BIOLOGIST
Georg Ossian Sars
1837 - 1927

Georg Ossian Sars
Prof Georg Ossian Sars HFRSE (20 April 1837 – 9 April 1927) was a Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Ossian Sars is the 590th most popular biologist (up from 874th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Norway (up from 386th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Georg Ossian Sars ranks 590 out of 1,097. Before him are Philip Henry Gosse, Mary Agnes Chase, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem, Jean Baptiste Boisduval, William Speirs Bruce, and Nathaniel Lord Britton. After him are Johann Friedrich Meckel, Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, Joseph Leidy, Charles De Geer, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, and Tsuneko Okazaki.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilip Henry Gosse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 584
Mary Agnes Chase
1869 - 1963
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 585
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
1839 - 1914
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 586
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
1799 - 1879
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 587
William Speirs Bruce
1867 - 1921
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 588
Nathaniel Lord Britton
1859 - 1934
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 589
Georg Ossian Sars
1837 - 1927
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 590
Johann Friedrich Meckel
1781 - 1833
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 591
Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau
1810 - 1892
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 592
Joseph Leidy
1823 - 1891
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 593
Charles De Geer
1720 - 1778
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 594
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
1898 - 1957
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 595
Tsuneko Okazaki
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 596
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1837, Georg Ossian Sars ranks 70. Before him are Tippu Tip, Ernst Ziller, Dwight L. Moody, Anna Filosofova, Sanjō Sanetomi, and Walter Hauser. After him are Michele Rua, Henry Becque, Joachim IV of Constantinople, Alphonse Legros, Tony Robert-Fleury, and Amelia Dyer. Among people deceased in 1927, Georg Ossian Sars ranks 84. Before him are Francis Lane, Carl Graebe, Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, József Rippl-Rónai, and Hermann von Stein. After him are Ernest Starling, Ram Prasad Bismil, Franz Rohr von Denta, Borisav Stanković, Miguel Pro, and Matilde Serao.
Others Born in 1837
Go to all RankingsTippu Tip
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 64
Ernst Ziller
ARCHITECT
1837 - 1923
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 65
Dwight L. Moody
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1899
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 66
Anna Filosofova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1912
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 67
Sanjō Sanetomi
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1891
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 68
Walter Hauser
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1902
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 69
Georg Ossian Sars
BIOLOGIST
1837 - 1927
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 70
Michele Rua
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1910
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 71
Henry Becque
WRITER
1837 - 1899
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 72
Joachim IV of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1887
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 73
Alphonse Legros
PAINTER
1837 - 1911
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 74
Tony Robert-Fleury
PAINTER
1837 - 1912
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 75
Amelia Dyer
EXTREMIST
1837 - 1896
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1927
Go to all RankingsFrancis Lane
ATHLETE
1874 - 1927
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 78
Carl Graebe
CHEMIST
1841 - 1927
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 79
Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1927
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 80
Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1871 - 1927
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 81
József Rippl-Rónai
PAINTER
1861 - 1927
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 82
Hermann von Stein
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1927
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 83
Georg Ossian Sars
BIOLOGIST
1837 - 1927
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 84
Ernest Starling
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1927
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 85
Ram Prasad Bismil
WRITER
1897 - 1927
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 86
Franz Rohr von Denta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1927
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 87
Borisav Stanković
WRITER
1876 - 1927
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 88
Miguel Pro
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1927
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 89
Matilde Serao
WRITER
1856 - 1927
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 90
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Georg Ossian Sars ranks 229 out of 1,039. Before him are Harriet Bosse (1878), Niels Juel (1629), Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969), Helmer Hanssen (1870), Toralf Engan (1936), and Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795). After him are Kristen Nygaard (1926), Nina Grieg (1845), Nora Brockstedt (1923), Harald Grønningen (1934), Alf Andersen (1906), and Jens Hundseid (1883).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsHarriet Bosse
ACTOR
1878 - 1961
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 223
Niels Juel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1629 - 1697
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 224
Sissel Kyrkjebø
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 225
Helmer Hanssen
EXPLORER
1870 - 1956
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 226
Toralf Engan
SKIER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 227
Bernt Michael Holmboe
MATHEMATICIAN
1795 - 1850
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 228
Georg Ossian Sars
BIOLOGIST
1837 - 1927
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 229
Kristen Nygaard
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1926 - 2002
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 230
Nina Grieg
SINGER
1845 - 1935
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 231
Nora Brockstedt
SINGER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 232
Harald Grønningen
ATHLETE
1934 - 2016
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 233
Alf Andersen
SKIER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 234
Jens Hundseid
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1963
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 235
Among BIOLOGISTS In Norway
Among biologists born in Norway, Georg Ossian Sars ranks 6. Before him are Harald Sverdrup (1888), Martin Vahl (1749), Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718), Henrik Steffens (1773), and Kristine Bonnevie (1872). After him are Leonhard Stejneger (1851), Michael Sars (1805), Peter Ascanius (1723), and Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen (1873).
Harald Sverdrup
1888 - 1957
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 1
Martin Vahl
1749 - 1804
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 2
Johan Ernst Gunnerus
1718 - 1773
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 3
Henrik Steffens
1773 - 1845
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 4
Kristine Bonnevie
1872 - 1948
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 5
Georg Ossian Sars
1837 - 1927
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 6
Leonhard Stejneger
1851 - 1943
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 7
Michael Sars
1805 - 1869
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 8
Peter Ascanius
1723 - 1803
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 9
Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen
1873 - 1943
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 10