BIOLOGIST
William Elford Leach
1791 - 1836
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Elford Leach has received more than 234,757 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). William Elford Leach is the 577th most popular biologist (up from 702nd in 2019), the 2,843rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,539th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
50.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
4.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, William Elford Leach ranks 577 out of 1,097. Before him are Miles Joseph Berkeley, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Sewall Wright, Alessandra Giliani, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, and Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer. After him are Jacob Sturm, George Allman, Georg August Schweinfurth, Harold E. Varmus, Edmond Albius, and Carl Axel Magnus Lindman.
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1803 - 1889
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 571
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1783 - 1840
HPI: 50.40
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HPI: 50.40
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Alessandra Giliani
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HPI: 50.38
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Elisabeth Christina von Linné
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HPI: 50.37
Rank: 575
Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer
1782 - 1854
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 576
William Elford Leach
1791 - 1836
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 577
Jacob Sturm
1771 - 1848
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 578
George Allman
1812 - 1898
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 579
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1836 - 1925
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 580
Harold E. Varmus
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HPI: 50.28
Rank: 581
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1829 - 1880
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 582
Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
1856 - 1928
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 583
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1791, William Elford Leach ranks 33. Before him are Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas, Louis Visconti, Theodor Körner, Václav Hanka, Johan Ludvig Heiberg, and Giuseppe Gioachino Belli. After him are Alexis Thérèse Petit, Robert Knox, Josef Munzinger, Odilon Barrot, Adolf Ivar Arwidsson, and Jean Cruveilhier. Among people deceased in 1836, William Elford Leach ranks 42. Before him are Martha Jefferson Randolph, Ferdinand Raimund, Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, William B. Travis, Edward Turner Bennett, and Miguel Barragán. After him are Stephen F. Austin, Adolf Stieler, Marc-Antoine Parseval, Edward Livingston, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Charles Wilkins.
Others Born in 1791
Go to all RankingsÁngel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas
WRITER
1791 - 1865
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 27
Louis Visconti
ARCHITECT
1791 - 1853
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 28
Theodor Körner
WRITER
1791 - 1813
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 29
Václav Hanka
WRITER
1791 - 1861
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 30
Johan Ludvig Heiberg
WRITER
1791 - 1860
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 31
Giuseppe Gioachino Belli
WRITER
1791 - 1863
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 32
William Elford Leach
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1836
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 33
Alexis Thérèse Petit
PHYSICIST
1791 - 1820
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 34
Robert Knox
PHYSICIAN
1791 - 1862
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 35
Josef Munzinger
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1855
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 36
Odilon Barrot
POLITICIAN
1791 - 1873
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 37
Adolf Ivar Arwidsson
WRITER
1791 - 1858
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 38
Jean Cruveilhier
PHYSICIAN
1791 - 1874
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 39
Others Deceased in 1836
Go to all RankingsMartha Jefferson Randolph
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1836
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 36
Ferdinand Raimund
ACTOR
1790 - 1836
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 37
Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland
PHYSICIAN
1762 - 1836
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 38
William B. Travis
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1836
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 39
Edward Turner Bennett
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1836
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 40
Miguel Barragán
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1836
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 41
William Elford Leach
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1836
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 42
Stephen F. Austin
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1836
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 43
Adolf Stieler
GEOGRAPHER
1775 - 1836
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 44
Marc-Antoine Parseval
MATHEMATICIAN
1755 - 1836
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 45
Edward Livingston
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1836
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 46
Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1836
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 47
Charles Wilkins
WRITER
1749 - 1836
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 48
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Elford Leach ranks 2,843 out of 8,785. Before him are Edmund Campion (1540), Israel Regardie (1907), Ice MC (1965), Adrian Paul (1959), Shirley Eaton (1937), and Jean Marsh (1934). After him are Robin Milner (1934), Colin Clark (1905), Angus Ogilvy (1928), James Allen (1864), Patsy Kensit (1968), and Joan Aiken (1924).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEdmund Campion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1540 - 1581
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 2,837
Israel Regardie
OCCULTIST
1907 - 1985
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 2,838
Ice MC
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 2,839
Adrian Paul
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 2,840
Shirley Eaton
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 2,841
Jean Marsh
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 2,842
William Elford Leach
BIOLOGIST
1791 - 1836
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,843
Robin Milner
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2010
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,844
Colin Clark
ECONOMIST
1905 - 1989
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,845
Angus Ogilvy
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2004
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,846
James Allen
WRITER
1864 - 1912
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 2,847
Patsy Kensit
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 2,848
Joan Aiken
WRITER
1924 - 2004
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 2,849
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Elford Leach ranks 77. Before him are Patrick Manson (1844), William Curtis (1746), John Gilbert Baker (1834), Andrew Smith (1797), Edward Turner Bennett (1797), and Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803). After him are Richard Lydekker (1849), Philip Henry Gosse (1810), James Francis Stephens (1792), Ray Lankester (1847), Anna Russell (1807), and William Withering (1741).
Patrick Manson
1844 - 1922
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 71
William Curtis
1746 - 1799
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 72
John Gilbert Baker
1834 - 1920
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 73
Andrew Smith
1797 - 1872
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 74
Edward Turner Bennett
1797 - 1836
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 75
Miles Joseph Berkeley
1803 - 1889
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 76
William Elford Leach
1791 - 1836
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 77
Richard Lydekker
1849 - 1915
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 78
Philip Henry Gosse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 79
James Francis Stephens
1792 - 1852
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 80
Ray Lankester
1847 - 1929
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 81
Anna Russell
1807 - 1876
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 82
William Withering
1741 - 1799
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 83