BIOLOGIST

Robert H. MacArthur

1930 - 1972

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Robert Helmer MacArthur (April 7, 1930 – November 1, 1972) was a Canadian-born American ecologist who made a major impact on many areas of community and population ecology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert H. MacArthur has received more than 60,016 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert H. MacArthur is the 971st most popular biologist (down from 816th in 2019), the 579th most popular biography from Canada (down from 458th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Biologist.

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  • 60k

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  • 43.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Robert H. MacArthur ranks 971 out of 1,097. Before him are Alexander Wetmore, Alexander Wendt, James Chapin, John Lawrence LeConte, Archibald Menzies, and William Diller Matthew. After him are Leonhard Stejneger, Sarah Gilbert, Irene Pepperberg, Gilbert White, Herbert Boyer, and Frank Chapman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Robert H. MacArthur ranks 532. Before him are Stanley Sadie, Eladio Herrera, Norman Johnson, Violetta Ferrari, Edward Givens, and Wojciech Zabłocki. After him are Ian Burgess, M. Balamuralikrishna, Guillermo Díaz, Richard A. Falk, Lionel Cox, and Carlos Lucas. Among people deceased in 1972, Robert H. MacArthur ranks 244. Before him are Gejus van der Meulen, Gia Scala, Isabel Jewell, Józef Lange, Mór Kóczán, and Marie Wilson. After him are Geraldine Beamish, John Litel, Carlos Cillóniz, Warren Kealoha, Emma P. Carr, and François Bourbotte.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Robert H. MacArthur ranks 579 out of 1,622. Before him are Helen Shaver (1951), Hilda Strike (1910), Claude Vivier (1948), Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849), Daniel David Palmer (1845), and William Diller Matthew (1871). After him are Angela Hewitt (1958), Patrick Roy (1965), Mackenzie Davis (1987), Ross Cuthbert (1892), Charles Coughlin (1891), and Rob Pike (1956).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Canada

Among biologists born in Canada, Robert H. MacArthur ranks 7. Before him are Ralph M. Steinman (1943), John Murray (1841), David Suzuki (1936), George Romanes (1848), Colin Munro MacLeod (1909), and William Diller Matthew (1871). After him are Peter Watts (1958), Alice Wilson (1881), Severn Cullis-Suzuki (1979), Alice Eastwood (1859), Carrie Derick (1862), and Philip J. Currie (1949).

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