BIOLOGIST
Jean-Henri Fabre
1823 - 1915

Jean-Henri Fabre
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ʁi kazimiʁ fabʁ]; 21 December 1823 – 11 October 1915) was a French naturalist, entomologist, and author known for the lively style of his popular books on the lives of insects. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Henri Fabre is the 106th most popular biologist (down from 53rd in 2019), the 859th most popular biography from France (down from 695th in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Biologist.
Jean-Henri Fabre is most famous for his studies on insects. He was a French entomologist and professor of entomology at the University of Montpellier.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Jean-Henri Fabre ranks 106 out of 1,097. Before him are Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Janaki Ammal, Ulisse Aldrovandi, Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, Georges J. F. Köhler, and Philip Miller. After him are Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, Stanley B. Prusiner, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, and Svante Pääbo.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJan Evangelista Purkyně
1787 - 1869
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 100
Janaki Ammal
1897 - 1984
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 101
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522 - 1605
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 102
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 103
Georges J. F. Köhler
1946 - 1995
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 104
Philip Miller
1691 - 1771
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 105
Jean-Henri Fabre
1823 - 1915
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 106
Coenraad Jacob Temminck
1778 - 1858
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 107
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1656 - 1708
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 108
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
1761 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 109
Stanley B. Prusiner
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 110
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim
1771 - 1853
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 111
Svante Pääbo
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1823, Jean-Henri Fabre ranks 13. Before him are Sándor Petőfi, Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, Leopold Kronecker, Édouard Lalo, Alexandre Cabanel, and Li Hongzhang. After him are John Sherman, John Russell Hind, Charles I of Württemberg, Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mackenzie Bowell, and Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1915, Jean-Henri Fabre ranks 8. Before him are Alois Alzheimer, Paul Ehrlich, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Henry Moseley, Porfirio Díaz, and Ellen G. White. After him are Sergei Witte, Clara Immerwahr, Charles Tupper, Wilhelm Windelband, Arthur Auwers, and Émile Waldteufel.
Others Born in 1823
Go to all RankingsSándor Petőfi
WRITER
1823 - 1849
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 7
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1888
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 8
Leopold Kronecker
MATHEMATICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 9
Édouard Lalo
COMPOSER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 10
Alexandre Cabanel
PAINTER
1823 - 1889
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 11
Li Hongzhang
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1901
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 12
Jean-Henri Fabre
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1915
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 13
John Sherman
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1900
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 14
John Russell Hind
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1895
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 15
Charles I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 16
Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1883
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 17
Mackenzie Bowell
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1917
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 18
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1914
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1915
Go to all RankingsAlois Alzheimer
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1915
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 2
Paul Ehrlich
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1915
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 3
Frederick Winslow Taylor
ENGINEER
1856 - 1915
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 4
Henry Moseley
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1915
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 5
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 6
Ellen G. White
WRITER
1827 - 1915
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 7
Jean-Henri Fabre
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1915
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 8
Sergei Witte
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1915
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 9
Clara Immerwahr
CHEMIST
1870 - 1915
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 10
Charles Tupper
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1915
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 11
Wilhelm Windelband
PHILOSOPHER
1848 - 1915
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 12
Arthur Auwers
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1915
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 13
Émile Waldteufel
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1915
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 14
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-Henri Fabre ranks 859 out of 6,770. Before him are Lucien Lévy-Bruhl (1857), François Darlan (1881), Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763), Robert Curthose (1054), Paul Reynaud (1878), and François Bayrou (1951). After him are Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788), Pierre Méchain (1744), Arnaut Daniel (1150), Theobald I of Navarre (1201), Liliane Bettencourt (1922), and Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLucien Lévy-Bruhl
PHILOSOPHER
1857 - 1939
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 853
François Darlan
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1942
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 854
Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
CHEMIST
1763 - 1829
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 855
Robert Curthose
NOBLEMAN
1054 - 1134
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 856
Paul Reynaud
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1966
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 857
François Bayrou
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 858
Jean-Henri Fabre
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1915
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 859
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1788 - 1851
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 860
Pierre Méchain
ASTRONOMER
1744 - 1804
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 861
Arnaut Daniel
MUSICIAN
1150 - 1210
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 862
Theobald I of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1201 - 1253
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 863
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 864
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
BIOLOGIST
1656 - 1708
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 865
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, Jean-Henri Fabre ranks 19. Before him are Adelbert von Chamisso (1781), Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748), René Lesson (1794), Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803), and Pierre André Latreille (1762). After him are Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656), Aimé Bonpland (1773), Félix d'Herelle (1873), Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756), Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723), and Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737).
Adelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 13
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
1748 - 1836
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 14
René Lesson
1794 - 1849
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 15
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
1772 - 1844
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 16
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
1803 - 1857
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 17
Pierre André Latreille
1762 - 1833
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 18
Jean-Henri Fabre
1823 - 1915
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 19
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1656 - 1708
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 20
Aimé Bonpland
1773 - 1858
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 21
Félix d'Herelle
1873 - 1949
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 22
Bernard Germain de Lacépède
1756 - 1825
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 23
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
1723 - 1806
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 24
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
1737 - 1813
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 25