BIOLOGIST
Joseph Barcroft
1872 - 1947

Joseph Barcroft
Sir Joseph Barcroft (26 July 1872 – 21 March 1947) was a British physiologist best known for his studies of the oxygenation of blood. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Barcroft is the 907th most popular biologist (up from 938th in 2019), the 4,107th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,646th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Joseph Barcroft ranks 907 out of 1,097. Before him are Johannes Schmidt, Christian Friedrich Ecklon, Palisot de Beauvois, Sereno Watson, Louis Fraser, and Joseph Banks Rhine. After him are Keith Campbell, Carl H. Eigenmann, Stanley Norman Cohen, Jenny Clack, Edward Newton, and Janet Rowley.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohannes Schmidt
1877 - 1933
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 901
Christian Friedrich Ecklon
1795 - 1868
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 902
Palisot de Beauvois
1752 - 1820
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 903
Sereno Watson
1826 - 1892
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 904
Louis Fraser
1810 - 1866
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 905
Joseph Banks Rhine
1895 - 1980
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 906
Joseph Barcroft
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 907
Keith Campbell
1954 - 2012
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 908
Carl H. Eigenmann
1863 - 1927
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 909
Stanley Norman Cohen
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 910
Jenny Clack
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 911
Edward Newton
1832 - 1897
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 912
Janet Rowley
1925 - 2013
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 913
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1872, Joseph Barcroft ranks 169. Before him are Walter Wild, Adolphe Grisel, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Anna von Mildenburg, Otto Bahr Halvorsen, and Alice Salomon. After him are Nikolai Panin, José María Orellana, Julia Morgan, Horace Rice, Léon Delagrange, and Ivar Lykke. Among people deceased in 1947, Joseph Barcroft ranks 184. Before him are Nikolai Chebotaryov, Grantley Goulding, Somnath Sharma, August Blom, Anna von Mildenburg, and Manuel Machado. After him are Frank Heller, Kálmán Tihanyi, Oscar Grégoire, Charles Gondouin, Frederick Russell Burnham, and Ekaterina Karavelova.
Others Born in 1872
Go to all RankingsWalter Wild
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1953
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 163
Adolphe Grisel
ATHLETE
1872 - 1942
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 164
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
WRITER
1872 - 1945
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 165
Anna von Mildenburg
SINGER
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 166
Otto Bahr Halvorsen
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1923
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 167
Alice Salomon
ECONOMIST
1872 - 1948
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 168
Joseph Barcroft
BIOLOGIST
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 169
Nikolai Panin
SKATER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 170
José María Orellana
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1926
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 171
Julia Morgan
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 172
Horace Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 173
Léon Delagrange
SCULPTOR
1872 - 1910
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 174
Ivar Lykke
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1949
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 175
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsNikolai Chebotaryov
MATHEMATICIAN
1894 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 178
Grantley Goulding
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1947
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 179
Somnath Sharma
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 1947
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 180
August Blom
FILM DIRECTOR
1869 - 1947
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 181
Anna von Mildenburg
SINGER
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 182
Manuel Machado
WRITER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 183
Joseph Barcroft
BIOLOGIST
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 184
Frank Heller
WRITER
1886 - 1947
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 185
Kálmán Tihanyi
INVENTOR
1897 - 1947
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 186
Oscar Grégoire
SWIMMER
1877 - 1947
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 187
Charles Gondouin
ATHLETE
1875 - 1947
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 188
Frederick Russell Burnham
EXPLORER
1861 - 1947
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 189
Ekaterina Karavelova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1947
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 190
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Barcroft ranks 4,108 out of 8,785. Before him are Lisa Stansfield (1966), Juliet Mills (1941), Edward James (1907), Helen Allingham (1848), Gwyneth Jones (1936), and William Christie (1845). After him are Keith Campbell (1954), Jack Broughton (1703), Flood (1960), Gia Scala (1934), Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900), and Bob Shaw (1931).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLisa Stansfield
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 4,102
Juliet Mills
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 4,103
Edward James
WRITER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 4,104
Helen Allingham
PAINTER
1848 - 1926
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 4,105
Gwyneth Jones
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 4,106
William Christie
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1922
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 4,107
Joseph Barcroft
BIOLOGIST
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 4,108
Keith Campbell
BIOLOGIST
1954 - 2012
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 4,109
Jack Broughton
ATHLETE
1703 - 1789
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 4,110
Flood
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 4,111
Gia Scala
ACTOR
1934 - 1972
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 4,112
Carlos Raúl Villanueva
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1975
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 4,113
Bob Shaw
WRITER
1931 - 1996
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 4,114
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Joseph Barcroft ranks 143. Before him are Charles Tate Regan (1878), Thomas Andrew Knight (1759), William Townsend Aiton (1766), Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811), Marmaduke Tunstall (1743), and Louis Fraser (1810). After him are Keith Campbell (1954), Jenny Clack (1947), Edward Newton (1832), Robert Wight (1796), G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903), and Edward Bagnall Poulton (1856).
Charles Tate Regan
1878 - 1943
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 137
Thomas Andrew Knight
1759 - 1838
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 138
William Townsend Aiton
1766 - 1849
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 139
Hugh Edwin Strickland
1811 - 1853
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 140
Marmaduke Tunstall
1743 - 1790
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 141
Louis Fraser
1810 - 1866
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 142
Joseph Barcroft
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 143
Keith Campbell
1954 - 2012
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 144
Jenny Clack
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 145
Edward Newton
1832 - 1897
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 146
Robert Wight
1796 - 1872
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 147
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
1903 - 1991
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 148
Edward Bagnall Poulton
1856 - 1943
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 149