BIOLOGIST
George Romanes
1848 - 1894

George Romanes
George John Romanes (20 May 1848 – 23 May 1894) was a Canadian-Scots evolutionary biologist and physiologist who laid the foundation of what he called comparative psychology, postulating a similarity of cognitive processes and mechanisms between humans and other animals. He was the youngest of Charles Darwin's academic friends, and his views on evolution are historically important. He popularized the term neo-Darwinism, which in the late 19th century was considered as a theory of evolution that focuses on natural selection as the main evolutionary force. Romanes' early death was a loss to the cause of evolutionary biology in Britain. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Romanes is the 926th most popular biologist (down from 751st in 2019), the 465th most popular biography from Canada (down from 369th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, George Romanes ranks 926 out of 1,097. Before him are Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, Thomas Thomson, Gaston Bonnier, Yang Zhongjian, Barry Commoner, and Mary Katharine Brandegee. After him are Carl Eduard Hellmayr, Thomas Pennant, Ken Alibek, Johann Christoph Wendland, Pierre Chambon, and William Murrill.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Leontyevich Komarov
1869 - 1945
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 920
Thomas Thomson
1817 - 1878
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 921
Gaston Bonnier
1853 - 1922
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 922
Yang Zhongjian
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 923
Barry Commoner
1917 - 2012
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 924
Mary Katharine Brandegee
1844 - 1920
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 925
George Romanes
1848 - 1894
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 926
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 927
Thomas Pennant
1726 - 1798
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 928
Ken Alibek
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 929
Johann Christoph Wendland
1755 - 1828
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 930
Pierre Chambon
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 931
William Murrill
1869 - 1957
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 932
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1848, George Romanes ranks 105. Before him are Jean Aicard, Helene Lange, Otto Bütschli, Waldemar Rosenberger, Helen Allingham, and Bernard Bosanquet. After him are Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde, Amos Burn, Eliodoro Villazón, Matthew Webb, Diederik Korteweg, and Surendranath Banerjee. Among people deceased in 1894, George Romanes ranks 79. Before him are Adolf Friedrich von Schack, Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Emilio Arrieta, José Eugenio Ellauri, Kitamura Tokoku, and Victor Duruy. After him are Svend Foyn, Lobengula, Boston Corbett, Remigio Morales Bermúdez, David Payne, and George Inness.
Others Born in 1848
Go to all RankingsJean Aicard
WRITER
1848 - 1921
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 99
Helene Lange
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1930
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 100
Otto Bütschli
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1920
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 101
Waldemar Rosenberger
LINGUIST
1848 - 1918
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 102
Helen Allingham
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 103
Bernard Bosanquet
PHILOSOPHER
1848 - 1923
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 104
George Romanes
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1894
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 105
Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 106
Amos Burn
CHESS PLAYER
1848 - 1925
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 107
Eliodoro Villazón
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1939
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 108
Matthew Webb
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1848 - 1883
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 109
Diederik Korteweg
MATHEMATICIAN
1848 - 1941
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 110
Surendranath Banerjee
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 111
Others Deceased in 1894
Go to all RankingsAdolf Friedrich von Schack
WRITER
1815 - 1894
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 73
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
COMPOSER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 74
Emilio Arrieta
COMPOSER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 75
José Eugenio Ellauri
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1894
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 76
Kitamura Tokoku
WRITER
1868 - 1894
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 77
Victor Duruy
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1894
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 78
George Romanes
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1894
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 79
Svend Foyn
BUSINESSPERSON
1809 - 1894
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 80
Lobengula
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1894
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 81
Boston Corbett
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1894
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 82
Remigio Morales Bermúdez
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1894
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 83
David Payne
PAINTER
1843 - 1894
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 84
George Inness
PAINTER
1825 - 1894
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 85
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, George Romanes ranks 465 out of 1,622. Before him are Wyndham Lewis (1882), Duncan Regehr (1952), Rae Dawn Chong (1961), Marcel Dionne (1951), Billy Bishop (1894), and Richard Manuel (1943). After him are Jagmeet Singh (1979), Xavier Dolan (1989), Maryse Ouellet (1983), Jack Carson (1910), Megan Follows (1968), and Hank Snow (1914).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsWyndham Lewis
WRITER
1882 - 1957
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 459
Duncan Regehr
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 460
Rae Dawn Chong
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 461
Marcel Dionne
HOCKEY PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 462
Billy Bishop
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1956
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 463
Richard Manuel
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1986
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 464
George Romanes
BIOLOGIST
1848 - 1894
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 465
Jagmeet Singh
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 466
Xavier Dolan
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 467
Maryse Ouellet
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 468
Jack Carson
ACTOR
1910 - 1963
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 469
Megan Follows
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 470
Hank Snow
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 471
Among BIOLOGISTS In Canada
Among biologists born in Canada, George Romanes ranks 5. Before him are Ralph M. Steinman (1943), Robert H. MacArthur (1930), John Murray (1841), and David Suzuki (1936). After him are Colin Munro MacLeod (1909), William Diller Matthew (1871), Alice Eastwood (1859), Alice Wilson (1881), Peter Watts (1958), Philip J. Currie (1949), and Carrie Derick (1862).
Ralph M. Steinman
1943 - 2011
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 1
Robert H. MacArthur
1930 - 1972
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 2
John Murray
1841 - 1914
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 3
David Suzuki
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 4
George Romanes
1848 - 1894
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 5
Colin Munro MacLeod
1909 - 1972
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 6
William Diller Matthew
1871 - 1930
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 7
Alice Eastwood
1859 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 8
Alice Wilson
1881 - 1964
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 9
Peter Watts
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 10
Philip J. Currie
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 11
Carrie Derick
1862 - 1941
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 12