BIOLOGIST
Michel Adanson
1727 - 1806
Michel Adanson
Michel Adanson (7 April 1727 – 3 August 1806) was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist who traveled to Senegal to study flora and fauna. He proposed a "natural system" of taxonomy distinct from the binomial system forwarded by Linnaeus. The standard author abbreviation Adans. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Adanson has received more than 109,476 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Adanson is the 160th most popular biologist (up from 194th in 2019), the 1,374th most popular biography from France (up from 1,773rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Biologist.
Michel Adanson is most famous for his work in taxonomy. He was the first person to classify plants into families and genera.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
60.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
9.46
Effective Languages (L*)
2.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Michel Adanson ranks 160 out of 1,097. Before him are George Davis Snell, Leland H. Hartwell, Norman Borlaug, Salvador Luria, Olaus Rudbeck, and Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber. After him are Charles Bonnet, Joshua Lederberg, Susumu Tonegawa, Robert Whittaker, Johan Christian Fabricius, and Renato Dulbecco.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Davis Snell
1903 - 1996
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 154
Leland H. Hartwell
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 155
Norman Borlaug
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 156
Salvador Luria
1912 - 1991
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 157
Olaus Rudbeck
1630 - 1702
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 158
Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber
1739 - 1810
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 159
Michel Adanson
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 160
Charles Bonnet
1720 - 1793
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 161
Joshua Lederberg
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 162
Susumu Tonegawa
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 163
Robert Whittaker
1920 - 1980
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 164
Johan Christian Fabricius
1745 - 1808
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 165
Renato Dulbecco
1914 - 2012
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 166
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1727, Michel Adanson ranks 9. Before him are Thomas Gainsborough, Henriette of France, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Jean-Georges Noverre, Empress Xiaoyichun, and Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. After him are Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón, Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne, and Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena. Among people deceased in 1806, Michel Adanson ranks 20. Before him are Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Nicolas Leblanc, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, and Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily. After him are Mungo Park, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Pavel Tsitsianov, Shah Alam II, and Vicente Martín y Soler.
Others Born in 1727
Go to all RankingsThomas Gainsborough
PAINTER
1727 - 1788
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 3
Henriette of France
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1752
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 4
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1777
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 5
Jean-Georges Noverre
DANCER
1727 - 1810
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 6
Empress Xiaoyichun
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1775
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 7
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 8
Michel Adanson
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 9
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
PAINTER
1727 - 1804
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 10
Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1785
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 11
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 12
Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1759
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 13
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1794
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 14
Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1803
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1806
Go to all RankingsPierre-Charles Villeneuve
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1806
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 14
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
ARCHITECT
1736 - 1806
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 15
Nicolas Leblanc
CHEMIST
1742 - 1806
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 16
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1762 - 1806
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 17
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
WRITER
1757 - 1806
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 18
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1806
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 19
Michel Adanson
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 20
Mungo Park
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1806
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 21
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 22
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1806
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 23
Pavel Tsitsianov
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1806
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 24
Shah Alam II
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1806
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 25
Vicente Martín y Soler
COMPOSER
1754 - 1806
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 26
In France
Among people born in France, Michel Adanson ranks 1,374 out of 6,770. Before him are Roger Caillois (1913), Pierre Mauroy (1928), Victor Cousin (1792), Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1838), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), and Léo Taxil (1854). After him are Dominique Jean Larrey (1766), Luis Federico Leloir (1906), Eva Green (1980), Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1435), Arbogast (340), and Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours (1814).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRoger Caillois
WRITER
1913 - 1978
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 1,368
Pierre Mauroy
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,369
Victor Cousin
PHILOSOPHER
1792 - 1867
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,370
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran
CHEMIST
1838 - 1912
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,371
Jacqueline Boyer
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,372
Léo Taxil
WRITER
1854 - 1907
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 1,373
Michel Adanson
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,374
Dominique Jean Larrey
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 1,375
Luis Federico Leloir
CHEMIST
1906 - 1987
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 1,376
Eva Green
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,377
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1435 - 1488
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,378
Arbogast
POLITICIAN
340 - 394
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 1,379
Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 1,380
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, Michel Adanson ranks 21. Before him are Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656), Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Jean Dausset (1916), Aimé Bonpland (1773), Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737), and Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968). After him are Pierre André Latreille (1762), Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756), Armand David (1826), Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723), Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806), and Pierre Belon (1517).
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1656 - 1708
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 15
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
1772 - 1844
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 16
Jean Dausset
1916 - 2009
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 17
Aimé Bonpland
1773 - 1858
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 18
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
1737 - 1813
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 19
Emmanuelle Charpentier
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 20
Michel Adanson
1727 - 1806
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 21
Pierre André Latreille
1762 - 1833
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 22
Bernard Germain de Lacépède
1756 - 1825
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 23
Armand David
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 24
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 25
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 26
Pierre Belon
1517 - 1564
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 27