Biologist

Rita R. Colwell

1934 - today

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Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Rita R. Colwell is the 1,069th most popular biologist (down from 1,048th in 2024), the 13,398th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,948th in 2019) and the 179th most popular American Biologist.

Rita R. Colwell is most famous for her pioneering research on cholera and its connection to environmental factors, particularly how climate change affects infectious diseases. She was also the first female director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) (1998–2004).

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Among Biologists

Among biologists, Rita R. Colwell ranks 1,069 out of 1,097. Before her are Amos Eaton, Austin Stevens, William Bartram, Sidney Dillon Ripley, Irene Pepperberg, and Storrs L. Olson. After her are Frank Fenner, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Eugenie Clark, Pamela C. Rasmussen, and Fanny Hesse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Rita R. Colwell ranks 572. Before her are Mahendra Kapoor, Peter Arnett, John S. Bull, Charley Pride, David Malouf, and June Foulds. After her are Carla Anderson Hills, Carver Mead, Angela Buxton, Willie Toweel, Jerry Nelson, and Bryan Douglas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rita R. Colwell ranks 13,398 out of NaN. Before her are Willard Schmidt (1910), Joseph Story (1779), Storrs L. Olson (1944), Rachel Levine (1957), Robby Benson (1956), and Philip Carey (1925). After her are Elizabeth Berridge (1962), Horton Foote (1916), Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (1976), Rod La Rocque (1898), James Hall (null), and Adrian Dantley (1956).

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Among Biologists In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Rita R. Colwell ranks 179. Before her are Jessica Meir (1977), Amos Eaton (1776), William Bartram (1739), Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), Irene Pepperberg (1949), and Storrs L. Olson (1944). After her are Eugenie Clark (1922), Fanny Hesse (1850), Susan Lindquist (1949), Jerry Coyne (1949), Joan A. Steitz (1941), and Peter Dodson (1946).

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