BIOLOGIST
Richard Lydekker
1849 - 1915
Richard Lydekker
Richard Lydekker (; 25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Lydekker has received more than 138,113 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Lydekker is the 604th most popular biologist (down from 467th in 2019), the 2,951st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,575th in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Biologist.
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140k
Page Views (PV)
49.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
5.24
Effective Languages (L*)
2.89
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Richard Lydekker ranks 604 out of 1,097. Before him are Charles Antoine Lemaire, Eduard Friedrich Poeppig, René Dubos, Jack Horner, Heinrich von Kittlitz, and Ludwig Diels. After him are Philip Henry Gosse, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, Fritz Schaudinn, Martin Rathke, James Francis Stephens, and Richard Goldschmidt.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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1800 - 1871
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 598
Eduard Friedrich Poeppig
1798 - 1868
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 599
René Dubos
1901 - 1982
HPI: 49.99
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Jack Horner
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 601
Heinrich von Kittlitz
1799 - 1874
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 602
Ludwig Diels
1874 - 1945
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 603
Richard Lydekker
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 604
Philip Henry Gosse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 605
Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
1813 - 1900
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 606
Fritz Schaudinn
1871 - 1906
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 607
Martin Rathke
1793 - 1860
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 608
James Francis Stephens
1792 - 1852
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 609
Richard Goldschmidt
1878 - 1958
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 610
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1849, Richard Lydekker ranks 77. Before him are William Knox D'Arcy, Hugo von Seeliger, Oscar Hertwig, Christian Rohlfs, Jacob Riis, and Pedro Montt. After him are Prosper-René Blondlot, Henry Clay Frick, John Hartley, Panas Myrny, Alfred Kleiner, and Gerhard Munthe. Among people deceased in 1915, Richard Lydekker ranks 88. Before him are Paul Eyschen, Stanisław Witkiewicz, Elbert Hubbard, Krikor Zohrab, Frank James, and Jerzy Żuławski. After him are Friedrich Hasenöhrl, Pyotr Durnovo, Ferdinand Sarrien, Anthony Wilding, Christian Wilhelm Allers, and Margaret Lindsay Huggins.
Others Born in 1849
Go to all RankingsWilliam Knox D'Arcy
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1917
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 71
Hugo von Seeliger
ASTRONOMER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 72
Oscar Hertwig
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1922
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 73
Christian Rohlfs
PAINTER
1849 - 1938
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 74
Jacob Riis
JOURNALIST
1849 - 1914
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 75
Pedro Montt
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1910
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 76
Richard Lydekker
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 77
Prosper-René Blondlot
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1930
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 78
Henry Clay Frick
BUSINESSPERSON
1849 - 1919
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 79
John Hartley
TENNIS PLAYER
1849 - 1935
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 80
Panas Myrny
WRITER
1849 - 1920
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 81
Alfred Kleiner
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 82
Gerhard Munthe
PAINTER
1849 - 1929
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1915
Go to all RankingsPaul Eyschen
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1915
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 82
Stanisław Witkiewicz
PAINTER
1851 - 1915
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 83
Elbert Hubbard
WRITER
1856 - 1915
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 84
Krikor Zohrab
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1915
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 85
Frank James
EXTREMIST
1843 - 1915
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 86
Jerzy Żuławski
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1915
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 87
Richard Lydekker
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 88
Friedrich Hasenöhrl
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1915
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 89
Pyotr Durnovo
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1915
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 90
Ferdinand Sarrien
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1915
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 91
Anthony Wilding
TENNIS PLAYER
1883 - 1915
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 92
Christian Wilhelm Allers
PAINTER
1857 - 1915
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 93
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1915
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 94
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Lydekker ranks 2,951 out of 8,785. Before him are Matthew Garber (1956), Shirley Henderson (1965), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (1987), Alan Ball Jr. (1945), Steve Davis (1957), and Peter Cheyney (1896). After him are Hank Marvin (1941), Adrian Boult (1889), Ben Whishaw (1980), John Phillips (1800), Jackie Collins (1937), and Emma Bunton (1976).
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ACTOR
1956 - 1977
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 2,945
Shirley Henderson
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 2,946
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
MODEL
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 2,947
Alan Ball Jr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2007
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 2,948
Steve Davis
SNOOKER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2,949
Peter Cheyney
WRITER
1896 - 1951
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2,950
Richard Lydekker
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2,951
Hank Marvin
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2,952
Adrian Boult
CONDUCTOR
1889 - 1983
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 2,953
Ben Whishaw
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2,954
John Phillips
GEOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2,955
Jackie Collins
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 2,956
Emma Bunton
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 2,957
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Richard Lydekker ranks 78. Before him are William Curtis (1746), John Gilbert Baker (1834), Andrew Smith (1797), Edward Turner Bennett (1797), Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803), and William Elford Leach (1791). After him are Philip Henry Gosse (1810), James Francis Stephens (1792), Ray Lankester (1847), Anna Russell (1807), William Withering (1741), and David Don (1799).
William Curtis
1746 - 1799
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 72
John Gilbert Baker
1834 - 1920
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 73
Andrew Smith
1797 - 1872
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 74
Edward Turner Bennett
1797 - 1836
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 75
Miles Joseph Berkeley
1803 - 1889
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 76
William Elford Leach
1791 - 1836
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 77
Richard Lydekker
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 78
Philip Henry Gosse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 79
James Francis Stephens
1792 - 1852
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 80
Ray Lankester
1847 - 1929
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 81
Anna Russell
1807 - 1876
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 82
William Withering
1741 - 1799
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 83
David Don
1799 - 1841
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 84