BIOLOGIST

James L. Peters

1889 - 1952

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James Lee Peters (August 13, 1889 – April 19, 1952) was an American ornithologist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Dr. Austin Peters and Francis Howie Lee on August 13, 1889. His early education was at the Roxbury Latin School, followed by his acceptance to Harvard University, where he graduated in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James L. Peters is the 753rd most popular biologist (down from 729th in 2019), the 6,470th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,690th in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, James L. Peters ranks 753 out of 1,097. Before him are Erwin Stresemann, Richard Lewontin, Friedrich Reinitzer, Francis Collins, Ardem Patapoutian, and Heinrich Zollinger. After him are Johann Amman, Élie-Abel Carrière, Alexei Fedchenko, Garrett Hardin, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, and John Hutchinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, James L. Peters ranks 209. Before him are Clifton Webb, Anita Malfatti, G. D. H. Cole, Erwin Stresemann, Vladimir Sokoloff, and Ostap Vyshnya. After him are Tryggvi Þórhallsson, Vera Karalli, Arnulf Øverland, Beulah Bondi, Elmo Lincoln, and Georges Bonnet. Among people deceased in 1952, James L. Peters ranks 126. Before him are David Bergelson, Ernst Stromer, Antti Tulenheimo, Fletcher Henderson, Herman Sörgel, and Hans von Rosen. After him are Ronald Rawson, Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, Ernst Streeruwitz, Sunao Tawara, Juan Bautista Pérez, and Elmo Lincoln.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James L. Peters ranks 6,471 out of 20,380. Before him are Pia Zadora (1953), Betty Mahmoody (1945), Annabella Sciorra (1960), Sargent Shriver (1915), Glenn Morris (1912), and Gregg Henry (1952). After him are Joe Rogan (1967), Richard Petty (1937), Jean Hagen (1923), Ruby Dee (1922), Kristen Wiig (1973), and Norah Jones (1979).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, James L. Peters ranks 104. Before him are Thomas Say (1787), Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), Charles Conrad Abbott (1843), Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), Richard Lewontin (1929), and Francis Collins (1950). After him are Garrett Hardin (1915), Robert Ridgway (1850), Herbert Copeland (1902), Neil Campbell (1946), Stephen Schneider (1945), and John Jacob Abel (1857).

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