BIOLOGIST
Nehemiah Grew
1641 - 1712

Nehemiah Grew
Nehemiah Grew (26 September 1641 – 25 March 1712) was an English plant anatomist and physiologist, known as the "Father of Plant Anatomy". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nehemiah Grew is the 343rd most popular biologist (down from 237th in 2019), the 1,811th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,365th in 2019) and the 57th most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Nehemiah Grew ranks 343 out of 1,097. Before him are Brian Kobilka, Valerius Cordus, Phillip Allen Sharp, Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, George Robert Waterhouse, and Josif Pančić. After him are Wilhelm Peters, Christen C. Raunkiær, Carl Alexander Clerck, Friedrich Boie, Antonio José Cavanilles, and Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBrian Kobilka
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 337
Valerius Cordus
1515 - 1544
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 338
Phillip Allen Sharp
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 339
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott
1794 - 1865
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 340
George Robert Waterhouse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 341
Josif Pančić
1814 - 1888
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 342
Nehemiah Grew
1641 - 1712
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 343
Wilhelm Peters
1815 - 1883
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 344
Christen C. Raunkiær
1860 - 1938
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 345
Carl Alexander Clerck
1710 - 1765
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 346
Friedrich Boie
1789 - 1870
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 347
Antonio José Cavanilles
1745 - 1804
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 348
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
1793 - 1831
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 349
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1641, Nehemiah Grew ranks 8. Before him are Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Tokugawa Ietsuna, François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Regnier de Graaf, Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, and Johann Weikhard von Valvasor. After him are Titus van Rijn, Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Nicolaes Witsen, Dositheus II of Jerusalem, Menno van Coehoorn, and Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland. Among people deceased in 1712, Nehemiah Grew ranks 13. Before him are Louisa Maria Stuart, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, Louis, Duke of Brittany, Nicolas Catinat, Tokugawa Ienobu, and Jan van der Heyden. After him are Bahadur Shah I, Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Richard Simon, Juan Bautista Cabanilles, Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Jan Luyken.
Others Born in 1641
Go to all RankingsChristian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1641 - 1695
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 2
Tokugawa Ietsuna
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1680
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 3
François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1691
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 4
Regnier de Graaf
PHYSICIAN
1641 - 1673
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 5
Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1716
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 6
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
HISTORIAN
1641 - 1693
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 7
Nehemiah Grew
BIOLOGIST
1641 - 1712
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 8
Titus van Rijn
CELEBRITY
1641 - 1668
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9
Julius Francis, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1689
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 10
Nicolaes Witsen
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1717
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 11
Dositheus II of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1641 - 1707
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 12
Menno van Coehoorn
ENGINEER
1641 - 1704
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 13
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1702
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1712
Go to all RankingsLouisa Maria Stuart
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1712
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 7
Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme
POLITICIAN
1654 - 1712
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 8
Louis, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1707 - 1712
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 9
Nicolas Catinat
POLITICIAN
1637 - 1712
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 10
Tokugawa Ienobu
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1712
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 11
Jan van der Heyden
PAINTER
1637 - 1712
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 12
Nehemiah Grew
BIOLOGIST
1641 - 1712
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 13
Bahadur Shah I
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1712
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 14
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow
COMPOSER
1663 - 1712
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 15
Richard Simon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1638 - 1712
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 16
Juan Bautista Cabanilles
COMPOSER
1644 - 1712
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 17
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
NOBLEMAN
1644 - 1712
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 18
Jan Luyken
WRITER
1649 - 1712
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 19
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Nehemiah Grew ranks 1,811 out of 8,785. Before him are Francis Baily (1774), Catherine Eddowes (1842), John Bowring (1792), William Boyce (1711), George MacDonald (1824), and Kate Sheppard (1848). After him are Samuel Bellamy (1689), James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1531), Terry Cooper (1944), Brian Clough (1935), Frederick Marryat (1792), and Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsFrancis Baily
ASTRONOMER
1774 - 1844
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1,805
Catherine Eddowes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1842 - 1888
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1,806
John Bowring
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1872
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1,807
William Boyce
COMPOSER
1711 - 1779
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1,808
George MacDonald
WRITER
1824 - 1905
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1,809
Kate Sheppard
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1848 - 1934
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 1,810
Nehemiah Grew
BIOLOGIST
1641 - 1712
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 1,811
Samuel Bellamy
PIRATE
1689 - 1717
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 1,812
James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
POLITICIAN
1531 - 1570
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 1,813
Terry Cooper
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 1,814
Brian Clough
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 1,815
Frederick Marryat
WRITER
1792 - 1848
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 1,816
Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1476
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 1,817
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Nehemiah Grew ranks 57. Before him are George Arnott Walker-Arnott (1799), John Gurdon (1933), Ian Wilmut (1944), Patrick Geddes (1854), Edward Blyth (1810), and George Robert Waterhouse (1810). After him are Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847), David Douglas (1799), John Maynard Smith (1920), Samuel Frederick Gray (1766), Matt Ridley (1958), and William Elford Leach (1791).
George Arnott Walker-Arnott
1799 - 1868
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 51
John Gurdon
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 52
Ian Wilmut
1944 - 2023
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 53
Patrick Geddes
1854 - 1932
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 54
Edward Blyth
1810 - 1873
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 55
George Robert Waterhouse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 56
Nehemiah Grew
1641 - 1712
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 57
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
1847 - 1909
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 58
David Douglas
1799 - 1834
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 59
John Maynard Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 60
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 61
Matt Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 62
William Elford Leach
1791 - 1836
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 63