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Elliott Coues

1842 - 1899

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Elliott Ladd Coues (; September 9, 1842 – December 25, 1899) was an American army surgeon, historian, ornithologist, and author. He led surveys of the Arizona Territory, and later as secretary of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. He founded the American Ornithological Union in 1883, and was editor of its publication, The Auk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elliott Coues is the 1,023rd most popular biologist (down from 1,016th in 2019), the 10,886th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,513th in 2019) and the 158th most popular American Biologist.

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Among biologists, Elliott Coues ranks 1,023 out of 1,097. Before him are Hugh Huxley, Prideaux John Selby, Akhtar Hameed Khan, David Lack, John Belchier, and Helia Bravo Hollis. After him are John Bartram, Alexander Wendt, Karl Shuker, Ruth Patrick, Richard Meinertzhagen, and John Lawrence LeConte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Elliott Coues ranks 101. Before him are Pyotr Durnovo, Charles Lapworth, Josef Labor, Mary MacKillop, Alexander Voeikov, and Henry Hyndman. After him are Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Phoebe Hearst, and Sidney Lanier. Among people deceased in 1899, Elliott Coues ranks 84. Before him are Édouard Pailleron, Serafino Dubois, Kaʻiulani, Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, Monier Monier-Williams, and Oscar Baumann. After him are Henry Tate, Kapiʻolani, and Henry Heth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elliott Coues ranks 10,888 out of 20,380. Before him are Eugene Pallette (1889), Clara Kimball Young (1890), Dennis Boutsikaris (1952), Shirley Stobs (1942), Earl Scruggs (1924), and Emile Hirsch (1985). After him are Mick Garris (1951), Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861), Brad Delp (1951), Charles Colson (1931), James Young (1872), and Eric Mabius (1971).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Elliott Coues ranks 158. Before 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). After him are John Bartram (1699), Ruth Patrick (1907), John Lawrence LeConte (1825), George R. Price (1922), Elmer McCollum (1879), and Lucy Shapiro (1940).

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