 1931
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 123
Ludwig von Bertalanffy
1901 - 1972
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 124
Othenio Abel
1875 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 125
Charles Scott Sherrington
1952 - 1952
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 126
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 127
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Macfarlane Burnet ranks 43. Before him are Suzanne Lenglen, John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, Leo Strauss, Bronislav Kaminski, Chang Myon, and Lucio Fontana. After him are Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Sobhuza II, James Cagney, Franz Jonas, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Georges Auric. Among people deceased in 1985, Macfarlane Burnet ranks 26. Before him are Anne Baxter, Ferhat Abbas, John Franklin Enders, Paul Flory, Margaret Mahler, and Emil Gilels. After him are James Hadley Chase, George Pólya, Robert Graves, Elsa Morante, Kyu Sakamoto, and Henry Hathaway.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsSuzanne Lenglen
TENNIS PLAYER
1899 - 1938
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 37
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1980
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 38
Leo Strauss
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1973
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 39
Bronislav Kaminski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1944
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 40
Chang Myon
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1966
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 41
Lucio Fontana
PAINTER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 42
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 43
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1938
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 44
Sobhuza II
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 45
James Cagney
ACTOR
1899 - 1986
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 46
Franz Jonas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1974
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 47
Kazi Nazrul Islam
WRITER
1899 - 1976
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 48
Georges Auric
COMPOSER
1899 - 1983
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 49
Others Deceased in 1985
Go to all RankingsAnne Baxter
ACTOR
1923 - 1985
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 20
Ferhat Abbas
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 21
John Franklin Enders
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 22
Paul Flory
CHEMIST
1910 - 1985
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 23
Margaret Mahler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 24
Emil Gilels
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1985
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 25
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 26
James Hadley Chase
WRITER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 27
George Pólya
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1985
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 28
Robert Graves
WRITER
1895 - 1985
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 29
Elsa Morante
WRITER
1912 - 1985
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 30
Kyu Sakamoto
SINGER
1941 - 1985
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 31
Henry Hathaway
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1985
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 32
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Macfarlane Burnet ranks 28 out of 1,143. Before him are Colleen McCullough (1937), Hugh Jackman (1968), John Eccles (1903), V. Gordon Childe (1892), Robin Warren (1937), and Peter Singer (1946). After him are Steve Irwin (1962), John Cornforth (1917), P. L. Travers (1899), Lionel Logue (1880), Ned Kelly (1855), and Tamam Shud case (1903).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsColleen McCullough
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 22
Hugh Jackman
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 23
John Eccles
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1997
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 24
V. Gordon Childe
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 25
Robin Warren
PHYSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 26
Peter Singer
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 27
Macfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 28
Steve Irwin
PRESENTER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 29
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 30
P. L. Travers
WRITER
1899 - 1996
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 31
Lionel Logue
ACTOR
1880 - 1953
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 32
Ned Kelly
MAFIOSO
1855 - 1880
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 33
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 34
Among BIOLOGISTS In Australia
Among biologists born in Australia, Macfarlane Burnet ranks 2. Before him are Elizabeth Blackburn (1948). After him are David Bruce (1855), Robert May, Baron May of Oxford (1936), David A. Sinclair (1969), Frank Fenner (1914), and Suzanne Cory (1942).
Elizabeth Blackburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 1
Macfarlane Burnet
1899 - 1985
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 2
David Bruce
1855 - 1931
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 3
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
1936 - 2020
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 4
David A. Sinclair
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 5
Frank Fenner
1914 - 2010
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 6
Suzanne Cory
1942 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 7