BIOLOGIST

Rita R. Colwell

1934 - Today

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Rita Rossi Colwell (born November 23, 1934) is an American environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. Colwell holds degrees in bacteriology, genetics, and oceanography and studies infectious diseases. Colwell is the founder and Chair of CosmosID, a bioinformatics company. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rita R. Colwell has received more than 169,784 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Rita R. Colwell is the 1,048th most popular biologist, the 12,945th most popular biography from United States and the 171st most popular American Biologist.

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  • 170k

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  • 39.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Rita R. Colwell ranks 1,048 out of 1,097. Before her are Francis Walker, Charles B. Cory, Asuman Baytop, Alice Eastwood, David A. Sinclair, and Carrie Derick. After her are Frank Fenner, Joanne Chory, Philippa Marrack, George Don, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, and Annie Montague Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Rita R. Colwell ranks 554. Before her are Hamilton Green, David Herd, Carla Anderson Hills, Oleg Golovanov, Michel Vermeulin, and Eric Caldow. After her are Alan Dundes, Annette Crosbie, Carver Mead, Jerry Nelson, Peter Ashdown, and John S. Bull.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rita R. Colwell ranks 12,945 out of 20,380. Before her are Ann C. Crispin (1950), Katrina Leskanich (1960), Lisa Nowak (1963), Nat Hentoff (1925), Howard Georgi (1947), and Kiele Sanchez (1977). After her are Ruth Etting (1896), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), Gary Rydstrom (1959), Crystal Gayle (1951), Robb Flynn (1967), and Amanda Peterson (1971).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Rita R. Colwell ranks 171. Before her are Henry Weed Fowler (1878), Outram Bangs (1863), William Bartram (1739), John Kunkel Small (1869), John Cassin (1813), and Charles B. Cory (1857). After her are Joanne Chory (1955), Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), Annie Montague Alexander (1867), Storrs L. Olson (1944), Ronald M. Evans (1949), and Eugenie Clark (1922).

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