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Clinton Hart Merriam

1855 - 1942

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Clinton Hart Merriam (December 5, 1855 – March 19, 1942) was an American zoologist, mammalogist, ornithologist, entomologist, ecologist, ethnographer, geographer, naturalist and physician. He was commonly known as the "father of mammalogy," a branch of zoology referring to the study of mammals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clinton Hart Merriam is the 843rd most popular biologist (up from 895th in 2019), the 7,285th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,569th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Clinton Hart Merriam ranks 843 out of 1,097. Before him are René Dubos, Warwick Estevam Kerr, David Keilin, Charles Sibley, Hans von Berlepsch, and Albert William Herre. After him are Beatrice Mintz, Aharon Katzir, Astrid Cleve, William Kirby, John Hutton Balfour, and John Kunkel Small.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Clinton Hart Merriam ranks 92. Before him are August Spies, Vittoria Aganoor, Cecilia Beaux, Pierre Puiseux, Oskar von Miller, and C. V. Boys. After him are Marianne Stokes, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Marie Stritt, Swarnakumari Devi, and Ludwig Ganghofer. Among people deceased in 1942, Clinton Hart Merriam ranks 200. Before him are Cecilia Beaux, Alfred Asikainen, Joaquín Sánchez de Toca, Pranas Dovydaitis, Jüri Jaakson, and Gertrud Adelborg. After him are Mel Sheppard, Ruth Maier, Sakutarō Hagiwara, Hermann Harms, May Robson, and Adolphe Grisel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clinton Hart Merriam ranks 7,287 out of 20,380. Before him are Freddie Spencer (1961), Adam Riess (1969), Lewis Arquette (1935), Noah Emmerich (1965), Wendell Willkie (1892), and Armand Duplantis (1999). After him are Henry Thomas (1971), Tom DiCillo (1953), Jack Conway (1887), Gary Ross (1956), Victor Buono (1938), and Bill Joy (1954).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Clinton Hart Merriam ranks 117. Before him are Jane Colden (1724), Mary-Claire King (1946), Robert Trivers (1943), Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), Charles Sibley (1917), and Albert William Herre (1868). After him are Beatrice Mintz (1921), John Kunkel Small (1869), George Ord (1781), Paul R. Ehrlich (1932), Wilfred Hudson Osgood (1875), and Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858).

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