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Edward Donovan

1768 - 1837

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Edward Donovan (1768 – 1 February 1837) was an Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist. He did not travel, but collected, described and illustrated many species based on the collections of other naturalists. His many books were successful in his time. He died penniless in 1837 leaving a large family destitute. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Donovan is the 1,056th most popular biologist (down from 815th in 2019), the 368th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 235th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Edward Donovan ranks 1,056 out of 1,097. Before him are Philip J. Currie, Christof Koch, Carrie Derick, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Francis Maitland Balfour, and Angelika Amon. After him are Roger Revelle, Jessica Meir, Amos Eaton, Austin Stevens, William Bartram, and Sidney Dillon Ripley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Edward Donovan ranks 49. Before him are Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Astley Cooper, Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, Mah Laqa Bai, and John Crome. After him is Smith Thompson. Among people deceased in 1837, Edward Donovan ranks 46. Before him are Herman of Alaska, John Soane, Ayub Shah Durrani, Joseph Grimaldi, Ivan Dmitriev, and Henry Thomas Colebrooke.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Edward Donovan ranks 368 out of 549. Before him are Cecelia Ahern (1981), Claire Keegan (1968), Damien Duff (1979), Barry Keoghan (1992), Brían F. O'Byrne (1967), and James Mitchel (1864). After him are Henry John Stephen Smith (1826), Edward Barrett (1877), Seán Mac Diarmada (1883), James Mason (1849), Anne Enright (1962), and Leo Varadkar (1979).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Ireland

Among biologists born in Ireland, Edward Donovan ranks 4. Before him are George Allman (1812), John Ellis (1710), and William Henry Harvey (1811).

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