BIOLOGIST
William Hudson
1730 - 1793
William Hudson
William Hudson FRS (1730 in Kendal – 23 May 1793) was a British botanist and apothecary based in London. His main work was Flora Anglica, published in 1762. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hudson has received more than 13,414 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). William Hudson is the 441st most popular biologist (down from 359th in 2019), the 2,292nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,066th in 2019) and the 64th most popular British Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
13k
Page Views (PV)
52.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
10.18
Effective Languages (L*)
1.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, William Hudson ranks 441 out of 1,097. Before him are Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, Pieter Bleeker, Ernst Hartert, Alwin Berger, and Takenoshin Nakai. After him are Edward Daniel Clarke, Heinrich Boie, Zhores Medvedev, Luther Burbank, Heinrich Schrader, and Friedrich Boie.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau
1770 - 1845
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 435
Carl Friedrich von Ledebour
1786 - 1851
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 436
Pieter Bleeker
1819 - 1870
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 437
Ernst Hartert
1859 - 1933
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 438
Alwin Berger
1871 - 1931
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 439
Takenoshin Nakai
1882 - 1952
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 440
William Hudson
1730 - 1793
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 441
Edward Daniel Clarke
1769 - 1822
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 442
Heinrich Boie
1794 - 1827
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 443
Zhores Medvedev
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 444
Luther Burbank
1849 - 1926
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 445
Heinrich Schrader
1767 - 1836
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 446
Friedrich Boie
1789 - 1870
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 447
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1730, William Hudson ranks 23. Before him are Pieter Boddaert, Otto Friedrich Müller, Augustin Pajou, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, and Koca Yusuf Pasha. After him are Salomon Gessner, Henry Clinton, Sophie von La Roche, Noël Martin Joseph de Necker, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal, and Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Among people deceased in 1793, William Hudson ranks 35. Before him are Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard, Nicolaas Laurens Burman, Armand Louis de Gontaut, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Joannicius III of Constantinople, and Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine. After him are Charles de Bonchamps, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, Karl Philipp Moritz, John Michell, Leopold Hofmann, and Noël Martin Joseph de Necker.
Others Born in 1730
Go to all RankingsPieter Boddaert
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1795
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 17
Otto Friedrich Müller
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1784
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 18
Augustin Pajou
SCULPTOR
1730 - 1809
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 19
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1782
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 20
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1807
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 21
Koca Yusuf Pasha
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1800
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 22
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 23
Salomon Gessner
PAINTER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 24
Henry Clinton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1795
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 25
Sophie von La Roche
WRITER
1730 - 1807
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 26
Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
PHYSICIAN
1730 - 1793
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 27
Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1801
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 28
Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1789
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1793
Go to all RankingsJean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
PHYSICIAN
1742 - 1793
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 29
Nicolaas Laurens Burman
BIOLOGIST
1734 - 1793
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 30
Armand Louis de Gontaut
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1793
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 31
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
EXPLORER
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 32
Joannicius III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1700 - 1793
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 33
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1740 - 1793
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 34
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 35
Charles de Bonchamps
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1793
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 36
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
WRITER
1718 - 1793
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 37
Karl Philipp Moritz
WRITER
1756 - 1793
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 38
John Michell
ASTRONOMER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 39
Leopold Hofmann
COMPOSER
1738 - 1793
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 40
Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
PHYSICIAN
1730 - 1793
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 41
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hudson ranks 2,292 out of 8,785. Before him are Gregor MacGregor (1786), Peter J. Ratcliffe (1954), John Haigh (1909), Noel Redding (1945), Richard Johnson (1927), and John Taverner (1490). After him are Tony Brooks (1932), John Terry (1980), Sylvester McCoy (1943), Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), Jimmy Somerville (1961), and Joseph Raphson (1648).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGregor MacGregor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1845
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 2,286
Peter J. Ratcliffe
CHEMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 2,287
John Haigh
EXTREMIST
1909 - 1949
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 2,288
Noel Redding
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2003
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 2,289
Richard Johnson
ACTOR
1927 - 2015
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 2,290
John Taverner
COMPOSER
1490 - 1545
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 2,291
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 2,292
Tony Brooks
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2022
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 2,293
John Terry
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 2,294
Sylvester McCoy
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,295
Edward Daniel Clarke
BIOLOGIST
1769 - 1822
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,296
Jimmy Somerville
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,297
Joseph Raphson
MATHEMATICIAN
1648 - 1715
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2,298
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Hudson ranks 64. Before him are James Edward Smith (1759), Gregory Winter (1951), Marie Stopes (1880), John Needham (1713), George Robert Waterhouse (1810), and William Speirs Bruce (1867). After him are Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), June Almeida (1930), George Arnott Walker-Arnott (1799), Edward Blyth (1810), Paul Nurse (1949), and Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847).
James Edward Smith
1759 - 1828
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 58
Gregory Winter
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 59
Marie Stopes
1880 - 1958
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 60
John Needham
1713 - 1781
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 61
George Robert Waterhouse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 62
William Speirs Bruce
1867 - 1921
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 63
William Hudson
1730 - 1793
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 64
Edward Daniel Clarke
1769 - 1822
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 65
June Almeida
1930 - 2007
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 66
George Arnott Walker-Arnott
1799 - 1868
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 67
Edward Blyth
1810 - 1873
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 68
Paul Nurse
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 69
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
1847 - 1909
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 70