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George Montagu

1751 - 1815

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George Montagu (1753 – 20 June 1815) was a British military officer and ornithologist. He was known for his pioneering Ornithological Dictionary of 1802, which for the first time accurately defined the status of Britain's birds. He is remembered today for species such as the Montagu's harrier, named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Montagu is the 990th most popular biologist (down from 864th in 2019), the 4,818th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,199th in 2019) and the 170th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, George Montagu ranks 990 out of 1,097. Before him are Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, Heinrich Kuhl, Frederic Moore, David Prain, John Cassin, and Max Fürbringer. After him are Gottlieb Haberlandt, Herbert Boyer, George Engelmann, Theobald Smith, Samuel Garman, and David A. Sinclair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1751, George Montagu ranks 31. Before him are Anders Dahl, William Roxburgh, Johan Henric Kellgren, Corona Schröter, John Abbot, and Henry Dearborn. After him are John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth, Pratap Singh Shah, Benjamin Stoddert, and Benjamin Williams. Among people deceased in 1815, George Montagu ranks 34. Before him are Francesco Bartolozzi, William Roxburgh, Johann Peter Salomon, William Nicholson, Jakub Jan Ryba, and Benjamin Smith Barton. After him are Thomas Picton, and Peter the Aleut.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Montagu ranks 4,819 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Richards (1910), Margaret Scriven (1912), Holly Johnson (1960), Matt Hancock (1978), Guy Simonds (1903), and Louise Rayner (1832). After him are Jack Davenport (1973), Thomas Hodgskin (1787), John Neville Keynes (1852), Arthur Symons (1865), Donald Dewar (1937), and Mark Mazower (1958).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, George Montagu ranks 170. Before him are Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), Lancelot Hogben (1895), Anne McLaren (1927), Alister Hardy (1896), Frederic Moore (1830), and David Prain (1857). After him are John Claudius Loudon (1783), Edward Lhuyd (1660), Nigel Marven (1960), Annie Lorrain Smith (1854), Hugh Huxley (1924), and Prideaux John Selby (1788).

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