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Irene Pepperberg

1949 - Today

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Irene Maxine Pepperberg (born April 1, 1949) is an American scientist noted for her studies in animal cognition, particularly in relation to parrots. She has been a professor, researcher and/or lecturer at multiple universities, and she is currently an Adjunct Research Professor at Boston University. Pepperberg also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence). She is well known for her comparative studies into the cognitive fundamentals of language and communication, and she was one of the first to work on language learning in animals other than primate species (exemplified by the Washoe project), by extension to a bird species. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irene Pepperberg is the 1,063rd most popular biologist (down from 974th in 2019), the 13,281st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,079th in 2019) and the 177th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Irene Pepperberg ranks 1,063 out of 1,097. Before her are Roger Revelle, Jessica Meir, Amos Eaton, Austin Stevens, William Bartram, and Sidney Dillon Ripley. After her are Storrs L. Olson, Rita R. Colwell, Frank Fenner, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, and Eugenie Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Irene Pepperberg ranks 751. Before her are Tim Renwick, Mick Mills, Ron Wyden, Leo Rwabwogo, Ernie Sabella, and Anneli Saaristo. After her are Denis Johnson, Helena Šikolová, Jim Gilmore, James S. Voss, Antony Sher, and Dave Greenfield.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irene Pepperberg ranks 13,285 out of 20,380. Before her are Kristine DeBell (1954), Aimee Mann (1960), Ian MacKaye (1962), Polo G (1999), Jimmi Simpson (1975), and Tana French (1973). After her are Finn Wittrock (1984), Alex Honnold (1985), Booker Ervin (1930), Tyler Posey (1991), Jake Sullivan (1976), and Synyster Gates (1981).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Irene Pepperberg ranks 177. Before her are Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), Roger Revelle (1909), Jessica Meir (1977), Amos Eaton (1776), William Bartram (1739), and Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913). After her are Storrs L. Olson (1944), Rita R. Colwell (1934), Eugenie Clark (1922), Fanny Hesse (1850), Susan Lindquist (1949), and Jerry Coyne (1949).

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