BIOLOGIST
Alfred Cogniaux
1841 - 1916
Alfred Cogniaux
Célestin Alfred Cogniaux (7 April 1841 – 15 April 1916) was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him. In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Cogniaux is the 832nd most popular biologist (down from 811th in 2019). (up from 4,120th in 2019)
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Alfred Cogniaux ranks 832 out of 1,097. Before him are Ernst Ahl, Thomas Hardwicke, Gilbert Thomas Burnett, Charles Wallace Richmond, Alfred Moquin-Tandon, and John Gerard. After him are Osbert Salvin, Michael Sars, Robert Collett, Richard Spruce, René Dubos, and Warwick Estevam Kerr.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1841, Alfred Cogniaux ranks 87. Before him are Louis-Ernest Barrias, Tang Jingsong, Anselmo Lorenzo, Paul Eyschen, Manuel Candamo, and Hugo Gyldén. After him are Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Adolfo Farsari, Giuseppe Pitrè, Chrétien Waydelich, Mary Arthur McElroy, and Gaudenzio Marconi. Among people deceased in 1916, Alfred Cogniaux ranks 124. Before him are Maksim Kovalevsky, Alaiza Pashkevich, Germán Riesco, Ștefan Luchian, Georgios Theotokis, and Gabrielle Petit. After him are Paul von Plehwe, Cleveland Abbe, Giuseppe Pitrè, Joseph Jacobs, Guido Romano, and Alfred Kleiner.
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Louis-Ernest Barrias
SCULPTOR
1841 - 1905
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 81
Tang Jingsong
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1903
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 82
Anselmo Lorenzo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1914
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 83
Paul Eyschen
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1915
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 84
Manuel Candamo
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1904
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 85
Hugo Gyldén
ASTRONOMER
1841 - 1896
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 86
Alfred Cogniaux
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1916
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 87
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1908
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 88
Adolfo Farsari
PHOTOGRAPHER
1841 - 1898
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 89
Giuseppe Pitrè
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1916
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 90
Chrétien Waydelich
ATHLETE
1841 - 1917
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 91
Mary Arthur McElroy
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 92
Gaudenzio Marconi
PHOTOGRAPHER
1841 - 1885
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 93
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Maksim Kovalevsky
SOCIOLOGIST
1851 - 1916
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 118
Alaiza Pashkevich
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 119
Germán Riesco
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1916
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 120
Ștefan Luchian
PAINTER
1868 - 1916
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 121
Georgios Theotokis
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1916
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 122
Gabrielle Petit
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1893 - 1916
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 123
Alfred Cogniaux
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1916
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 124
Paul von Plehwe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1850 - 1916
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 125
Cleveland Abbe
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1916
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 126
Giuseppe Pitrè
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1916
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 127
Joseph Jacobs
WRITER
1854 - 1916
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 128
Guido Romano
GYMNAST
1888 - 1916
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 129
Alfred Kleiner
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1916
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 130
