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Ilkka Hanski

1953 - 2016

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Ilkka Aulis Hanski (14 February 1953 – 10 May 2016) was a Finnish ecologist at the University of Helsinki, Finland. The Metapopulation Research Center led by Hanski, until his death, has been nominated as a Center of Excellence by the Academy of Finland. The group studies species living in fragmented landscapes and attempts to advance metapopulation ecology research. Hanski proposed the core-satellite hypothesis of species distributions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ilkka Hanski is the 1,016th most popular biologist (up from 1,026th in 2019), the 414th most popular biography from Finland (up from 454th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Ilkka Hanski ranks 1,016 out of 1,097. Before him are Charles B. Cory, Nigel Marven, Annie Lorrain Smith, Judah Folkman, Wim Crusio, and Jan-Just Bos. After him are Hugh Huxley, Prideaux John Selby, Akhtar Hameed Khan, David Lack, John Belchier, and Helia Bravo Hollis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Ilkka Hanski ranks 498. Before him are Miguel Ángel Guerra, Freddie Aguilar, Andy Hertzfeld, Jan Möller, Valero Rivera López, and Basanti Bisht. After him are Mokhtar Naili, Ken Burns, Don Dokken, Pat Symonds, Paul Mariner, and Mayumi Aoki. Among people deceased in 2016, Ilkka Hanski ranks 497. Before him are Karel Husa, Igor Sergun, Florence Henderson, James Stacy, Anatoli Isayev, and Poul Pedersen. After him are Allan Williams, Tim LaHaye, Nancy Mackay, Gurdial Singh, Rita Barberá, and Eddie Keizan.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ilkka Hanski ranks 414 out of 751. Before him are Kauko Hänninen (1930), Sami Vänskä (1976), Saku Koivu (1974), Aarne Pohjonen (1886), Marjatta Kajosmaa (1938), and Jan-Erik Enestam (1947). After him are Monika Fagerholm (1961), Mika Myllylä (1969), Harry Siljander (1922), Ari-Pekka Nikkola (1969), Kari Hotakainen (1957), and Karita Mattila (1960).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Finland

Among biologists born in Finland, Ilkka Hanski ranks 5. Before him are Peter Forsskål (1732), Alexander von Nordmann (1803), Christian von Steven (1781), and Petter Adolf Karsten (1834).

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