BIOLOGIST
Sydney Parkinson
1745 - 1771
Sydney Parkinson
Sydney Parkinson (c. 1745 – 26 January 1771) was a Scottish botanical illustrator and natural history artist. He was the first European artist to visit Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sydney Parkinson has received more than 89,246 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sydney Parkinson is the 832nd most popular biologist (up from 900th in 2019), the 4,061st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,870th in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
89k
Page Views (PV)
46.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.08
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Sydney Parkinson ranks 832 out of 1,097. Before him are John Jacob Abel, Joseph Rock, Paul Henri Lecomte, Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers, Herbert Giles, and Max Fürbringer. After him are Eduard von Martens, Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt, Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet, Zinaida Yermolyeva, Judah Folkman, and Edmund Reitter.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Jacob Abel
1857 - 1938
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 826
Joseph Rock
1884 - 1962
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 827
Paul Henri Lecomte
1856 - 1934
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 828
Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers
1816 - 1853
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 829
Herbert Giles
1845 - 1935
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 830
Max Fürbringer
1846 - 1920
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 831
Sydney Parkinson
1745 - 1771
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 832
Eduard von Martens
1831 - 1904
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 833
Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt
1785 - 1874
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 834
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
1800 - 1874
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 835
Zinaida Yermolyeva
1898 - 1974
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 836
Judah Folkman
1933 - 2008
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 837
Edmund Reitter
1845 - 1920
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 838
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1745, Sydney Parkinson ranks 48. Before him are Timothy Pickering, Hannah More, Johann Gottfried Köhler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Oliver Ellsworth, and John Jeffries. After him are Madhavrao I, Anthony Wayne, William Paterson, Richard Bassett, Samuel Hearne, and Caleb Strong. Among people deceased in 1771, Sydney Parkinson ranks 22. Before him are Dmitry Laptev, William Fermor, Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal, Konrad Ernst Ackermann, and Jan Klemens Branicki. After him is Christopher Smart.
Others Born in 1745
Go to all RankingsTimothy Pickering
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1829
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 42
Hannah More
WRITER
1745 - 1833
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 43
Johann Gottfried Köhler
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1801
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 44
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1818
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 45
Oliver Ellsworth
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1807
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 46
John Jeffries
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 47
Sydney Parkinson
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1771
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 48
Madhavrao I
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1772
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 49
Anthony Wayne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1796
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 50
William Paterson
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1806
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 51
Richard Bassett
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1815
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 52
Samuel Hearne
EXPLORER
1745 - 1792
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 53
Caleb Strong
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1819
HPI: 36.26
Rank: 54
Others Deceased in 1771
Go to all RankingsDmitry Laptev
EXPLORER
1701 - 1771
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 16
William Fermor
POLITICIAN
1702 - 1771
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 17
Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1706 - 1771
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 18
Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1771
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 19
Konrad Ernst Ackermann
ACTOR
1712 - 1771
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 20
Jan Klemens Branicki
POLITICIAN
1689 - 1771
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 21
Sydney Parkinson
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1771
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 22
Christopher Smart
WRITER
1722 - 1771
HPI: 37.27
Rank: 23
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Sydney Parkinson ranks 4,061 out of 8,785. Before him are Rachel Portman (1960), Edward John Eyre (1815), Acker Bilk (1929), Bernard Cribbins (1928), John Sykes (1959), and Paddy Considine (1973). After him are George Back (1796), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Grace Chisholm Young (1868), Martin O'Neill (1952), Daniel Tammet (1979), and Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRachel Portman
COMPOSER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 4,055
Edward John Eyre
EXPLORER
1815 - 1901
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 4,056
Acker Bilk
SINGER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 4,057
Bernard Cribbins
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 4,058
John Sykes
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 4,059
Paddy Considine
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 4,060
Sydney Parkinson
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1771
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,061
George Back
EXPLORER
1796 - 1878
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,062
Charles Montagu Doughty
WRITER
1843 - 1926
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,063
Grace Chisholm Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,064
Martin O'Neill
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 4,065
Daniel Tammet
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4,066
Henry Home, Lord Kames
WRITER
1696 - 1782
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4,067
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Sydney Parkinson ranks 116. Before him are William Townsend Aiton (1766), Alec Jeffreys (1950), Thomas Thomson (1817), George Edwards (1694), William Hemsley (1843), and Herbert Giles (1845). After him are Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), William John Burchell (1781), D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860), Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761), Anne McLaren (1927), and Daniel Oliver (1830).
William Townsend Aiton
1766 - 1849
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 110
Alec Jeffreys
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 111
Thomas Thomson
1817 - 1878
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 112
George Edwards
1694 - 1773
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 113
William Hemsley
1843 - 1924
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 114
Herbert Giles
1845 - 1935
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 115
Sydney Parkinson
1745 - 1771
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 116
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
1800 - 1874
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 117
William John Burchell
1781 - 1863
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 118
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
1860 - 1948
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 119
Richard Anthony Salisbury
1761 - 1829
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 120
Anne McLaren
1927 - 2007
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 121
Daniel Oliver
1830 - 1916
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 122