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William Murrill

1869 - 1957

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William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). He, along with the NYBG, founded the journal Mycologia and was its first editor for 16 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Murrill has received more than 22,836 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Murrill is the 918th most popular biologist, the 10,581st most popular biography from United States and the 141st most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, William Murrill ranks 918 out of 841. Before him are Francis Walker, Sarah Gilbert, Alexander Wendt, Austin Stevens, Maxine Singer, and Alice Catherine Evans. After him are Frederic Moore, Jon E. Ahlquist, John Bartram, Jessica Meir, Timothy Ray Brown, and Wim Crusio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, William Murrill ranks 142. Before him are Ellen Hansell, Charley Grapewin, Booth Tarkington, John Kunkel Small, Joshua Pim, and Tom Kiely.  Among people deceased in 1957, William Murrill ranks 199. Before him are Anna Haava, Bernard Knubel, Jack Butler Yeats, Dorothy Richardson, Alfredo Gollini, and Bedřich Šupčík. After him are Gene Lockhart, Joyce Cary, Hughie Gallacher, Katie Johnson, Nils Silfverskiöld, and Clarence Walker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Murrill ranks 10,581 out of 18,182. Before him are George Simpson (1908), Benji Gregory (1978), Cheryl Hines (1965), Don L. Lind (1930), Alice Catherine Evans (1881), and Gina Rodriguez (1984). After him are Kate Upton (1992), Tristan Taormino (1971), Barbara Jordan (1936), Kevin Chamberlin (1963), Roland Burris (1937), and Bruce C. Murray (1931).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, William Murrill ranks 141. Before him are Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), William Bartram (1739), Lucy Shapiro (1940), Outram Bangs (1863), Maxine Singer (1931), and Alice Catherine Evans (1881). After him are John Bartram (1699), Jessica Meir (1977), Timothy Ray Brown (1966), Norman I. Platnick (1951), Eugenie Clark (1922), and Paul Sereno (1957).

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