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Pierre Magnol

1638 - 1715

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Pierre Magnol (8 June 1638 – 21 May 1715) was a French botanist. He was born in the city of Montpellier, where he lived and worked for most of his life. He became Professor of Botany and Director of the Royal Botanic Garden of Montpellier and held a seat in the Académie Royale des Sciences de Paris for a short while. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Magnol has received more than 77,174 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Magnol is the 452nd most popular biologist (down from 407th in 2019), the 3,356th most popular biography from France (down from 2,890th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular French Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Pierre Magnol ranks 452 out of 841Before him are Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, Otto Wilhelm Thomé, Jeanne Villepreux-Power, and Georg Joseph Kamel. After him are Esther Lederberg, Adrien-Henri de Jussieu, Wilhelm Pfeffer, Edouard Van Beneden, Sabiha Kasimati, and Carl Borivoj Presl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1638, Pierre Magnol ranks 20Before him are Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Carlo Fontana, Zeb-un-Nissa, John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, Richard Simon, and Gerrit Berckheyde. After him are Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve and Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena. Among people deceased in 1715, Pierre Magnol ranks 17Before him are Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Pu Songling, François Girardon, Mirwais Hotak, Nicolas Lemery, and Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. After him are Joseph Raphson and Nahum Tate.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Magnol ranks 3,356 out of 6,011Before him are Ligier Richier (1500), Dominique Perrault (1953), Maria Deraismes (1828), Michel Onfray (1959), Charles Renard (1847), and Sabine Azéma (1949). After him are Jehanne D'Alcy (1865), André Prévost (1860), Charles Simon Favart (1710), Raphaël Varane (1993), Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles (1767), and Jean Coralli (1779).

Among BIOLOGISTS In France

Among biologists born in France, Pierre Magnol ranks 62Before him are Henri Ernest Baillon (1827), Alfred Grandidier (1836), Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton (1716), Jean-Pierre Changeux (1936), Jean René Constant Quoy (1790), and Jeanne Villepreux-Power (1794). After him are Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797), Jean Victoir Audouin (1797), Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel (1776), Joseph Paul Gaimard (1793), Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752), and René Dubos (1901).