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John Claudius Loudon

1783 - 1843

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John Claudius Loudon (8 April 1782 – 14 December 1843) was a Scottish botanist, garden designer and author, born in Cambuslang in 1782. He was the first to use the term arboretum in writing to refer to a garden of plants, especially trees, collected for the purpose of scientific study. He was married to Jane Webb, a fellow horticulturalist, and author of science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and gothic stories. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Claudius Loudon is the 998th most popular biologist, the 4,941st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,192nd in 2019) and the 171st most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, John Claudius Loudon ranks 998 out of 1,097. Before him are Herbert Boyer, George Engelmann, Theobald Smith, Samuel Garman, David A. Sinclair, and Ryuta Kawashima. After him are Edward William Nelson, Vladimir Sukachev, Elizabeth F. Neufeld, G. Ledyard Stebbins, Jacques Miller, and Edward Lhuyd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, John Claudius Loudon ranks 42. Before him are José de la Riva Agüero, Hannah Van Buren, Vicente Rocafuerte, Giovanni Berchet, Pedro Gual Escandón, and Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet. After him are David Cox, Gabriele Rossetti, Thomas Sully, Jane Taylor, and Thomas Bibb. Among people deceased in 1843, John Claudius Loudon ranks 34. Before him are Friedrich von Adelung, Johann Natterer, Kazim Rashti, Washington Allston, José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno, and Josep Bonaplata i Corriol. After him are Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, and Smith Thompson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Claudius Loudon ranks 4,942 out of 8,785. Before him are Ed Skrein (1983), Judy Parfitt (1935), Sarah Waters (1966), Almroth Wright (1861), Phil Collen (1957), and Gerald Scarfe (1936). After him are Clarence Kingsbury (1882), Michael Drayton (1563), Humphrey Searle (1915), Theo Walcott (1989), Edgar Evans (1876), and David Hewlett (1968).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, John Claudius Loudon ranks 171. Before him are Lancelot Hogben (1895), Anne McLaren (1927), Alister Hardy (1896), Frederic Moore (1830), David Prain (1857), and George Montagu (1751). After him are Edward Lhuyd (1660), Nigel Marven (1960), Annie Lorrain Smith (1854), Hugh Huxley (1924), Prideaux John Selby (1788), and David Lack (1910).

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