BIOLOGIST

Herbert Copeland

1902 - 1968

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Herbert Faulkner Copeland (May 21, 1902 – October 15, 1968) was an American biologist who contributed to the theory of biological kingdoms. He grouped unicellular organisms into two large kingdoms: the Monera kingdom and the Protista kingdom. In 1966, he included bacteria and one of the most primitive algae, called blue green algae, under Monera kingdom. His father was Edwin Copeland who was also the founder of the College of Agriculture at the University of the Philippines Los Banos and a leading pteridologist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Copeland is the 775th most popular biologist (up from 809th in 2019), the 6,577th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,618th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Herbert Copeland ranks 775 out of 1,097. Before him are Emmanuel Drake del Castillo, David Don, Robert Ridgway, C. B. van Niel, Mary F. Lyon, and Richard Wettstein. After him are Édouard Spach, Neil Campbell, Angela Piskernik, Stephen Schneider, Émil Goeldi, and Karl Moritz Schumann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Herbert Copeland ranks 224. Before him are Flora Robson, Ferdinand Marian, Nikolay Kamov, Kustaa Pihlajamäki, Felisberto Hernández, and Mario Magnozzi. After him are Yevgeny Petrov, Amparo Poch y Gascón, Zaharia Stancu, Milman Parry, Carlos Schneeberger, and Sergey Lebedev. Among people deceased in 1968, Herbert Copeland ranks 171. Before him are Valentine Hugo, Cuno Hoffmeister, Naima Wifstrand, Albert Betz, Fernando Giudicelli, and William Jordan. After him are Arnulf Øverland, Oscar Kreuzer, Dorothy Gish, Amparo Poch y Gascón, Charles Bacon, and Little Walter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herbert Copeland ranks 6,578 out of 20,380. Before him are Braxton Bragg (1817), Randy Crawford (1952), Paul Gray (1972), Eugene V. Debs (1855), James Salter (1925), and Connie Willis (1945). After him are Paul George (1990), Thurston Moore (1958), Frank Gorshin (1933), Lawrence Lessig (1961), Barry Van Dyke (1951), and David Hammond (1881).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Herbert Copeland ranks 107. Before him are Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), Richard Lewontin (1929), Francis Collins (1950), James L. Peters (1889), Garrett Hardin (1915), and Robert Ridgway (1850). After him are Neil Campbell (1946), Stephen Schneider (1945), John Jacob Abel (1857), Jane Colden (1724), Mary-Claire King (1946), and Robert Trivers (1943).

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