BIOLOGIST
Emil Racoviță
1868 - 1947

Emil Racoviță
Emil Gheorghe Racoviță (Romanian: [eˈmil ˈrakovit͡sə]; 15 November 1868 – 19 November 1947) was a Romanian biologist, zoologist, speleologist, and Antarctic explorer. Together with Grigore Antipa, he was one of the most noted promoters of natural sciences in Romania. Racoviță was the first Romanian to have gone on a scientific research expedition to the Antarctic. He was an influential professor, scholar and researcher, and served as President of the Romanian Academy from 1926 to 1929. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emil Racoviță is the 618th most popular biologist (down from 526th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Romania (down from 265th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Emil Racoviță ranks 618 out of 1,097. Before her are Franz Steindachner, Émile Oustalet, Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Imre Frivaldszky, Charles Walter De Vis, and Patrick Manson. After her are Albrecht Wilhelm Roth, Étienne Pierre Ventenat, Euclides da Cunha, Alfred Grandidier, Ray Lankester, and Aldo Leopold.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz Steindachner
1834 - 1919
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 612
Émile Oustalet
1844 - 1905
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 613
Carl Bernhard von Trinius
1778 - 1844
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 614
Imre Frivaldszky
1799 - 1870
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 615
Charles Walter De Vis
1829 - 1915
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 616
Patrick Manson
1844 - 1922
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 617
Emil Racoviță
1868 - 1947
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 618
Albrecht Wilhelm Roth
1757 - 1834
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 619
Étienne Pierre Ventenat
1757 - 1808
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 620
Euclides da Cunha
1866 - 1909
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 621
Alfred Grandidier
1836 - 1921
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 622
Ray Lankester
1847 - 1929
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 623
Aldo Leopold
1887 - 1948
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 624
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1868, Emil Racoviță ranks 135. Before her are Cuno Amiet, Georges Lacombe, Gilbert Walker, Ozaki Kōyō, Filipp Makharadze, and Mikhail Pokrovsky. After her are Émile Fisseux, Sumner Paine, Frank Watson Dyson, Juventino Rosas, Meri Mangakāhia, and Zhang Binglin. Among people deceased in 1947, Emil Racoviță ranks 139. Before her are Giuseppe Volpi, K. L. Saigal, Siegfried Kasche, Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, Rudolf Noack, and Elias Katz. After her are Felix Timmermans, Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman, Richard Heidrich, Fyodor Dan, Johannes Winkler, and Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Others Born in 1868
Go to all RankingsCuno Amiet
PAINTER
1868 - 1961
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 129
Georges Lacombe
SCULPTOR
1868 - 1916
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 130
Gilbert Walker
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1958
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 131
Ozaki Kōyō
WRITER
1868 - 1903
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 132
Filipp Makharadze
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1941
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 133
Mikhail Pokrovsky
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1932
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 134
Emil Racoviță
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1947
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 135
Émile Fisseux
ATHLETE
1868 - 1901
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 136
Sumner Paine
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1904
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 137
Frank Watson Dyson
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1939
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 138
Juventino Rosas
COMPOSER
1868 - 1894
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 139
Meri Mangakāhia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1920
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 140
Zhang Binglin
PHILOSOPHER
1868 - 1936
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 141
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Volpi
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1947
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 133
K. L. Saigal
SINGER
1904 - 1947
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 134
Siegfried Kasche
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1947
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 135
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1947
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 136
Rudolf Noack
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1947
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 137
Elias Katz
ATHLETE
1901 - 1947
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 138
Emil Racoviță
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1947
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 139
Felix Timmermans
WRITER
1886 - 1947
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 140
Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1947
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 141
Richard Heidrich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1947
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 142
Fyodor Dan
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1947
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 143
Johannes Winkler
ENGINEER
1897 - 1947
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 144
Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1947
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 145
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Emil Racoviță ranks 272 out of 844. Before her are Răzvan Lucescu (1969), György Klapka (1820), Alexandru Macedonski (1854), Dimitrie Ghica (1816), Sándor Veress (1907), and Júlia Várady (1941). After her are Elvira Popescu (1894), István Avar (1905), Franz Rohr von Denta (1854), Victor Ponta (1972), Natalya Varley (1947), and Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino (1832).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsRăzvan Lucescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 266
György Klapka
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1892
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 267
Alexandru Macedonski
WRITER
1854 - 1920
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 268
Dimitrie Ghica
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1897
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 269
Sándor Veress
COMPOSER
1907 - 1992
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 270
Júlia Várady
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 271
Emil Racoviță
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1947
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 272
Elvira Popescu
ACTOR
1894 - 1993
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 273
István Avar
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1977
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 274
Franz Rohr von Denta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1927
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 275
Victor Ponta
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 276
Natalya Varley
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 277
Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1913
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 278
Among BIOLOGISTS In Romania
Among biologists born in Romania, Emil Racoviță ranks 5. Before her are Ana Aslan (1897), Johann Hedwig (1730), Aaron Aaronsohn (1876), and Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás (1877). After her are Grigore Antipa (1867).
Ana Aslan
1897 - 1988
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 1
Johann Hedwig
1730 - 1799
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 2
Aaron Aaronsohn
1876 - 1919
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 3
Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás
1877 - 1933
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 4
Emil Racoviță
1868 - 1947
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 5
Grigore Antipa
1867 - 1944
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 6