BIOLOGIST
Gilbert White
1720 - 1793
Gilbert White
Gilbert White (18 July 1720 – 26 June 1793) was a "parson-naturalist", a pioneering English naturalist, ecologist, and ornithologist. He is best known for his Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gilbert White is the 958th most popular biologist (up from 975th in 2019), the 4,501st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,985th in 2019) and the 157th most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Gilbert White ranks 958 out of 1,097. Before him are Daniel Giraud Elliot, Osamu Hayaishi, Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, William Healey Dall, Francis Willughby, and Jinzō Matsumura. After him are Colin Munro MacLeod, Robert Morison, Grigore Antipa, Ivan Lepyokhin, Curt Backeberg, and William Diller Matthew.
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Daniel Giraud Elliot
1835 - 1915
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 952
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1920 - 2015
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 953
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 954
William Healey Dall
1845 - 1927
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 955
Francis Willughby
1635 - 1672
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 956
Jinzō Matsumura
1856 - 1928
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 957
Gilbert White
1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 958
Colin Munro MacLeod
1909 - 1972
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 959
Robert Morison
1620 - 1683
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 960
Grigore Antipa
1867 - 1944
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 961
Ivan Lepyokhin
1740 - 1802
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 962
Curt Backeberg
1894 - 1966
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 963
William Diller Matthew
1871 - 1930
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 964
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1720, Gilbert White ranks 26. Before him are Johann Friedrich Agricola, Maximilian Hell, Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, Charles De Geer, Justus Möser, and Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville. Among people deceased in 1793, Gilbert White ranks 50. Before him are Roger Sherman, Katsukawa Shunshō, Noël Martin Joseph de Necker, Peter Perez Burdett, Johann August Ephraim Goeze, and William Robertson.
Others Born in 1720
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Johann Friedrich Agricola
COMPOSER
1720 - 1774
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 20
Maximilian Hell
ASTRONOMER
1720 - 1792
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 21
Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1788
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 22
Charles De Geer
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1778
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 23
Justus Möser
PHILOSOPHER
1720 - 1794
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 24
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
CHEMIST
1720 - 1805
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 25
Gilbert White
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1793
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Roger Sherman
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1793
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 44
Katsukawa Shunshō
PAINTER
1726 - 1793
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 45
Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
PHYSICIAN
1730 - 1793
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 46
Peter Perez Burdett
PAINTER
1734 - 1793
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 47
Johann August Ephraim Goeze
BIOLOGIST
1731 - 1793
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 48
William Robertson
HISTORIAN
1721 - 1793
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 49
Gilbert White
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 50
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Gilbert White ranks 4,502 out of 8,785. Before him are Sarah Harding (1981), David Beaton (1494), Lonnie Donegan (1931), Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), Cynthia Erivo (1987), and John Roebuck (1718). After him are Nicholas Grimshaw (1939), Albert Lee (1943), Alice Greene (1879), William Shanks (1812), Kelly Macdonald (1976), and Alan A'Court (1934).
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Sarah Harding
ACTOR
1981 - 2021
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4,496
David Beaton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1546
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4,497
Lonnie Donegan
SINGER
1931 - 2002
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4,498
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
WRITER
1674 - 1749
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 4,499
Cynthia Erivo
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 4,500
John Roebuck
CHEMIST
1718 - 1794
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 4,501
Gilbert White
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4,502
Nicholas Grimshaw
ARCHITECT
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4,503
Albert Lee
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4,504
Alice Greene
TENNIS PLAYER
1879 - 1956
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4,505
William Shanks
MATHEMATICIAN
1812 - 1882
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4,506
Kelly Macdonald
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4,507
Alan A'Court
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 4,508
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Gilbert White ranks 157. Before him are Thomas Pennant (1726), George Edwards (1694), Maxwell T. Masters (1833), Mark Catesby (1683), William Yarrell (1784), and Francis Willughby (1635). After him are Robert Morison (1620), Archibald Menzies (1754), Irene Manton (1904), Sydney Parkinson (1745), Miriam Rothschild (1908), and Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854).
Thomas Pennant
1726 - 1798
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 151
George Edwards
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 152
Maxwell T. Masters
1833 - 1907
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 153
Mark Catesby
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 154
William Yarrell
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 155
Francis Willughby
1635 - 1672
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 156
Gilbert White
1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 157
Robert Morison
1620 - 1683
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 158
Archibald Menzies
1754 - 1842
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 159
Irene Manton
1904 - 1988
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 160
Sydney Parkinson
1745 - 1771
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 161
Miriam Rothschild
1908 - 2005
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 162
Dukinfield Henry Scott
1854 - 1934
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 163
