BIOLOGIST

Robert Fortune

1812 - 1880

Robert Fortune

Robert Fortune (16 September 1812 – 13 April 1880) was a Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveller, best known for introducing around 250 new ornamental plants, mainly from China, but also Japan, into the gardens of Britain, Australia, and North America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Fortune has received more than 205,211 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Fortune is the 387th most popular biologist (down from 318th in 2019), the 2,085th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,930th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Biologist.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.28
Effective Languages (L*)
1.98
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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Robert Fortune ranks 387 out of 1,097. Before him are Antonio José Cavanilles, Ludwig Reichenbach, Samuel Frederick Gray, Roderick Murchison, Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach, and Julius von Sachs. After him are Ernst Schäfer, Kliment Timiryazev, Princess Therese of Bavaria, Johann Friedrich Klotzsch, Juliane Koepcke, and James Edward Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Robert Fortune ranks 42. Before him are Melchora Aquino, Augustus Pugin, Hermann von Fehling, Duke Peter of Oldenburg, Samuel Smiles, and Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst. After him are Ignacio Comonfort, Luigi Carlo Farini, Rudolf von Alt, Ercole Dembowski, Charles Duclerc, and Yevhen Hrebinka. Among people deceased in 1880, Robert Fortune ranks 29. Before him are Oliver Winchester, Friedrich Bayer, Jules Favre, Raden Saleh, Sanford Robinson Gifford, and Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias. After him are Constantin Hansen, Edwin Drake, Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Karl Friedrich Lessing, August Karl von Goeben, and Alphonse Pénaud.

Others Born in 1812

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Melchora Aquino
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1812 - 1919
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 36
Augustus Pugin
ARCHITECT
1812 - 1852
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 37
Hermann von Fehling
CHEMIST
1812 - 1885
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 38
Duke Peter of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1812 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 39
Samuel Smiles
WRITER
1812 - 1904
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 40
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
MUSICIAN
1812 - 1865
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 41
Robert Fortune
BIOLOGIST
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 42
Ignacio Comonfort
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1863
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 43
Luigi Carlo Farini
PHYSICIAN
1812 - 1866
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 44
Rudolf von Alt
PAINTER
1812 - 1905
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 45
Ercole Dembowski
ASTRONOMER
1812 - 1881
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 46
Charles Duclerc
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1888
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 47
Yevhen Hrebinka
WRITER
1812 - 1848
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 48

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Oliver Winchester
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1880
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 23
Friedrich Bayer
BUSINESSPERSON
1825 - 1880
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 24
Jules Favre
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 25
Raden Saleh
PAINTER
1811 - 1880
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 26
Sanford Robinson Gifford
PAINTER
1823 - 1880
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 27
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1880
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 28
Robert Fortune
BIOLOGIST
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 29
Constantin Hansen
PAINTER
1804 - 1880
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 30
Edwin Drake
BUSINESSPERSON
1819 - 1880
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 31
Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1880
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 32
Karl Friedrich Lessing
PAINTER
1808 - 1880
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 33
August Karl von Goeben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1816 - 1880
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 34
Alphonse Pénaud
ENGINEER
1850 - 1880
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 35

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Fortune ranks 2,085 out of 8,785. Before him are Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182), Rick Davies (1944), Princess Eugenie of York (1990), Joan of the Tower (1321), Chris Menges (1940), and Thomas Andrews (1813). After him are Anthony Dawson (1916), Alan Lancaster (1949), George Herbert (1593), John Webster (1578), James Fox (1939), and John Foxe (1516).

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Princess Eugenie of York
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COMPANION
1321 - 1362
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Chris Menges
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George Herbert
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John Webster
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HPI: 53.47
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