BIOLOGIST
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
1784 - 1838

Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest (6 March 1784 – 4 June 1838) was a French zoologist and author. He was the son of Nicolas Desmarest and the father of Eugène Anselme Sébastien Léon Desmarest. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest is the 231st most popular biologist (up from 290th in 2019), the 1,638th most popular biography from France (up from 2,397th in 2019) and the 30th most popular French Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest ranks 231 out of 1,097. Before him are Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Temple Grandin, Waldemar Haffkine, John James Audubon, Othenio Abel, and Anders Sparrman. After him are Ana Aslan, Peter Forsskål, Albert Günther, Stephen Jay Gould, Theodor Escherich, and Rudolf Vrba.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlphonse 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
Ana Aslan
1897 - 1988
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 232
Peter Forsskål
1732 - 1763
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 233
Albert Günther
1830 - 1914
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 234
Stephen Jay Gould
1941 - 2002
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 235
Theodor Escherich
1857 - 1911
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 236
Rudolf Vrba
1924 - 2006
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 237
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1784, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest ranks 19. Before him are Leigh Hunt, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Leo von Klenze, François Rude, Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, and Friedrich Kalkbrenner. After him are Peter von Cornelius, Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Dionisio Aguado y García, Ferdinand Ries, and Fructuoso Rivera. Among people deceased in 1838, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest ranks 11. Before him are Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Johanna Schopenhauer, Pierre Louis Dulong, Ivan Kotliarevsky, and Bernard Courtois. After him are Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, Frédéric Cuvier, Johann Nepomuk Maelzel, Ferdinand Ries, Hussein Dey, and Bernhard Crusell.
Others Born in 1784
Go to all RankingsLeigh Hunt
WRITER
1784 - 1859
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 13
Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel
EXPLORER
1784 - 1863
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 14
Leo von Klenze
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1864
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 15
François Rude
SCULPTOR
1784 - 1855
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 16
Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1806
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 17
Friedrich Kalkbrenner
MUSICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 18
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1838
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 19
Peter von Cornelius
PAINTER
1784 - 1867
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 20
Duchess Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
COMPANION
1784 - 1840
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 21
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 22
Dionisio Aguado y García
MUSICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 23
Ferdinand Ries
COMPOSER
1784 - 1838
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 24
Fructuoso Rivera
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1854
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1838
Go to all RankingsMaximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 5
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
PHYSICIAN
1774 - 1838
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
Johanna Schopenhauer
WRITER
1766 - 1838
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 7
Pierre Louis Dulong
PHYSICIST
1785 - 1838
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 8
Ivan Kotliarevsky
WRITER
1769 - 1838
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 9
Bernard Courtois
CHEMIST
1777 - 1838
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 10
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1838
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 11
Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy
WRITER
1758 - 1838
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
Frédéric Cuvier
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1838
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 13
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
INVENTOR
1772 - 1838
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 14
Ferdinand Ries
COMPOSER
1784 - 1838
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 15
Hussein Dey
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1838
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 16
Bernhard Crusell
COMPOSER
1775 - 1838
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 17
In France
Among people born in France, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest ranks 1,638 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise Labé (1524), Alain Cuny (1908), Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (1326), Michel Bouquet (1925), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), and Philippe Soupault (1897). After him are André Jolivet (1905), Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (1735), Étienne François, duc de Choiseul (1719), Aymon, Count of Savoy (1291), and Charlotte Bonaparte (1802).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouise Labé
WRITER
1524 - 1566
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,632
Alain Cuny
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,633
Joan I, Countess of Auvergne
POLITICIAN
1326 - 1360
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,634
Michel Bouquet
ACTOR
1925 - 2022
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,635
Lucien Petit-Breton
CYCLIST
1882 - 1917
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1,636
Philippe Soupault
WRITER
1897 - 1990
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1,637
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1838
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 1,638
André Jolivet
COMPOSER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,639
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
ASTRONOMER
1688 - 1768
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,640
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
MATHEMATICIAN
1735 - 1796
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,641
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1785
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 1,642
Aymon, Count of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1291 - 1343
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 1,643
Charlotte Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1839
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 1,644
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest ranks 30. Before him are Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723), Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737), Armand David (1826), Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968), Michel Adanson (1727), and Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle (1806). After him are Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777), Frédéric Cuvier (1773), Pierre Belon (1517), Johann Hermann (1738), André Marie Constant Duméril (1774), and René Louiche Desfontaines (1750).
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
René Louiche Desfontaines
1750 - 1833
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 36