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George Albert Boulenger

1858 - 1937

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George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Albert Boulenger is the 417th most popular biologist (up from 658th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 578th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, George Albert Boulenger ranks 417 out of 1,097. Before him are Pierre Magnol, Eugène Simon, Arthur Tansley, John Needham, Alexander Braun, and Heinrich Boie. After him are Carl Hagenbeck, Adolf Mayer, Martha Chase, James P. Allison, Joseph Gaertner, and Göran Wahlenberg.

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Among people born in 1858, George Albert Boulenger ranks 68. Before him are Caran d'Ache, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Jenő Hubay, William Stanley Jr., Maximilien Luce, and Medardo Rosso. After him are Petar Bojović, Hans Rott, Archibald Gracie IV, Pandita Ramabai, Ye Wanyong, and Anthon van Rappard. Among people deceased in 1937, George Albert Boulenger ranks 76. Before him are Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, Josep Comas i Solà, Eero Järnefelt, André Bessette, Jaan Anvelt, and Karel Kramář. After him are Paul Émile Chabas, Ikki Kita, Philip de László, Evgeny Pashukanis, Joseph Taylor Robinson, and Alikhan Bukeikhanov.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, George Albert Boulenger ranks 349 out of 1,190. Before him are Joseph Cardijn (1882), Gaston Eyskens (1905), Georges Theunis (1873), Jan Porcellis (1583), Lambert Lombard (1505), and Wilfried Van Moer (1945). After him are Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Herri met de Bles (1480), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), Pierre Harmel (1911), Amélie Nothomb (1967), and Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (1833).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Belgium

Among biologists born in Belgium, George Albert Boulenger ranks 5. Before him are Jules Bordet (1870), Albert Claude (1899), Henri Milne-Edwards (1800), and Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797). After him are Edouard Van Beneden (1846), Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (1866), Marie-Anne Libert (1782), and Peter Piot (1949).

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