BIOLOGIST

J. B. S. Haldane

1892 - 1964

Photo of J. B. S. Haldane

Icon of person J. B. S. Haldane

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (; 5 November 1892 – 1 December 1964), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", was a British-born scientist who later moved to India and acquired Indian citizenship. He worked in the fields of physiology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and mathematics. With innovative use of statistics in biology, he was one of the founders of neo-Darwinism. Despite his lack of an academic degree in the field, he taught biology at the University of Cambridge, the Royal Institution, and University College London. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. B. S. Haldane is the 238th most popular biologist (down from 205th in 2019), the 1,337th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,177th in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Biologist.

Haldane is most famous for his work in population genetics. He is credited with the first mathematical analysis of population growth and he was one of the first scientists to propose that natural selection could be a significant force in evolution.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of J. B. S. Haldane by language

Loading...

Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, J. B. S. Haldane ranks 238 out of 1,097. Before him are Ana Aslan, Peter Forsskål, Albert Günther, Stephen Jay Gould, Theodor Escherich, and Rudolf Vrba. After him are Johann Friedrich von Brandt, Thomas Browne, John du Pont, Carl Correns, Pieter Boddaert, and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini.

Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, J. B. S. Haldane ranks 77. Before him are Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Alfonsina Storni, Marcel Dassault, Günther Blumentritt, César Vallejo, and Andrés Nin Pérez. After him are Paul Abraham, S. R. Ranganathan, Josyf Slipyj, Stanisław Sosabowski, Walther Nehring, and Thomas Mitchell. Among people deceased in 1964, J. B. S. Haldane ranks 46. Before him are Douglas McGregor, Adib Shishakli, Princess Auguste of Bavaria, Peter Lorre, Heinrich Neuhaus, and Cole Porter. After him are Amrit Kaur, Werner Kempf, Vladko Maček, Flannery O'Connor, August Sander, and Francisco Craveiro Lopes.

Others Born in 1892

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1964

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, J. B. S. Haldane ranks 1,337 out of 8,785. Before him are Olave Baden-Powell (1889), Alan Baker (1939), John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1462), John Nettles (1943), Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (1764), and Boy George (1961). After him are George Atwood (1745), Frederick Browning (1896), Tony Atkinson (1944), Joseph Addison (1672), Alistair MacLean (1922), and Charles Vane (1680).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, J. B. S. Haldane ranks 39. Before him are George Robert Gray (1808), Anna Atkins (1799), Julian Huxley (1887), Joseph Banks (1743), William Carey (1761), and Oldfield Thomas (1858). After him are Thomas Browne (1605), John Lindley (1799), William Aiton (1731), Charles Bell (1774), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), and David Goodall (1914).

British born Biologists

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous