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John B. Calhoun

1917 - 1995

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John Bumpass Calhoun (May 11, 1917 – September 7, 1995) was an American ethologist and behavioral researcher noted for his studies of population density and its effects on behavior. He claimed that the bleak effects of overpopulation on rodents were a grim model for the future of the human race. During his studies, Calhoun coined the term "behavioral sink" to describe aberrant behaviors in overcrowded population density situations and "beautiful ones" to describe passive individuals who withdrew from all social interaction. His work gained world recognition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John B. Calhoun is the 117th most popular biologist (down from 94th in 2019), the 1,043rd most popular biography from United States (down from 903rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, John B. Calhoun ranks 117 out of 1,097. Before him are Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Svante Pääbo, Hermann Joseph Muller, Vladimir Vernadsky, William John Swainson, and Elias Magnus Fries. After him are Ferdinand Cohn, James Edward Smith, Sylvia Earle, Carl Peter Thunberg, John Hopfield, and Erasmus Darwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, John B. Calhoun ranks 39. Before him are Otto Günsche, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Barry Nelson, Joan Fontaine, Kiro Gligorov, and Mel Ferrer. After him are Rochus Misch, Ko Arima, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Yukio Tsuda, Tove Ditlevsen, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. Among people deceased in 1995, John B. Calhoun ranks 34. Before him are Lana Turner, Souphanouvong, Donald Pleasence, Georges J. F. Köhler, Selena, and Alec Douglas-Home. After him are Edda Mussolini, Edward Bernays, Hugo Pratt, Fred Perry, Ginger Rogers, and Murray Rothbard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John B. Calhoun ranks 1,043 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Barber (1910), Bing Crosby (1903), John Sherman (1823), Mark Hamill (1951), Neal Cassady (1926), and Anne Baxter (1923). After him are Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1909), Charles Koch (1935), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868), Charlie Sheen (1965), Jesse Livermore (1877), and Little Richard (1932).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, John B. Calhoun ranks 15. Before him are Linda B. Buck (1947), Dian Fossey (1932), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), Alfred Hershey (1908), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), and Hermann Joseph Muller (1890). After him are Sylvia Earle (1935), John Hopfield (1933), Robert Whittaker (1920), Hamilton O. Smith (1931), Sam Harris (1967), and John Franklin Enders (1897).

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