1882 - 1952
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 29,204 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Takenoshin Nakai is the 333rd most popular biologist (down from 257th in 2019), the 772nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 623rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Japanese Biologist.
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Among biologists, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 333 out of 841. Before him are Philibert Commerson, Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller, Carl Ludwig Blume, Alexander von Nordmann, Ian Wilmut, and François-Alphonse Forel. After him are Emil Christian Hansen, Karl Koch, John Stevens Henslow, John Needham, John Sulston, and Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger.
1727 - 1773
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 327
1725 - 1776
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 328
1796 - 1862
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 329
1803 - 1866
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 330
1944 - 2023
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 331
1841 - 1912
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 332
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 333
1842 - 1909
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 334
1809 - 1879
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 335
1796 - 1861
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 336
1713 - 1781
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 337
1942 - 2018
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 338
1775 - 1813
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 339
Among people born in 1882, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 121. Before him are Emma Jung, Halil Kut, Douglas Mawson, Arnold Rothstein, Holland Smith, and Leo White. After him are Geraldine Farrar, Robert Hichens, Donald Crisp, Hugh Dowding, Edmund Glaise-Horstenau, and Joseph Marx. Among people deceased in 1952, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 75. Before him are Theodoros Pangalos, Richard Hildebrandt, Sameera Moussa, Sergei Bortkiewicz, Rued Langgaard, and Johan Nygaardsvold. After him are Matrona Nikonova, Carlo Sforza, Juan Yagüe, Max Dehn, Maurice De Waele, and Franz John.
1882 - 1955
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 115
1882 - 1957
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 116
1882 - 1958
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 117
1882 - 1928
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 118
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 119
1882 - 1948
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 120
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 121
1882 - 1967
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 122
1882 - 1940
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 123
1882 - 1974
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 124
1882 - 1970
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 125
1882 - 1946
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 126
1882 - 1964
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 127
1878 - 1952
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 69
1897 - 1952
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 70
1917 - 1952
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 71
1877 - 1952
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 72
1893 - 1952
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 73
1879 - 1952
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 74
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 75
1881 - 1952
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 76
1872 - 1952
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 77
1891 - 1952
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 78
1878 - 1952
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 79
1896 - 1952
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 80
1872 - 1952
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 81
Among people born in Japan, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 772 out of 6,048. Before him are Takashi Ono (1931), Matsumura Sōkon (1809), Takeshi Obata (1969), Seichō Matsumoto (1909), Prince Morikuni (1301), and Masami Kurumada (1953). After him are Ikki Kita (1883), Sachi Kagawa (null), Banana Yoshimoto (1964), Sanjō Sanetomi (1837), Eiko Ishioka (1938), and Yasushi Inoue (1907).
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 766
1809 - 1899
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 767
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 768
1909 - 1992
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 769
1301 - 1333
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 770
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 771
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 772
1883 - 1937
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 773
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 774
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 775
1837 - 1891
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 776
1938 - 2012
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 777
1907 - 1991
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 778
Among biologists born in Japan, Takenoshin Nakai ranks 5. Before him are Yoshinori Ohsumi (1945), Susumu Tonegawa (1939), Hideyo Noguchi (1876), and Motoo Kimura (1924). After him are Tsuneko Okazaki (1933), Tomitaro Makino (1862), Katsuko Saruhashi (1920), Bunzō Hayata (1874), Tokiharu Abe (1911), and Ryuta Kawashima (1959).
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1
1939 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 2
1876 - 1928
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 3
1924 - 1994
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 4
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 5
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6
1862 - 1957
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 7
1920 - 2007
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 8
1874 - 1934
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 9
1911 - 1996
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 10
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 11