BIOLOGIST
Mark Catesby
1683 - 1749

Mark Catesby
Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World. Between 1729 and 1747, Catesby published his Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Catesby is the 945th most popular biologist (down from 915th in 2019), the 4,412th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,500th in 2019) and the 154th most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Mark Catesby ranks 945 out of 1,097. Before him are George Edwards, Shi Zhengli, Walter Buller, Maxine Singer, Maxwell T. Masters, and Outram Bangs. After him are Karl Patterson Schmidt, Jacob Bjerknes, William Yarrell, William Beebe, Félix de Avelar Brotero, and Elizabeth Gertrude Britton.
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Go to all RankingsGeorge Edwards
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 939
Shi Zhengli
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 940
Walter Buller
1838 - 1906
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 941
Maxine Singer
1931 - 2024
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 942
Maxwell T. Masters
1833 - 1907
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 943
Outram Bangs
1863 - 1932
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 944
Mark Catesby
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 945
Karl Patterson Schmidt
1890 - 1957
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 946
Jacob Bjerknes
1897 - 1975
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 947
William Yarrell
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 948
William Beebe
1877 - 1962
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 949
Félix de Avelar Brotero
1744 - 1828
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 950
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton
1858 - 1934
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 951
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1683, Mark Catesby ranks 22. Before him are Antoine Pesne, Lorenz Heister, Jonathan Wild, Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Giovanni Poleni, and Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller. Among people deceased in 1749, Mark Catesby ranks 15. Before him are Jan van Huysum, William Jones, Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, Matthias Bel, Jan Frans van Bloemen, and André Cardinal Destouches. After him is Catharine Trotter Cockburn.
Others Born in 1683
Go to all RankingsAntoine Pesne
PAINTER
1683 - 1757
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 16
Lorenz Heister
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1758
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 17
Jonathan Wild
EXTREMIST
1683 - 1725
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 18
Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1745
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 19
Giovanni Poleni
PHYSICIST
1683 - 1761
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 20
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1683 - 1744
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 21
Mark Catesby
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1749
Go to all RankingsJan van Huysum
PAINTER
1682 - 1749
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 9
William Jones
MATHEMATICIAN
1675 - 1749
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 10
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
COMPOSER
1690 - 1749
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 11
Matthias Bel
PHILOSOPHER
1684 - 1749
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 12
Jan Frans van Bloemen
PAINTER
1662 - 1749
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 13
André Cardinal Destouches
COMPOSER
1672 - 1749
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 14
Mark Catesby
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 15
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
WRITER
1674 - 1749
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 16
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mark Catesby ranks 4,413 out of 8,785. Before him are Toby Stephens (1969), Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932), Graham Gouldman (1946), John Smith (1938), Alec McCowen (1925), and Mark Owen (1972). After him are Sidney Robinson (1876), David Payne (1843), John Loder (1898), Gary Shaw (1961), Mark Blundell (1966), and Carol Cleveland (1942).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsToby Stephens
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4,407
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4,408
Graham Gouldman
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 4,409
John Smith
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1994
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 4,410
Alec McCowen
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 4,411
Mark Owen
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 4,412
Mark Catesby
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 4,413
Sidney Robinson
ATHLETE
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,414
David Payne
PAINTER
1843 - 1894
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,415
John Loder
ACTOR
1898 - 1988
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,416
Gary Shaw
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 4,417
Mark Blundell
RACING DRIVER
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4,418
Carol Cleveland
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 4,419
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Mark Catesby ranks 154. Before him are G. Evelyn Hutchinson (1903), Edward Bagnall Poulton (1856), Thomas Thomson (1817), Thomas Pennant (1726), George Edwards (1694), and Maxwell T. Masters (1833). After him are William Yarrell (1784), Francis Willughby (1635), Gilbert White (1720), Robert Morison (1620), Archibald Menzies (1754), and Irene Manton (1904).
G. Evelyn Hutchinson
1903 - 1991
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 148
Edward Bagnall Poulton
1856 - 1943
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 149
Thomas Thomson
1817 - 1878
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 150
Thomas Pennant
1726 - 1798
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 151
George Edwards
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 152
Maxwell T. Masters
1833 - 1907
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 153
Mark Catesby
1683 - 1749
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 154
William Yarrell
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 155
Francis Willughby
1635 - 1672
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 156
Gilbert White
1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 157
Robert Morison
1620 - 1683
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 158
Archibald Menzies
1754 - 1842
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 159
Irene Manton
1904 - 1988
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 160