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Edward Turner Bennett

1797 - 1836

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Edward Turner Bennett (6 January 1797 – 21 August 1836) was an English zoologist and writer. He was the elder brother of the botanist John Joseph Bennett. Bennett was born at Hackney and practiced as a surgeon, but his chief pursuit was always zoology. In 1822, he attempted to establish an entomological society, which later became a zoological society in connection with the Linnean Society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Turner Bennett is the 304th most popular biologist (up from 561st in 2019), the 1,664th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,795th in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Edward Turner Bennett ranks 304 out of 1,097. Before him are Wilbur Scoville, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, Jacob Georg Agardh, Takenoshin Nakai, and Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller. After him are Jacob Christian Schäffer, George Arnott Walker-Arnott, Hieronymus Bock, Karl Alfred von Zittel, Motoo Kimura, and John Gurdon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, Edward Turner Bennett ranks 39. Before him are Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier, Giuditta Pasta, Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, and Kamehameha II. After him are Jean Victoir Audouin, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, Antonio Rosmini, Jeremias Gotthelf, Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, and George Tupou I. Among people deceased in 1836, Edward Turner Bennett ranks 24. Before him are Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Anton Reicha, Davy Crockett, Aaron Burr, James Mill, and William Henry. After him are Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, Carle Vernet, James Bowie, William Elford Leach, Karel Hynek Mácha, and John Loudon McAdam.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Turner Bennett ranks 1,664 out of 8,785. Before him are Katharine, Duchess of Kent (1933), Spencer Perceval (1762), Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855), Fletcher Christian (1764), Sandie Shaw (1947), and Reginald Pole (1500). After him are Paul Ritter (1966), John Christopher (1922), George Arnott Walker-Arnott (1799), Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1736), Gemma Jones (1942), and John Kerr (1824).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Edward Turner Bennett ranks 50. Before him are Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), David Goodall (1914), Desmond Morris (1928), Jack W. Szostak (1952), John Gould (1804), and George Bentham (1800). After him are George Arnott Walker-Arnott (1799), John Gurdon (1933), Ian Wilmut (1944), Patrick Geddes (1854), Edward Blyth (1810), and George Robert Waterhouse (1810).

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