BIOLOGIST
Michael Sars
1805 - 1869

Michael Sars
Michael Sars (30 August 1805 – 22 October 1869) was a Norwegian theologian and biologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Sars is the 834th most popular biologist (up from 924th in 2019), the 321st most popular biography from Norway (up from 427th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Norwegian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Michael Sars ranks 834 out of 1,097. Before him are Gilbert Thomas Burnett, Charles Wallace Richmond, Alfred Moquin-Tandon, John Gerard, Alfred Cogniaux, and Osbert Salvin. After him are Robert Collett, Richard Spruce, René Dubos, Warwick Estevam Kerr, David Keilin, and Charles Sibley.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGilbert Thomas Burnett
1800 - 1835
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 828
Charles Wallace Richmond
1868 - 1932
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 829
Alfred Moquin-Tandon
1804 - 1863
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 830
John Gerard
1545 - 1612
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 831
Alfred Cogniaux
1841 - 1916
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 832
Osbert Salvin
1835 - 1898
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 833
Michael Sars
1805 - 1869
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 834
Robert Collett
1842 - 1913
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 835
Richard Spruce
1817 - 1893
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 836
René Dubos
1901 - 1982
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 837
Warwick Estevam Kerr
1922 - 2018
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 838
David Keilin
1887 - 1963
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 839
Charles Sibley
1917 - 1998
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 840
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1805, Michael Sars ranks 69. Before him are Tomás Villalba, Alexander Burnes, Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, William Lloyd Garrison, Karl Ferdinand Sohn, and Josef Danhauser. After him are Samuel Ryan Curtis, William Harrison Ainsworth, Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, Samuel Palmer, Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, and Tomás Frías. Among people deceased in 1869, Michael Sars ranks 51. Before him are Vladimir Odoyevsky, Carlo Cattaneo, Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer, Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Otto Jahn, and Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov. After him are Antonie Brentano, Andreas Kalvos, George Peabody, Diomidis Kyriakos, Bertalan Szemere, and Robert J. Walker.
Others Born in 1805
Go to all RankingsTomás Villalba
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1886
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 63
Alexander Burnes
EXPLORER
1805 - 1841
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 64
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 65
William Lloyd Garrison
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1805 - 1879
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 66
Karl Ferdinand Sohn
PAINTER
1805 - 1867
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 67
Josef Danhauser
PAINTER
1805 - 1845
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 68
Michael Sars
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 69
Samuel Ryan Curtis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1805 - 1866
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 70
William Harrison Ainsworth
WRITER
1805 - 1882
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 71
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg
SCULPTOR
1805 - 1867
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 72
Samuel Palmer
PAINTER
1805 - 1881
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 73
Sarah Fuller Flower Adams
WRITER
1805 - 1848
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 74
Tomás Frías
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1884
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 75
Others Deceased in 1869
Go to all RankingsVladimir Odoyevsky
WRITER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 45
Carlo Cattaneo
PHILOSOPHER
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 46
Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1801 - 1869
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 47
Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1869
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 48
Otto Jahn
COMPOSER
1813 - 1869
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 49
Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
WRITER
1815 - 1869
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 50
Michael Sars
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 51
Antonie Brentano
ARTIST
1780 - 1869
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 52
Andreas Kalvos
WRITER
1792 - 1869
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 53
George Peabody
BUSINESSPERSON
1795 - 1869
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 54
Diomidis Kyriakos
WRITER
1811 - 1869
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 55
Bertalan Szemere
WRITER
1812 - 1869
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 56
Robert J. Walker
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1869
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 57
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Michael Sars ranks 321 out of 1,039. Before him are Petter Solberg (1974), Jan Kjærstad (1953), Olve Eikemo (1973), Skule Bårdsson (1189), Alexander Sørloth (1995), and Otto Blehr (1847). After him are Odd Lundberg (1917), Hans Jæger (1854), Håkon Brusveen (1927), Christian Lassen (1800), Vegard Ulvang (1963), and Knut Johannesen (1933).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsPetter Solberg
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 315
Jan Kjærstad
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 316
Olve Eikemo
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 317
Skule Bårdsson
POLITICIAN
1189 - 1240
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 318
Alexander Sørloth
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 319
Otto Blehr
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 320
Michael Sars
BIOLOGIST
1805 - 1869
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 321
Odd Lundberg
SKATER
1917 - 1983
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 322
Hans Jæger
WRITER
1854 - 1910
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 323
Håkon Brusveen
ATHLETE
1927 - 2021
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 324
Christian Lassen
WRITER
1800 - 1876
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 325
Vegard Ulvang
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 326
Knut Johannesen
SKATER
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 327
Among BIOLOGISTS In Norway
Among biologists born in Norway, Michael Sars ranks 8. Before him are Martin Vahl (1749), Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718), Henrik Steffens (1773), Kristine Bonnevie (1872), Georg Ossian Sars (1837), and Leonhard Stejneger (1851). After him are Peter Ascanius (1723), and Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen (1873).
Martin Vahl
1749 - 1804
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 2
Johan Ernst Gunnerus
1718 - 1773
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 3
Henrik Steffens
1773 - 1845
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 4
Kristine Bonnevie
1872 - 1948
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 5
Georg Ossian Sars
1837 - 1927
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 6
Leonhard Stejneger
1851 - 1943
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 7
Michael Sars
1805 - 1869
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 8
Peter Ascanius
1723 - 1803
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 9
Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen
1873 - 1943
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 10