BIOLOGIST
Takenoshin Nakai
1882 - 1952
Takenoshin Nakai
Takenoshin Nakai (中井 猛之進, Nakai Takenoshin, November 27, 1882, Gifu Prefecture – December 6, 1952) was a Japanese botanist. In 1919 and 1930, he published papers on the plants of Japan and Korea, including the genus Cephalotaxus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Takenoshin Nakai has received more than 31,695 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Takenoshin Nakai is the 440th most popular biologist (down from 332nd in 2019), the 913th most popular biography from Japan (down from 770th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Japanese Biologist.
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Languages Editions (L)
5.90
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 440 out of 1,097. Before him are Lorenz Heister, Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, Pieter Bleeker, Ernst Hartert, and Alwin Berger. After him are William Hudson, Edward Daniel Clarke, Heinrich Boie, Zhores Medvedev, Luther Burbank, and Heinrich Schrader.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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HPI: 52.70
Rank: 434
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Ernst Hartert
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HPI: 52.58
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Alwin Berger
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HPI: 52.57
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Takenoshin Nakai
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 440
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HPI: 52.49
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HPI: 52.48
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HPI: 52.46
Rank: 445
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HPI: 52.41
Rank: 446
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 140. Before him are Nicolae Titulescu, José Vasconcelos, Geraldine Farrar, Kazimierz Bartel, Arnold Rothstein, and Douglas Mawson. After him are Otto Ruge, Federico Chávez, Yakov Perelman, Maurice Peeters, Monteiro Lobato, and Alexander Kutepov. Among people deceased in 1952, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 85. Before him are Rued Langgaard, Josephine Tey, Silvio Cator, Maurice De Waele, John Garfield, and Richard Hildebrandt. After him are Vladimir Albitsky, Nikos Beloyannis, Constant Permeke, Arturo Rawson, Mariano Azuela, and Harold Innis.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsNicolae Titulescu
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1941
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 134
José Vasconcelos
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1959
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 135
Geraldine Farrar
ACTOR
1882 - 1967
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 136
Kazimierz Bartel
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1941
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 137
Arnold Rothstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1882 - 1928
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 138
Douglas Mawson
EXPLORER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 139
Takenoshin Nakai
BIOLOGIST
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 140
Otto Ruge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1961
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 141
Federico Chávez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1978
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 142
Yakov Perelman
WRITER
1882 - 1942
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 143
Maurice Peeters
CYCLIST
1882 - 1957
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 144
Monteiro Lobato
WRITER
1882 - 1948
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 145
Alexander Kutepov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1930
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 146
Others Deceased in 1952
Go to all RankingsRued Langgaard
COMPOSER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 79
Josephine Tey
WRITER
1896 - 1952
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 80
Silvio Cator
ATHLETE
1900 - 1952
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 81
Maurice De Waele
CYCLIST
1896 - 1952
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 82
John Garfield
ACTOR
1913 - 1952
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 83
Richard Hildebrandt
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1952
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 84
Takenoshin Nakai
BIOLOGIST
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 85
Vladimir Albitsky
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1952
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 86
Nikos Beloyannis
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1952
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 87
Constant Permeke
PAINTER
1886 - 1952
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 88
Arturo Rawson
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1952
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 89
Mariano Azuela
WRITER
1873 - 1952
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 90
Harold Innis
ECONOMIST
1894 - 1952
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 91
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 913 out of 6,245. Before him are Hideo Shinojima (1910), Konoe Sakihisa (1536), Naomi Osaka (1997), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Saigō Jūdō (1843), and Shigeru Takahashi (null). After him are Shinobu Ishihara (1879), Tawaraya Sōtatsu (1570), Ryuzo Hiraki (1931), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1950), Toyohito Mochizuki (1953), and Ozaki Kōyō (1868).
Others born in Japan
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SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1975
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 907
Konoe Sakihisa
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1612
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 908
Naomi Osaka
TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 909
Haruomi Hosono
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 910
Saigō Jūdō
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1902
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 911
Shigeru Takahashi
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 912
Takenoshin Nakai
BIOLOGIST
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 913
Shinobu Ishihara
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 914
Tawaraya Sōtatsu
PAINTER
1570 - 1643
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 915
Ryuzo Hiraki
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 916
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 917
Toyohito Mochizuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 918
Ozaki Kōyō
WRITER
1868 - 1903
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 919
Among BIOLOGISTS In Japan
Among biologists born in Japan, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 7. Before him are Yoshinori Ohsumi (1945), Susumu Tonegawa (1939), Tomitaro Makino (1862), Hideyo Noguchi (1876), Motoo Kimura (1924), and Katsuko Saruhashi (1920). After him are Akira Miyawaki (1928), Tsuneko Okazaki (1933), Jinzō Matsumura (1856), Akira Endo (1933), Bunzō Hayata (1874), and Yasutomi Nishizuka (1932).
Yoshinori Ohsumi
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 1
Susumu Tonegawa
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 2
Tomitaro Makino
1862 - 1957
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3
Hideyo Noguchi
1876 - 1928
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 4
Motoo Kimura
1924 - 1994
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 5
Katsuko Saruhashi
1920 - 2007
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 6
Takenoshin Nakai
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 7
Akira Miyawaki
1928 - 2021
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 8
Tsuneko Okazaki
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 9
Jinzō Matsumura
1856 - 1928
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 10
Akira Endo
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 11
Bunzō Hayata
1874 - 1934
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 12
Yasutomi Nishizuka
1932 - 2004
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 13