BIOLOGIST

George Edwards

1694 - 1773

George Edwards

George Edwards (3 April 1694 – 23 July 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology". Edwards was born at West Ham, then in the county of Essex. In his early years, he travelled extensively through mainland Europe, studying natural history, and gained a reputation for his coloured drawings of animals, especially birds. He was appointed as beadle to the Royal College of Physicians in 1733. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Edwards is the 939th most popular biologist (down from 814th in 2019), the 4,360th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,986th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, George Edwards ranks 939 out of 1,097. Before her are Joanne Chory, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Norman I. Platnick, Philipp Christoph Zeller, and Alice Catherine Evans. After her are Shi Zhengli, Walter Buller, Maxine Singer, Maxwell T. Masters, Outram Bangs, and Mark Catesby.

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Joanne Chory
1955 - 2024
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 933
Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen
1873 - 1943
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 934
Johann Wilhelm Meigen
1764 - 1845
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 935
Norman I. Platnick
1951 - 2020
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 936
Philipp Christoph Zeller
1808 - 1883
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 937
Alice Catherine Evans
1881 - 1975
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 938
George Edwards
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 939
Shi Zhengli
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 940
Walter Buller
1838 - 1906
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 941
Maxine Singer
1931 - 2024
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 942
Maxwell T. Masters
1833 - 1907
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 943
Outram Bangs
1863 - 1932
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 944
Mark Catesby
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 945

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1694, George Edwards ranks 24. Before her are Charles-Antoine Coypel, Daniel Gran, René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson, Hans Adolph Brorson, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, and Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Among people deceased in 1773, George Edwards ranks 18. Before her are Stanisław Konarski, Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, Alexis Piron, Pietro Bracci, Ismail III, and Narayan Rao.

Others Born in 1694

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Charles-Antoine Coypel
PAINTER
1694 - 1752
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 18
Daniel Gran
PAINTER
1694 - 1757
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 19
René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1757
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 20
Hans Adolph Brorson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1694 - 1764
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 21
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
ARCHITECT
1694 - 1753
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 22
Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
NOBLEMAN
1694 - 1748
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 23
George Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 24

Others Deceased in 1773

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Stanisław Konarski
WRITER
1700 - 1773
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 12
Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1773
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 13
Alexis Piron
WRITER
1689 - 1773
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 14
Pietro Bracci
SCULPTOR
1700 - 1773
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 15
Ismail III
NOBLEMAN
1733 - 1773
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 16
Narayan Rao
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1773
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 17
George Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 18

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Edwards ranks 4,361 out of 8,785. Before her are Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), Simeon Solomon (1840), Jamie Campbell Bower (1988), Alfred Maudslay (1850), Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), and John Lilburne (1614). After her are William Henry Young (1863), Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), Michael Kitchen (1948), Nevile Henderson (1882), Ralph Ineson (1969), and William Cobbett (1763).

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Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 4,355
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,356
Jamie Campbell Bower
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,357
Alfred Maudslay
EXPLORER
1850 - 1931
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,358
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,359
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,360
George Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 4,361
William Henry Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1942
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 4,362
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 4,363
Michael Kitchen
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 4,364
Nevile Henderson
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1942
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 4,365
Ralph Ineson
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 4,366
William Cobbett
WRITER
1763 - 1835
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 4,367