ANTHROPOLOGIST

Marcellin Boule

1861 - 1942

Marcellin Boule

Pierre-Marcellin Boule (1 January 1861 – 4 July 1942), better known as merely Marcellin Boule, was a French palaeontologist, geologist, and anthropologist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marcellin Boule is the 84th most popular anthropologist (down from 78th in 2019), the 4,894th most popular biography from France (down from 4,701st in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Anthropologist.

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Among ANTHROPOLOGISTS

Among anthropologists, Marcellin Boule ranks 84 out of 93. Before him are Vladimir Bogoraz, George Murdock, Jean Malaurie, Eric Wolf, Françoise Héritier, and Grete Mostny. After him are Marilyn Strathern, Carleton S. Coon, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Napoleon Chagnon, Eugenie Scott, and W. H. R. Rivers.

Most Popular Anthropologists in Wikipedia

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Vladimir Bogoraz
1865 - 1936
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 78
George Murdock
1897 - 1985
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 79
Jean Malaurie
1922 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 80
Eric Wolf
1923 - 1999
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 81
Françoise Héritier
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 82
Grete Mostny
1914 - 1991
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 83
Marcellin Boule
1861 - 1942
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 84
Marilyn Strathern
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 85
Carleton S. Coon
1904 - 1981
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 86
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 87
Napoleon Chagnon
1938 - 2019
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 88
Eugenie Scott
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 89
W. H. R. Rivers
1864 - 1922
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 90

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Marcellin Boule ranks 143. Before him are Andrei Ryabushkin, Federico De Roberto, Hans Goldschmidt, Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten, Arthur E. Kennelly, and José Gil Fortoul. After him are Reginald Wingate, Emiliano González Navero, Luigi Galleani, Louis Eugène Roy, Walter Rauschenbusch, and Zoltán Ambrus. Among people deceased in 1942, Marcellin Boule ranks 230. Before him are Jonas Vileišis, Belisario Porras Barahona, Mikhail Yefremov, Gyula Prassler, Laura Hope Crews, and Sidney Fox. After him are August von Gödrich, John Goodall, William Carr, Carl Gustav Fleischer, Birger Cederin, and James Cruze.

Others Born in 1861

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Andrei Ryabushkin
PAINTER
1861 - 1904
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 137
Federico De Roberto
WRITER
1861 - 1927
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 138
Hans Goldschmidt
CHEMIST
1861 - 1923
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 139
Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1921
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 140
Arthur E. Kennelly
ENGINEER
1861 - 1939
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 141
José Gil Fortoul
WRITER
1861 - 1943
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 142
Marcellin Boule
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1861 - 1942
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 143
Reginald Wingate
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 144
Emiliano González Navero
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1934
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 145
Luigi Galleani
WRITER
1861 - 1931
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 146
Louis Eugène Roy
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1939
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 147
Walter Rauschenbusch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 148
Zoltán Ambrus
WRITER
1861 - 1932
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 149

Others Deceased in 1942

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Jonas Vileišis
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1942
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 224
Belisario Porras Barahona
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1942
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 225
Mikhail Yefremov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1942
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 226
Gyula Prassler
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1942
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 227
Laura Hope Crews
ACTOR
1879 - 1942
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 228
Sidney Fox
ACTOR
1907 - 1942
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 229
Marcellin Boule
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1861 - 1942
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 230
August von Gödrich
CYCLIST
1859 - 1942
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 231
John Goodall
SOCCER PLAYER
1863 - 1942
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 232
William Carr
ATHLETE
1876 - 1942
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 233
Carl Gustav Fleischer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1942
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 234
Birger Cederin
ATHLETE
1895 - 1942
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 235
James Cruze
ACTOR
1884 - 1942
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 236

In France

Among people born in France, Marcellin Boule ranks 4,894 out of 6,770. Before him are Roger Rio (1913), Élie Bayol (1914), Christian Dalger (1949), Jean-Paul Dubois (1950), Presnel Kimpembe (1995), and Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769). After him are Louise du Pierry (1746), Henri Louveau (1910), Henri Eberhardt (1913), Émile Léonard Mathieu (1835), Pierre Morel (1964), and Céline Sciamma (1978).

Others born in France

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Roger Rio
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1999
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 4,888
Élie Bayol
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 4,889
Christian Dalger
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 4,890
Jean-Paul Dubois
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 4,891
Presnel Kimpembe
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 4,892
Rose Philippine Duchesne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1769 - 1852
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 4,893
Marcellin Boule
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1861 - 1942
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 4,894
Louise du Pierry
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1807
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 4,895
Henri Louveau
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 4,896
Henri Eberhardt
ATHLETE
1913 - 1976
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 4,897
Émile Léonard Mathieu
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1890
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 4,898
Pierre Morel
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 4,899
Céline Sciamma
FILM DIRECTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 4,900