Sociaal activist
Gerald Durrell
1925 - 1995
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Gerald Durrell
Gerald Malcolm (Gerry) Durrell (Jamshedpur, 7 januari 1925 – Saint Helier, 30 januari 1995) was een Britse natuuronderzoeker, dierenverzorger, natuurbeschermer, schrijver en televisiepresentator. In Nederland is hij bekend als auteur van boeken over zijn loopbaan als dierverzamelaar en -liefhebber, met name het boek Mijn familie en andere beesten. Hij stichtte de dierentuin Jersey Zoo en een natuurbeschermingsorganisatie die tegenwoordig de Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust heet. Zijn broer was de schrijver Lawrence Durrell. Lees meer op Wikipedia
His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). Gerald Durrell is the 62nd most popular sociaal activist (up from 77th in 2024), the 76th most popular biography from India (down from 74th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Sociaal Activist.
Gerald Durrell is most famous for his book "My Family and Other Animals" which is about his childhood on the island of Corfu.
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Among Sociaal activists
Among sociaal activists, Gerald Durrell ranks 62 out of 840. Before him are Witold Pilecki, Yemelyan Pugachev, Frantz Fanon, Dominique Pire, Syed Ahmad Khan, and Kim Hyong-jik. After him are Carl von Ossietzky, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Túpac Amaru II, Angela Davis, Alexey Stakhanov, and Jody Williams.
Most Popular Sociaal Activists in Wikipedia
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Witold Pilecki
1901 - 1948
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 56
Yemelyan Pugachev
1742 - 1775
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 57
Frantz Fanon
1925 - 1961
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 58
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 59
Syed Ahmad Khan
1817 - 1898
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 60
Kim Hyong-jik
1894 - 1926
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 61
Gerald Durrell
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 62
Carl von Ossietzky
1889 - 1938
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 63
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
1833 - 1918
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 64
Túpac Amaru II
1738 - 1781
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 65
Angela Davis
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 66
Alexey Stakhanov
1906 - 1977
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 67
Jody Williams
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 68
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Gerald Durrell ranks 31. Before him are Simon van der Meer, Jack Lemmon, Robert F. Kennedy, Carlos Castaneda, Frantz Fanon, and Rock Hudson. After him are Douglas Engelbart, Ananda Mahidol, Michel Piccoli, Peter Sellers, Julie Harris, and Angela Lansbury. Among people deceased in 1995, Gerald Durrell ranks 17. Before him are Mikhail Botvinnik, Maurizio Gucci, Michael Ende, Milovan Đilas, Gunnar Nordahl, and Dean Martin. After him are Konrad Zuse, Anatoly Dyatlov, Christian B. Anfinsen, Teresa Teng, William Alfred Fowler, and Harold Wilson.
Others Born in 1925
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Simon van der Meer
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2011
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 25
Jack Lemmon
ACTOR
1925 - 2001
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 26
Robert F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1968
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 27
Carlos Castaneda
WRITER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 28
Frantz Fanon
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1961
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 29
Rock Hudson
ACTOR
1925 - 1985
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 30
Gerald Durrell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 31
Douglas Engelbart
INVENTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 32
Ananda Mahidol
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1946
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 33
Michel Piccoli
ACTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 34
Peter Sellers
ACTOR
1925 - 1980
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 35
Julie Harris
ACTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 36
Angela Lansbury
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1995
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Mikhail Botvinnik
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 11
Maurizio Gucci
FASHION DESIGNER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 12
Michael Ende
WRITER
1929 - 1995
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 13
Milovan Đilas
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1995
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 14
Gunnar Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 15
Dean Martin
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1995
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 16
Gerald Durrell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 17
Konrad Zuse
INVENTOR
1910 - 1995
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 18
Anatoly Dyatlov
ENGINEER
1931 - 1995
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 19
Christian B. Anfinsen
CHEMIST
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 20
Teresa Teng
SINGER
1953 - 1995
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 21
William Alfred Fowler
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 22
Harold Wilson
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1995
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 23
In India
Among people born in India, Gerald Durrell ranks 76 out of 1,861. Before him are Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Akbar II (1760), Amartya Sen (1933), Jim Corbett (1875), Ibrahim Lodi (1450), and Syed Ahmad Khan (1817). After him are Tulsidas (1532), Savitribai Phule (1831), Zubin Mehta (1936), Dara Shukoh (1615), Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931), and Shivaji (1627).
Others born in India
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Guru Gobind Singh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1666 - 1708
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 70
Akbar II
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1837
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 71
Amartya Sen
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 72
Jim Corbett
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 73
Ibrahim Lodi
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1526
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 74
Syed Ahmad Khan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1817 - 1898
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 75
Gerald Durrell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 76
Tulsidas
WRITER
1532 - 1623
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 77
Savitribai Phule
WRITER
1831 - 1897
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 78
Zubin Mehta
CONDUCTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 79
Dara Shukoh
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1659
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 80
Vishwanath Pratap Singh
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2008
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 81
Shivaji
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1680
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 82
Among Sociaal activists In India
Among sociaal activists born in India, Gerald Durrell ranks 3. Before him are Mahatma Gandhi (1869), and Syed Ahmad Khan (1817). After him are Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), Kasturba Gandhi (1869), Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904), Gangubai Kothewali (1939), Vinoba Bhave (1895), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866), Mangal Pandey (1827), and Kittur Chennamma (1778).
Mahatma Gandhi
1869 - 1948
HPI: 97.71
Rank: 1
Syed Ahmad Khan
1817 - 1898
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 2
Gerald Durrell
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 3
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
1856 - 1920
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 4
Kasturba Gandhi
1869 - 1944
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 5
Lal Bahadur Shastri
1904 - 1966
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 6
Gangubai Kothewali
1939 - 1977
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 7
Vinoba Bhave
1895 - 1982
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 8
Kailash Satyarthi
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 9
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
1866 - 1915
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 10
Mangal Pandey
1827 - 1857
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 11
Kittur Chennamma
1778 - 1829
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 12
