BIOLOGIST
William Bateson
1861 - 1926
William Bateson
William Bateson (8 August 1861 – 8 February 1926) was an English biologist who was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity, and the chief populariser of the ideas of Gregor Mendel following their rediscovery in 1900 by Hugo de Vries and Carl Correns. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Bateson has received more than 268,931 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). William Bateson is the 144th most popular biologist (down from 116th in 2019), the 836th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 810th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Biologist.
William Bateson is most famous for his work in genetics, specifically his discovery of the law of dominance.
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270k
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9.09
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, William Bateson ranks 144 out of 1,097. Before him are John Ray, Carl Peter Thunberg, Hamilton O. Smith, Mario Capecchi, William Carey, and J. Michael Bishop. After him are Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jan Svatopluk Presl, Walther Flemming, Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, and Carl Linnaeus the Younger.
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1627 - 1705
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 138
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1743 - 1828
HPI: 61.12
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HPI: 61.11
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Mario Capecchi
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HPI: 61.08
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William Carey
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HPI: 61.02
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J. Michael Bishop
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HPI: 61.00
Rank: 143
William Bateson
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 144
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HPI: 60.95
Rank: 145
Jan Svatopluk Presl
1791 - 1849
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 146
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1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.90
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1727 - 1817
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 148
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1778 - 1858
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 149
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1741 - 1783
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 150
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1861, William Bateson ranks 32. Before him are Ranavalona III, Nettie Stevens, István Tisza, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Armando Diaz, and Luigi Facta. After him are Anton Arensky, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Henry Gantt, Walter Simons, Pierre Duhem, and Michel Verne. Among people deceased in 1926, William Bateson ranks 29. Before him are Kim Hyong-jik, Karl Harrer, Constantin Fehrenbach, Viktor Vasnetsov, Victor, Prince Napoléon, and Mikao Usui. After him are Ellen Key, Friedrich von Wieser, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Knut Wicksell, Alphonse Borrelly, and Émile Coué.
Others Born in 1861
Go to all RankingsRanavalona III
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1917
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 26
Nettie Stevens
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1912
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 27
István Tisza
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1918
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 28
Solomon R. Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1861 - 1949
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 29
Armando Diaz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1928
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 30
Luigi Facta
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1930
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 31
William Bateson
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 32
Anton Arensky
COMPOSER
1861 - 1906
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 33
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1928
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 34
Henry Gantt
ENGINEER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 35
Walter Simons
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1937
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 36
Pierre Duhem
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1916
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 37
Michel Verne
WRITER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 38
Others Deceased in 1926
Go to all RankingsKim Hyong-jik
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1894 - 1926
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 23
Karl Harrer
WRITER
1890 - 1926
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 24
Constantin Fehrenbach
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 25
Viktor Vasnetsov
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 26
Victor, Prince Napoléon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1926
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 27
Mikao Usui
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 28
William Bateson
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 29
Ellen Key
WRITER
1849 - 1926
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 30
Friedrich von Wieser
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1926
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 31
John Louis Emil Dreyer
ASTRONOMER
1852 - 1926
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 32
Knut Wicksell
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1926
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 33
Alphonse Borrelly
ASTRONOMER
1842 - 1926
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 34
Émile Coué
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1926
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 35
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Bateson ranks 836 out of 8,785. Before him are Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), Cliff Williams (1949), Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891), David Coverdale (1951), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), and Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831). After him are John William Polidori (1795), Alan Parsons (1948), Bernard Cornwell (1944), Anthony James Leggett (1938), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), and Imelda Staunton (1956).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGodfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 830
Cliff Williams
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 831
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1969
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 832
David Coverdale
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 833
Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1922
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 834
Æthelbald, King of Wessex
POLITICIAN
831 - 860
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 835
William Bateson
BIOLOGIST
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 836
John William Polidori
WRITER
1795 - 1821
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 837
Alan Parsons
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 838
Bernard Cornwell
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 839
Anthony James Leggett
PHYSICIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 840
Pete Postlethwaite
ACTOR
1946 - 2011
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 841
Imelda Staunton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 842
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Bateson ranks 22. Before him are Oliver Smithies (1925), Julian Huxley (1887), John Gurdon (1933), Charles Scott Sherrington (1952), John Ray (1627), and William Carey (1761). After him are Martin Evans (1941), John Boyd Orr (1880), Anna Atkins (1799), George Robert Gray (1808), Ian Wilmut (1944), and Henry Walter Bates (1825).
Oliver Smithies
1925 - 2017
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 16
Julian Huxley
1887 - 1975
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 17
John Gurdon
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 18
Charles Scott Sherrington
1952 - 1952
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 19
John Ray
1627 - 1705
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 20
William Carey
1761 - 1834
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 21
William Bateson
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 22
Martin Evans
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 23
John Boyd Orr
1880 - 1971
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 24
Anna Atkins
1799 - 1871
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 25
George Robert Gray
1808 - 1872
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 26
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 27
Henry Walter Bates
1825 - 1892
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 28