BIOLOGIST
Louisa Bolus
1877 - 1970

Louisa Bolus
Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus née Kensit (31 July 1877 in Burgersdorp – 5 April 1970 in Cape Town) was a South African botanist and taxonomist, and the longtime curator of the Bolus Herbarium, from 1903. Bolus also has the legacy of authoring more land plant species than any other female scientist, in total naming 1,494 species. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louisa Bolus is the 516th most popular biologist (up from 778th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 117th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Louisa Bolus ranks 516 out of 1,097. Before her are Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn, Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, Johann Jakob Heckel, Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer, Aaron Aaronsohn, and Alec Jeffreys. After her are François Marie Daudin, Johan Andreas Murray, Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau, Charles Chamberland, and Kaspar Maria von Sternberg.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranz Wilhelm Junghuhn
1809 - 1864
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 510
Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
1856 - 1928
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 511
Johann Jakob Heckel
1790 - 1857
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 512
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
1907 - 2004
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 513
Aaron Aaronsohn
1876 - 1919
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 514
Alec Jeffreys
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 515
Louisa Bolus
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 516
François Marie Daudin
1776 - 1803
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 517
Johan Andreas Murray
1740 - 1791
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 518
Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 519
Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau
1770 - 1845
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 520
Charles Chamberland
1851 - 1908
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 521
Kaspar Maria von Sternberg
1761 - 1838
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 522
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Louisa Bolus ranks 89. Before her are Pascual Ortiz Rubio, Joanni Perronet, Otto Herschmann, Maximilian Voloshin, Wehib Pasha, and Viktor Dyk. After her are Erich von Hornbostel, Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Josephine Hull, Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky, and Titta Ruffo. Among people deceased in 1970, Louisa Bolus ranks 135. Before her are Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Fernand Crommelynck, Peter Doi, Ștefan Barbu, Robert Gerhard, and Jacques Pills. After her are Aimo Lahti, Henri Queuille, Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow, Heino Eller, Alla Horska, and A. H. M. Jones.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsPascual Ortiz Rubio
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1963
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 83
Joanni Perronet
ATHLETE
1877 - 1950
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 84
Otto Herschmann
ATHLETE
1877 - 1942
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 85
Maximilian Voloshin
WRITER
1877 - 1932
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 86
Wehib Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1877 - 1940
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 87
Viktor Dyk
WRITER
1877 - 1931
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 88
Louisa Bolus
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 89
Erich von Hornbostel
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1935
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 90
Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 91
Josephine Hull
ACTOR
1877 - 1957
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 92
Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1943
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 93
Luke Voyno-Yasenetsky
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 94
Titta Ruffo
SINGER
1877 - 1953
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 95
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsMikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1907 - 1970
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 129
Fernand Crommelynck
WRITER
1886 - 1970
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 130
Peter Doi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1970
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 131
Ștefan Barbu
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1970
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 132
Robert Gerhard
COMPOSER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 133
Jacques Pills
SINGER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 134
Louisa Bolus
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 135
Aimo Lahti
INVENTOR
1896 - 1970
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 136
Henri Queuille
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1970
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 137
Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 138
Heino Eller
COMPOSER
1887 - 1970
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 139
Alla Horska
PAINTER
1929 - 1970
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 140
A. H. M. Jones
HISTORIAN
1904 - 1970
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 141
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Louisa Bolus ranks 72 out of 454. Before her are Laurence Oliphant (1829), Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941), Dave Matthews (1967), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Christiaan de Wet (1854), and Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907). After her are Breyten Breytenbach (1939), Cyril Cusack (1910), Ronald Harwood (1934), Oliver Tambo (1917), Piet Joubert (1834), and Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsLaurence Oliphant
WRITER
1829 - 1888
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 66
Eugène Terre'Blanche
EXTREMIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 67
Dave Matthews
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 68
Zindzi Mandela
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2020
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 69
Christiaan de Wet
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1922
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 70
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 2004
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 71
Louisa Bolus
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 72
Breyten Breytenbach
WRITER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 73
Cyril Cusack
ACTOR
1910 - 1993
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 74
Ronald Harwood
WRITER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 75
Oliver Tambo
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 76
Piet Joubert
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1900
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 77
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 78
Among BIOLOGISTS In South Africa
Among biologists born in South Africa, Louisa Bolus ranks 5. Before her are Max Theiler (1899), Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761), Sydney Brenner (1927), and Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907). After her are Austin Stevens (1950).
Max Theiler
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 1
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
1761 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 2
Sydney Brenner
1927 - 2019
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 3
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
1907 - 2004
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 4
Louisa Bolus
1877 - 1970
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 5
Austin Stevens
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 6