BIOLOGIST
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893

Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (27 October 1806 – 4 April 1893) was a French-Swiss botanist, the son of the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle is the 225th most popular biologist (down from 190th in 2019), the 1,550th most popular biography from France (up from 1,670th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle ranks 225 out of 1,097. Before him are James Dwight Dana, Bert Sakmann, Eric F. Wieschaus, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, August Grisebach, and Jeffrey C. Hall. After him are Temple Grandin, Waldemar Haffkine, John James Audubon, Othenio Abel, Anders Sparrman, and Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Dwight Dana
1813 - 1895
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 219
Bert Sakmann
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 220
Eric F. Wieschaus
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 221
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
1794 - 1868
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 222
August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 223
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 224
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 225
Temple Grandin
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 226
Waldemar Haffkine
1860 - 1930
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 227
John James Audubon
1785 - 1851
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 228
Othenio Abel
1875 - 1946
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 229
Anders Sparrman
1748 - 1820
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 230
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
1784 - 1838
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 231
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1806, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle ranks 16. Before him are Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Charles Gleyre, Omar Pasha, William Webb Ellis, Duchenne de Boulogne, and Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play. After him are Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller, Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich, and Karl Friedrich Mohr. Among people deceased in 1893, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle ranks 17. Before him are Baron Alexander von Bach, Ernst Kummer, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, Jules Ferry, John Tyndall, and Benjamin Butler. After him are Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Abner Doubleday, Leland Stanford, Ferenc Erkel, Alfredo Catalani, and George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Others Born in 1806
Go to all RankingsIsambard Kingdom Brunel
ENGINEER
1806 - 1859
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 10
Charles Gleyre
PAINTER
1806 - 1874
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 11
Omar Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1806 - 1871
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 12
William Webb Ellis
INVENTOR
1806 - 1872
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 13
Duchenne de Boulogne
PHYSICIAN
1806 - 1875
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 14
Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play
ECONOMIST
1806 - 1882
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 15
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1893
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 16
Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov
PAINTER
1806 - 1858
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 17
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
COMPOSER
1806 - 1826
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 18
Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller
MUSICIAN
1806 - 1874
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 19
Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1806 - 1877
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 20
Otto Wilhelm Hermann von Abich
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1886
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 21
Karl Friedrich Mohr
CHEMIST
1806 - 1879
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1893
Go to all RankingsBaron Alexander von Bach
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1893
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 11
Ernst Kummer
MATHEMATICIAN
1810 - 1893
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 12
Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1893
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 13
Jules Ferry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 14
John Tyndall
PHYSICIST
1820 - 1893
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 15
Benjamin Butler
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 16
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1893
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 17
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 18
Abner Doubleday
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1819 - 1893
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 19
Leland Stanford
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1893
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 20
Ferenc Erkel
COMPOSER
1810 - 1893
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 21
Alfredo Catalani
COMPOSER
1854 - 1893
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 22
George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1893
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 23
In France
Among people born in France, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle ranks 1,550 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554), Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524), Bertrand Tavernier (1941), Maria of Montpellier (1182), Fulk III, Count of Anjou (970), and Jacques Paul Migne (1800). After him are Emmanuel Todd (1951), Yvette Guilbert (1865), Hugh Magnus (1007), Paul Scarron (1610), Sextus Afranius Burrus (1), and Madame de Brinvilliers (1630).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharles, Duke of Mayenne
POLITICIAN
1554 - 1611
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,544
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1574
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,545
Bertrand Tavernier
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,546
Maria of Montpellier
POLITICIAN
1182 - 1213
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 1,547
Fulk III, Count of Anjou
NOBLEMAN
970 - 1040
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1,548
Jacques Paul Migne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1875
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,549
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1893
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,550
Emmanuel Todd
HISTORIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,551
Yvette Guilbert
ACTOR
1865 - 1944
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,552
Hugh Magnus
NOBLEMAN
1007 - 1025
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,553
Paul Scarron
WRITER
1610 - 1660
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 1,554
Sextus Afranius Burrus
POLITICIAN
1 - 62
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 1,555
Madame de Brinvilliers
EXTREMIST
1630 - 1676
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 1,556
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle ranks 29. Before him are Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756), Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723), Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737), Armand David (1826), Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968), and Michel Adanson (1727). After him are Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (1784), Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777), Frédéric Cuvier (1773), Pierre Belon (1517), Johann Hermann (1738), and André Marie Constant Duméril (1774).
Bernard Germain de Lacépède
1756 - 1825
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 23
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 24
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
1737 - 1813
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 25
Armand David
1826 - 1900
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 26
Emmanuelle Charpentier
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 27
Michel Adanson
1727 - 1806
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 28
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 29
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
1784 - 1838
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 30
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville
1777 - 1850
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 31
Frédéric Cuvier
1773 - 1838
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 32
Pierre Belon
1517 - 1564
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 33
Johann Hermann
1738 - 1800
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 34
André Marie Constant Duméril
1774 - 1860
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 35