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Henry Weed Fowler

1878 - 1965

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Henry Weed Fowler (March 23, 1878 – June 21, 1965) was an American zoologist born in Holmesburg, Pennsylvania. He studied at Stanford University under David Starr Jordan. He joined the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and worked as an assistant from 1903 to 1922, associate curator of vertebrates from 1922 to 1934, curator of fish and reptiles from 1934 to 1940 and curator of fish from 1940 to 1965. He published material on numerous topics including crustaceans, birds, reptiles and amphibians, but his most important work was on fish. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Weed Fowler is the 1,049th most popular biologist (down from 1,030th in 2019), the 12,279th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,133rd in 2019) and the 169th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Henry Weed Fowler ranks 1,049 out of 1,097. Before him are Timothy Ray Brown, Peter Watts, Margaret Morse Nice, Ronald M. Evans, William Forsell Kirby, and Paul Sereno. After him are Philip J. Currie, Christof Koch, Carrie Derick, Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Francis Maitland Balfour, and Angelika Amon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Henry Weed Fowler ranks 242. Before him are Frederick Humphreys, Meredith Colket, Oscar Apfel, Spyridon Belokas, Léon Binoche, and Charles Hefferon. After him are John McLean, Flora Drummond, Roy Atwell, James Truslow Adams, Taylor Holmes, and Thomas MacDonagh. Among people deceased in 1965, Henry Weed Fowler ranks 231. Before him are Steve Cochran, Helen Wainwright, Lorraine Hansberry, Vasily Struve, Bessie Barriscale, and Vajiha Samadova. After him are Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh, Miller Anderson, Geeta Bali, H. V. Evatt, Zachary Scott, and Irving Bacon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Weed Fowler ranks 12,282 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Edeson (1868), Janet Evanovich (1943), Steny Hoyer (1939), Ruth Clifford (1900), Kaye Hall (1951), and David Burtka (1975). After him are Alison Lohman (1979), Michael Chabon (1963), Niecy Nash (1970), Lila Lee (1905), Enrique Murciano (1973), and Meaghan Martin (1992).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Henry Weed Fowler ranks 169. Before him are Elmer McCollum (1879), Lucy Shapiro (1940), Timothy Ray Brown (1966), Margaret Morse Nice (1883), Ronald M. Evans (1949), and Paul Sereno (1957). After him are Christof Koch (1956), Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), Roger Revelle (1909), Jessica Meir (1977), Amos Eaton (1776), and William Bartram (1739).

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