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 the USA. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Fortune has received more than 174,016 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2019). Robert Fortune is the 307th most popular biologist (up from 356th in 2019), the 1,935th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,959th in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Biologist.
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53.22
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17
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5.56
Effective Languages (L*)
1.94
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Robert Fortune ranks 307 out of 841. Before him are Patrick Geddes, Eugenius Warming, Johann Reinhold Forster, Dennis Meadows, Eugene Odum, and Albert Günther. After him are Anders Sparrman, Guillaume Rondelet, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, Ernst Schäfer, Roderick Murchison, and Nehemiah Grew.
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1854 - 1932
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 301
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1841 - 1924
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 302
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1729 - 1798
HPI: 53.36
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Dennis Meadows
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HPI: 53.31
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Eugene Odum
1913 - 2002
HPI: 53.28
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Albert Günther
1830 - 1914
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 306
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 307
Anders Sparrman
1748 - 1820
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 308
Guillaume Rondelet
1507 - 1566
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 309
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
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HPI: 53.14
Rank: 310
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HPI: 53.13
Rank: 311
Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 312
Nehemiah Grew
1641 - 1712
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 313
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1812, Robert Fortune ranks 37. Before him are Augustus Pugin, Berthold Auerbach, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Hendrik Conscience, Filippo Pacini, and Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst. After him are Duke Peter of Oldenburg, Samuel Smiles, Hermann von Fehling, Melchora Aquino, Yevhen Hrebinka, and Rudolf von Alt. Among people deceased in 1880, Robert Fortune ranks 27. Before him are Arnold Ruge, Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger, Constantin Hansen, Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Jules Favre, and Raden Saleh. After him are Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Jules Antoine Lissajous, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Arthur Morin, Alphonse Pénaud, and Karl Friedrich Lessing.
Others Born in 1812
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Augustus Pugin
1812 - 1852
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 31
Berthold Auerbach
1812 - 1882
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 32
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
1812 - 1887
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 33
Hendrik Conscience
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 34
Filippo Pacini
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 35
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
1812 - 1865
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 36
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 37
Duke Peter of Oldenburg
1812 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 38
Samuel Smiles
1812 - 1904
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 39
Hermann von Fehling
1812 - 1885
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 40
Melchora Aquino
1812 - 1919
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 41
Yevhen Hrebinka
1812 - 1848
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 42
Rudolf von Alt
1812 - 1905
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1880
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Arnold Ruge
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 21
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger
1805 - 1880
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 22
Constantin Hansen
1804 - 1880
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 23
Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel
1796 - 1880
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 24
Jules Favre
1809 - 1880
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 25
Raden Saleh
1811 - 1880
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 26
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 27
Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra
1816 - 1880
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 28
Jules Antoine Lissajous
1822 - 1880
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 29
Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias
1803 - 1880
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 30
Arthur Morin
1795 - 1880
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 31
Alphonse Pénaud
1850 - 1880
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 32
Karl Friedrich Lessing
1808 - 1880
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 33
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Fortune ranks 1,935 out of 7,765. Before him are Josephine Butler (1828), Peter Yates (1929), Mary Astell (1666), John Badham (1939), Martin Rees (1942), and Thom Yorke (1968). After him are Adele (1988), John Chadwick (1920), James Ferguson (1797), Bobby Sands (1954), Sylvester McCoy (1943), and John Loudon McAdam (1756).
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Josephine Butler
1828 - 1906
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,929
Peter Yates
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,930
Mary Astell
1666 - 1731
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,931
John Badham
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,932
Martin Rees
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,933
Thom Yorke
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,934
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,935
Adele
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 1,936
John Chadwick
1920 - 1998
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,937
James Ferguson
1797 - 1867
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,938
Bobby Sands
1954 - 1981
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,939
Sylvester McCoy
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,940
John Loudon McAdam
1756 - 1836
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 1,941
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Robert Fortune ranks 47. Before him are John Hughlings Jackson (1835), John Gould (1804), Jack W. Szostak (1952), Richard Henderson (1945), George Robert Gray (1808), and Patrick Geddes (1854). After him are Roderick Murchison (1792), Nehemiah Grew (1641), Ian Wilmut (1944), John Stevens Henslow (1796), John Needham (1713), and John Sulston (1942).
John Hughlings Jackson
1835 - 1911
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 41
John Gould
1804 - 1881
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 42
Jack W. Szostak
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 43
Richard Henderson
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 44
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 45
Patrick Geddes
1854 - 1932
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 46
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 47
Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 48
Nehemiah Grew
1641 - 1712
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 49
Ian Wilmut
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 50
John Stevens Henslow
1796 - 1861
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 51
John Needham
1713 - 1781
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 52
John Sulston
1942 - 2018
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 53
