BIOLOGIST
George Shaw
1751 - 1813
George Shaw
George Kearsley Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) was an English botanist and zoologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Shaw is the 69th most popular biologist (up from 193rd in 2019), the 467th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,106th in 2019) and the 15th most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, George Shaw ranks 69 out of 1,097. Before him are Linda B. Buck, Daniel Bovet, Hugo de Vries, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Hugo Theorell, and Dian Fossey. After him are Adelbert von Chamisso, Günter Blobel, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, Elizabeth Blackburn, Georg Forster, and Alexander Oparin.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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Linda B. Buck
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 63
Daniel Bovet
1907 - 1992
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 64
Hugo de Vries
1848 - 1935
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 65
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
1778 - 1841
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 66
Hugo Theorell
1903 - 1982
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 67
Dian Fossey
1932 - 1985
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 68
George Shaw
1751 - 1813
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 69
Adelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 70
Günter Blobel
1936 - 2018
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 71
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
1748 - 1836
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 72
Elizabeth Blackburn
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 73
Georg Forster
1754 - 1794
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 74
Alexander Oparin
1894 - 1980
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 75
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1751, George Shaw ranks 6. Before him are James Madison, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Maria Anna Mozart, Maria Luisa of Parma, and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain. After him are Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, Dmitry Bortniansky, Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Emanuel Schikaneder. Among people deceased in 1813, George Shaw ranks 4. Before him are Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Mikhail Kutuzov, and Józef Poniatowski. After him are André Grétry, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, Robert R. Livingston, Jean Victor Marie Moreau, Christoph Martin Wieland, Jean-Andoche Junot, and Sophia Magdalena of Denmark.
Others Born in 1751
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James Madison
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1836
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 1
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1825
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 2
Maria Anna Mozart
MUSICIAN
1751 - 1829
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 3
Maria Luisa of Parma
COMPANION
1751 - 1819
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 4
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
NOBLEMAN
1751 - 1775
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 5
George Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1813
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 6
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1819
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 7
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1802
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 8
Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1767
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 9
Dmitry Bortniansky
COMPOSER
1751 - 1825
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 10
Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
COMPANION
1751 - 1805
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 11
Emanuel Schikaneder
WRITER
1751 - 1812
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1813
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1813
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 1
Mikhail Kutuzov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1813
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 2
Józef Poniatowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 3
George Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1813
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 4
André Grétry
COMPOSER
1741 - 1813
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 5
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1768 - 1813
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 6
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1813
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 7
Robert R. Livingston
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1813
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 8
Jean Victor Marie Moreau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 9
Christoph Martin Wieland
WRITER
1733 - 1813
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 10
Jean-Andoche Junot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1813
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 11
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
COMPANION
1746 - 1813
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Shaw ranks 467 out of 8,785. Before him are William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146), Joseph Merrick (1862), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), Joan Clarke (1917), Ken Miles (1918), and Llywelyn the Great (1173). After him are G. K. Chesterton (1874), Jasper Tudor (1431), Tom Baker (1934), Richard Trevithick (1771), Pelagius (360), and Tilda Swinton (1960).
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William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
NOBLEMAN
1146 - 1219
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 461
Joseph Merrick
CELEBRITY
1862 - 1890
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 462
Frank P. Ramsey
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1930
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 463
Joan Clarke
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 1996
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 464
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 465
Llywelyn the Great
POLITICIAN
1173 - 1240
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 466
George Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1813
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 467
G. K. Chesterton
WRITER
1874 - 1936
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 468
Jasper Tudor
NOBLEMAN
1431 - 1495
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 469
Tom Baker
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 470
Richard Trevithick
INVENTOR
1771 - 1833
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 471
Pelagius
PHILOSOPHER
360 - 420
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 472
Tilda Swinton
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 473
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