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Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
Roderick Murchison
Roderick Impey Murchison (Tarradale, Muir of Ord, (Schotland), 19 februari 1792 – Londen, 22 oktober 1871) was een Schotse geoloog en paleontoloog die vooral bekend is om stratigrafisch onderzoek naar het Paleozoïcum. Hij is de bedenker van de naam van het tijdperk Siluur. Lees meer op Wikipedia
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Roderick Murchison is the 433rd most popular bioloog (down from 384th in 2024), the 2,201st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,076th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Bioloog.
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Among Bioloogs
Among bioloogs, Roderick Murchison ranks 433 out of 1,097. Before him are Karl Eichwald, Andrew Smith, Abraham Trembley, Ivan Martinov, Paul Gervais, and Wilhelm Roux. After him are Juan Ignacio Molina, Arthur Cronquist, Robert Weinberg, Mary Elizabeth Barber, John Stevens Henslow, and Félix Vicq-d'Azyr.
Most Popular Bioloogs in Wikipedia
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Karl Eichwald
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 427
Andrew Smith
1797 - 1872
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 428
Abraham Trembley
1710 - 1784
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 429
Ivan Martinov
1771 - 1833
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 430
Paul Gervais
1816 - 1879
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 431
Wilhelm Roux
1850 - 1924
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 432
Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 433
Juan Ignacio Molina
1740 - 1829
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 434
Arthur Cronquist
1919 - 1992
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 435
Robert Weinberg
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 436
Mary Elizabeth Barber
1818 - 1899
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 437
John Stevens Henslow
1796 - 1861
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 438
Félix Vicq-d'Azyr
1748 - 1794
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 439
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1792, Roderick Murchison ranks 37. Before him are Gustav Schwab, George M. Dallas, Ferdinand Christian Baur, Manuel Oribe, Andrés de Santa Cruz, and Mangas Coloradas. After him are Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Nodira, Jacques Ignace Hittorff, Thomas Romney Robinson, Moritz Hauptmann, and Lev Perovski. Among people deceased in 1871, Roderick Murchison ranks 32. Before him are Robert Chambers, Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, Pierre Leroux, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, François-Joseph Fétis, and Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt. After him are Henriette d'Angeville, Jeanne Villepreux-Power, Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti, József Eötvös, Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau, and Henry E. Steinway.
Others Born in 1792
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Gustav Schwab
WRITER
1792 - 1850
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 31
George M. Dallas
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1864
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 32
Ferdinand Christian Baur
PHILOSOPHER
1792 - 1860
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 33
Manuel Oribe
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1857
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 34
Andrés de Santa Cruz
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1865
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 35
Mangas Coloradas
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1863
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 36
Roderick Murchison
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1871
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 37
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1792 - 1862
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 38
Nodira
WRITER
1792 - 1842
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 39
Jacques Ignace Hittorff
ARCHITECT
1792 - 1867
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 40
Thomas Romney Robinson
ASTRONOMER
1792 - 1882
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 41
Moritz Hauptmann
COMPOSER
1792 - 1868
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 42
Lev Perovski
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1856
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 43
Others Deceased in 1871
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Robert Chambers
WRITER
1802 - 1871
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 26
Étienne Constantin de Gerlache
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1871
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 27
Pierre Leroux
ECONOMIST
1797 - 1871
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 28
Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail
WRITER
1829 - 1871
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 29
François-Joseph Fétis
COMPOSER
1784 - 1871
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 30
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1871
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 31
Roderick Murchison
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1871
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 32
Henriette d'Angeville
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1871
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 33
Jeanne Villepreux-Power
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1871
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 34
Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1871
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 35
József Eötvös
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1871
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 36
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1871
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 37
Henry E. Steinway
BUSINESSPERSON
1797 - 1871
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 38
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roderick Murchison ranks 2,201 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Hicks (1876), Mitch Mitchell (1947), William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1724), Keith Flint (1969), Æthelbald of Mercia (700), and Prasutagus (50). After him are Philip Selway (1967), James Finlayson (1887), Mike Leigh (1943), Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818), Steve Jones (1955), and Liam Gallagher (1972).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Thomas Hicks
ATHLETE
1876 - 1952
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,195
Mitch Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2008
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 2,196
William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1777
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 2,197
Keith Flint
SINGER
1969 - 2019
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 2,198
Æthelbald of Mercia
POLITICIAN
700 - 757
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 2,199
Prasutagus
POLITICIAN
50 - 60
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,200
Roderick Murchison
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1871
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,201
Philip Selway
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,202
James Finlayson
ACTOR
1887 - 1953
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,203
Mike Leigh
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 2,204
Mary Elizabeth Barber
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1899
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 2,205
Steve Jones
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,206
Liam Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2,207
Among Bioloogs In United Kingdom
Among bioloogs born in United Kingdom, Roderick Murchison ranks 68. Before him are Matt Ridley (1958), William Elford Leach (1791), June Almeida (1930), Arthur Tansley (1871), John Needham (1713), and Andrew Smith (1797). After him are Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818), John Stevens Henslow (1796), Alexander Wilson (1766), Francis Darwin (1848), Anna Russell (1807), and Marie Stopes (1880).
Matt Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 62
William Elford Leach
1791 - 1836
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 63
June Almeida
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 64
Arthur Tansley
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 65
John Needham
1713 - 1781
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 66
Andrew Smith
1797 - 1872
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 67
Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 68
Mary Elizabeth Barber
1818 - 1899
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 69
John Stevens Henslow
1796 - 1861
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 70
Alexander Wilson
1766 - 1813
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 71
Francis Darwin
1848 - 1925
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 72
Anna Russell
1807 - 1876
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 73
Marie Stopes
1880 - 1958
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 74
