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Edward William Nelson

1855 - 1934

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Edward William Nelson (May 8, 1855 – May 19, 1934) was an American naturalist and ethnologist. A collector of specimens and field naturalist of repute, he became a member of several expeditions to survey the fauna and flora. He was part of a team with Clinton Hart Merriam that took part in the Death Valley Expedition. He also explored the Yosemite Valley. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward William Nelson is the 999th most popular biologist (up from 1,019th in 2019), the 10,033rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,627th in 2019) and the 151st most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Edward William Nelson ranks 999 out of 1,097. Before him are George Engelmann, Theobald Smith, Samuel Garman, David A. Sinclair, Ryuta Kawashima, and John Claudius Loudon. After him are Vladimir Sukachev, Elizabeth F. Neufeld, G. Ledyard Stebbins, Jacques Miller, Edward Lhuyd, and Walter Migula.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Edward William Nelson ranks 101. Before him are Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Marie Stritt, Swarnakumari Devi, Ludwig Ganghofer, Lidiya Tseraskaya, and Edward Angle. After him are William Friese-Greene, John McKenna, Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Wing Pinero, and Sarah E. Goode. Among people deceased in 1934, Edward William Nelson ranks 163. Before him are Majit Gafuri, Joel Lehtonen, José Santos Chocano, Theobald Smith, Ferenc Móra, and Edgeworth David. After him are Karl Dane, Sergey Lebedev, Zdenka Braunerová, Arthur Surridge Hunt, Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen, and Alec B. Francis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward William Nelson ranks 10,035 out of 20,380. Before him are Steven Bochco (1943), David Clennon (1943), Theodore Roethke (1908), Regina King (1971), Shayla LaVeaux (1969), and George Beauchamp (1899). After him are Cam Gigandet (1982), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), Chris Finch (1969), Ray Mercer (1961), Wallace Smith Broecker (1931), and Chris Connor (1927).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Edward William Nelson ranks 151. Before him are Richard Evans Schultes (1915), James Chapin (1889), John Cassin (1813), Herbert Boyer (1936), Theobald Smith (1859), and Samuel Garman (1843). After him are G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906), Rosa Smith Eigenmann (1858), Annie Montague Alexander (1867), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), Charles B. Cory (1857), and Judah Folkman (1933).

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