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Samuel George Morton

1799 - 1851

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Samuel George Morton (January 26, 1799 – May 15, 1851) was an American physician, natural scientist, and writer. As one of the early figures of scientific racism, he argued against monogenism, the single creation story of the Bible, instead supporting polygenism, a theory of multiple racial creations. He was a prolific writer of books on various subjects from 1823 to 1851. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel George Morton has received more than 282,198 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel George Morton is the 677th most popular physician (down from 585th in 2019), the 10,914th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,388th in 2019) and the 88th most popular American Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Samuel George Morton ranks 677 out of 726. Before him are Indira Nath, Richard Doll, Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, Ben Klassen, Flora Murray, and Samuel Gridley Howe. After him are Louisa Garrett Anderson, Rachel Levine, Aarne Pohjonen, Elizabeth Kenny, Patrick Steptoe, and Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Samuel George Morton ranks 60. Before him are George Finlay, František Čelakovský, Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, Jean Baptiste Boisduval, Avdotia Istomina, and David Douglas. After him are Titian Peale, Thomas Hood, and Simon Cameron. Among people deceased in 1851, Samuel George Morton ranks 51. Before him are Giovanni Berchet, Joel Roberts Poinsett, William Nicol, Dean Mahomed, Sylvester Graham, and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. After him are Joanna Baillie, and Levi Woodbury.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samuel George Morton ranks 10,914 out of 20,380. Before him are David Burtka (1975), Susanne Blakeslee (1956), Nell Arthur (1837), Noah Beery Jr. (1913), Peter Goldreich (1939), and Roger Bart (1962). After him are Mara Corday (1930), Jim Inhofe (1934), Maxine Singer (1931), Frank Vaughn (1902), Clifton Collins Jr. (1970), and Francis George (1937).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Samuel George Morton ranks 88. Before him are James Ewing (1866), Thomas Starzl (1926), Priscilla Chan (1985), Leila Denmark (1898), Robert Spitzer (1932), and Samuel Gridley Howe (1801). After him are Rachel Levine (1957), Bert Vogelstein (1949), Charles R. Drew (1904), Sara Josephine Baker (1873), Caldwell Esselstyn (1933), and Donald Henderson (1928).

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