BIOLOGIST
William Kirby
1759 - 1850
William Kirby
William Kirby (19 September 1759 – 4 July 1850) was an English entomologist, an original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society, as well as a country rector, so that he was an eminent example of the "parson-naturalist". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Kirby has received more than 8,030 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). William Kirby is the 854th most popular biologist (up from 885th in 2019), the 4,141st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,726th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular British Biologist.
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8.0k
Page Views (PV)
46.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.04
Effective Languages (L*)
2.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, William Kirby ranks 854 out of 1,097. Before him are Édouard Ménétries, Richard Anthony Salisbury, Robert Ridgway, Anne McLaren, Daniel Oliver, and Joshua Brookes. After him are John Torrey, William John Swainson, C. B. van Niel, Johannes Schmidt, Axel Gudbrand Blytt, and Liberty Hyde Bailey.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉdouard Ménétries
1802 - 1861
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 848
Richard Anthony Salisbury
1761 - 1829
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 849
Robert Ridgway
1850 - 1929
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 850
Anne McLaren
1927 - 2007
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 851
Daniel Oliver
1830 - 1916
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 852
Joshua Brookes
1761 - 1833
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 853
William Kirby
1759 - 1850
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 854
John Torrey
1796 - 1873
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 855
William John Swainson
1789 - 1855
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 856
C. B. van Niel
1897 - 1985
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 857
Johannes Schmidt
1877 - 1933
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 858
Axel Gudbrand Blytt
1843 - 1898
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 859
Liberty Hyde Bailey
1858 - 1954
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 860
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1759, William Kirby ranks 41. Before him are Cornelio Saavedra, August Wilhelm Iffland, Andrey Voronikhin, Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc, Carl Frederik von Breda, and Thomas Andrew Knight. After him are Dean Mahomed, and Daniel Beale. Among people deceased in 1850, William Kirby ranks 58. Before him are Garlieb Merkel, Bernt Michael Holmboe, Adoniram Judson, Valentín Canalizo, Giuseppe Giusti, and Johann Jakob Bernhardi. After him are Karl Schorn, and Aaron Alexandre.
Others Born in 1759
Go to all RankingsCornelio Saavedra
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1829
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 35
August Wilhelm Iffland
ACTOR
1759 - 1814
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 36
Andrey Voronikhin
ARCHITECT
1759 - 1814
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 37
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1828
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 38
Carl Frederik von Breda
PAINTER
1759 - 1818
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 39
Thomas Andrew Knight
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1838
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 40
William Kirby
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1850
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 41
Dean Mahomed
PHYSICIAN
1759 - 1851
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 42
Daniel Beale
ATHLETE
1759 - 1842
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1850
Go to all RankingsGarlieb Merkel
WRITER
1769 - 1850
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 52
Bernt Michael Holmboe
MATHEMATICIAN
1795 - 1850
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 53
Adoniram Judson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1788 - 1850
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 54
Valentín Canalizo
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1850
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 55
Giuseppe Giusti
WRITER
1809 - 1850
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 56
Johann Jakob Bernhardi
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1850
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 57
William Kirby
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1850
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 58
Karl Schorn
PAINTER
1803 - 1850
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 59
Aaron Alexandre
CHESS PLAYER
1766 - 1850
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 60
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Kirby ranks 4,141 out of 8,785. Before him are Herbert Lawford (1851), Eanflæd (626), Kate Atkinson (1951), Catharine Macaulay (1731), Lily James (1989), and Archie Stark (1897). After him are William Muir (1819), Ireen Sheer (1949), Roger Hargreaves (1935), Herbert Baddeley (1872), Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707), and Mike Summerbee (1942).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHerbert Lawford
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1925
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 4,135
Eanflæd
COMPANION
626 - 704
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 4,136
Kate Atkinson
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 4,137
Catharine Macaulay
HISTORIAN
1731 - 1791
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 4,138
Lily James
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 4,139
Archie Stark
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1985
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 4,140
William Kirby
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1850
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 4,141
William Muir
WRITER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 4,142
Ireen Sheer
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 4,143
Roger Hargreaves
WRITER
1935 - 1988
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 4,144
Herbert Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1931
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 4,145
Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1707 - 1782
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 4,146
Mike Summerbee
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 4,147
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Kirby ranks 123. Before him are Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), William John Burchell (1781), D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860), Richard Anthony Salisbury (1761), Anne McLaren (1927), and Daniel Oliver (1830). After him are William John Swainson (1789), Thomas Bell (1792), George Montagu (1751), Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855), Thomas Campbell Eyton (1809), and G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903).
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
1800 - 1874
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 117
William John Burchell
1781 - 1863
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 118
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
1860 - 1948
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 119
Richard Anthony Salisbury
1761 - 1829
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 120
Anne McLaren
1927 - 2007
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 121
Daniel Oliver
1830 - 1916
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 122
William Kirby
1759 - 1850
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 123
William John Swainson
1789 - 1855
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 124
Thomas Bell
1792 - 1880
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 125
George Montagu
1751 - 1815
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 126
Henry Nicholas Ridley
1855 - 1956
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 127
Thomas Campbell Eyton
1809 - 1870
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 128
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
1903 - 1991
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 129