GEOLOGIST

John Bell Hatcher

1861 - 1904

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John Bell Hatcher (October 11, 1861: 3  – July 3, 1904) was an American paleontologist and fossil hunter known as the "king of collectors" and best known for discovering Torosaurus and Triceratops, two genera of dinosaurs described by Othniel Charles Marsh. He was part of a new, professional middle class in American science, having financed his education with his labor while also being more educated than older fossil collectors. As such, he faced unique challenges throughout his long and productive career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Bell Hatcher is the 81st most popular geologist (up from 86th in 2019), the 10,559th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,882nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, John Bell Hatcher ranks 81 out of 90. Before him are Felix Andries Vening Meinesz, Jens Esmark, David A. Johnston, Anna Missuna, Ivan Gubkin, and Walther Penck. After him are Robert Jameson, Daniel Barringer, Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Michael E. Mann, Henry De la Beche, and Dan McKenzie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, John Bell Hatcher ranks 152. Before him are Luigi Galleani, Louis Eugène Roy, Walter Rauschenbusch, Zoltán Ambrus, Almroth Wright, and Vasily Goncharov. After him are Ivar Otto Bendixson, Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, Edith Cowan, Albert B. Fall, and George W. Norris. Among people deceased in 1904, John Bell Hatcher ranks 92. Before him are Richard Knill Freeman, Andrei Ryabushkin, Nikiforos Lytras, Martin Johnson Heade, Isaac Roberts, and Frances Power Cobbe. After him is Mark Hanna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Bell Hatcher ranks 10,561 out of 20,380. Before him are Sally Menke (1953), Sheila Young (1950), Walter Winchell (1897), William Glackens (1870), Brad Wilk (1968), and Peggy Fleming (1948). After him are Thelma Kalama (1931), Kaitlin Olson (1975), Pearl Bailey (1918), Butch Otter (1942), Susan Dey (1952), and Patricia Belcher (1954).

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Among GEOLOGISTS In United States

Among geologists born in United States, John Bell Hatcher ranks 12. Before him are James Hall (1811), Hugo Benioff (1899), M. King Hubbert (1903), Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829), William Barton Rogers (1804), and David A. Johnston (1949). After him are Daniel Barringer (1860), Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), Michael E. Mann (1965), and Judith Curry (1953).

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