BIOLOGIST
Richard Meinertzhagen
1878 - 1967
Richard Meinertzhagen
Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, CBE, DSO (3 March 1878 – 17 June 1967) was a British soldier, intelligence officer, and ornithologist. He had a decorated military career spanning Africa and the Middle East. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Meinertzhagen has received more than 531,796 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Meinertzhagen is the 962nd most popular biologist, the 4,876th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 159th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
530k
Page Views (PV)
51.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.16
Effective Languages (L*)
3.04
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Richard Meinertzhagen ranks 962 out of 1,097. Before him are Charles Sibley, Edward Lhuyd, Ivan Lepyokhin, Édouard Louis Trouessart, Janet Rowley, and John Hutton Balfour. After him are Aimée Antoinette Camus, João Barbosa Rodrigues, Alexander Wetmore, Alexander Wendt, James Chapin, and John Lawrence LeConte.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Sibley
1917 - 1998
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 956
Edward Lhuyd
1660 - 1709
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 957
Ivan Lepyokhin
1740 - 1802
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 958
Édouard Louis Trouessart
1842 - 1927
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 959
Janet Rowley
1925 - 2013
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 960
John Hutton Balfour
1808 - 1884
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 961
Richard Meinertzhagen
1878 - 1967
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 962
Aimée Antoinette Camus
1879 - 1965
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 963
João Barbosa Rodrigues
1842 - 1909
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 964
Alexander Wetmore
1886 - 1978
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 965
Alexander Wendt
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 966
James Chapin
1889 - 1964
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 967
John Lawrence LeConte
1825 - 1883
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 968
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Richard Meinertzhagen ranks 224. Before him are Harold Hackett, Flora Drummond, Albert Corey, Peder Kolstad, Peter Kemp, and Herbert H. Lehman. After him are Charles Hefferon, Elvia Carrillo Puerto, Gyula Kakas, Katie Johnson, Léon Binoche, and Oscar Apfel. Among people deceased in 1967, Richard Meinertzhagen ranks 252. Before him are John Masefield, Sigurd Moen, Harald Julin, Vladimir Sukachev, Simo Puupponen, and Nikolay Okhlopkov. After him are Malcolm Sargent, Edward Givens, Romildo Etcheverry, Reginald Denny, Lewis H. Brereton, and Robert Daniel Carmichael.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsHarold Hackett
TENNIS PLAYER
1878 - 1937
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 218
Flora Drummond
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 219
Albert Corey
ATHLETE
1878 - 1926
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 220
Peder Kolstad
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1932
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 221
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 222
Herbert H. Lehman
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1963
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 223
Richard Meinertzhagen
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1967
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 224
Charles Hefferon
ATHLETE
1878 - 1931
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 225
Elvia Carrillo Puerto
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 226
Gyula Kakas
GYMNAST
1878 - 1928
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 227
Katie Johnson
ACTOR
1878 - 1957
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 228
Léon Binoche
RUGBY PLAYER
1878 - 1962
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 229
Oscar Apfel
FILM DIRECTOR
1878 - 1938
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 230
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsJohn Masefield
WRITER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 246
Sigurd Moen
SKATER
1897 - 1967
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 247
Harald Julin
ATHLETE
1890 - 1967
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 248
Vladimir Sukachev
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1967
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 249
Simo Puupponen
WRITER
1915 - 1967
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 250
Nikolay Okhlopkov
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 251
Richard Meinertzhagen
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1967
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 252
Malcolm Sargent
CONDUCTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 253
Edward Givens
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1967
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 254
Romildo Etcheverry
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1967
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 255
Reginald Denny
ACTOR
1891 - 1967
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 256
Lewis H. Brereton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1967
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 257
Robert Daniel Carmichael
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1967
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 258
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Meinertzhagen ranks 4,876 out of 8,785. Before him are Taylor Wane (1968), The Proclaimers (1962), Leeroy Thornhill (1968), John Hutton Balfour (1808), Philippa Pearce (1920), and Diana Wynyard (1906). After him are Chris Dreja (1945), Richard K. Guy (1916), James Oglethorpe (1696), Malcolm Sargent (1895), Colin Greenwood (1969), and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTaylor Wane
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,870
The Proclaimers
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,871
Leeroy Thornhill
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,872
John Hutton Balfour
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1884
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 4,873
Philippa Pearce
WRITER
1920 - 2006
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 4,874
Diana Wynyard
ACTOR
1906 - 1964
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 4,875
Richard Meinertzhagen
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1967
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 4,876
Chris Dreja
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 4,877
Richard K. Guy
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2020
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 4,878
James Oglethorpe
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1785
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4,879
Malcolm Sargent
CONDUCTOR
1895 - 1967
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4,880
Colin Greenwood
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4,881
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
COMPOSER
1875 - 1912
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4,882
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Richard Meinertzhagen ranks 159. Before him are Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811), Alister Hardy (1896), Maxwell T. Masters (1833), William T. Stearn (1911), Edward Lhuyd (1660), and John Hutton Balfour (1808). After him are Archibald Menzies (1754), Sarah Gilbert (1962), Gilbert White (1720), Hugh Huxley (1924), Lancelot Hogben (1895), and David Douglas (1799).
Hugh Edwin Strickland
1811 - 1853
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 153
Alister Hardy
1896 - 1985
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 154
Maxwell T. Masters
1833 - 1907
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 155
William T. Stearn
1911 - 2001
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 156
Edward Lhuyd
1660 - 1709
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 157
John Hutton Balfour
1808 - 1884
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 158
Richard Meinertzhagen
1878 - 1967
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 159
Archibald Menzies
1754 - 1842
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 160
Sarah Gilbert
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 161
Gilbert White
1720 - 1793
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 162
Hugh Huxley
1924 - 2013
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 163
Lancelot Hogben
1895 - 1975
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 164
David Douglas
1799 - 1834
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 165