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Neil Campbell

1946 - 2004

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Neil Allison Campbell (April 17, 1946 – October 21, 2004) was an American scientist known best for his textbook, Campbell Biology, first published in 1987. The textbook was significantly updated in subsequent editions by American biologists Jane Reece and Lisa Urry. The title is popular worldwide and has been used by over 700,000 students in both high school and college-level classes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Campbell is the 777th most popular biologist (down from 749th in 2019), the 6,604th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,935th in 2019) and the 108th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Neil Campbell ranks 777 out of 1,097. Before him are Robert Ridgway, C. B. van Niel, Mary F. Lyon, Richard Wettstein, Herbert Copeland, and Édouard Spach. After him are Angela Piskernik, Stephen Schneider, Émil Goeldi, Karl Moritz Schumann, Johann Natterer, and Bernard Heuvelmans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Neil Campbell ranks 454. Before him are Katia Ricciarelli, Wolfgang Kleff, Lidiya Alfeyeva, Nicholas Clay, Ahmed Rami, and Ludo Martens. After him are Nikolai Burlyayev, Robert Sara, Vladimir Solovyov, Carolyn Maloney, Mark L. Lester, and Colette Besson. Among people deceased in 2004, Neil Campbell ranks 203. Before him are Eddie Adams, Claude Nougaro, Shirley Strickland, Rodney Dangerfield, Hasse Ekman, and Balamani Amma. After him are Eugenio Garin, Barney Kessel, Klara Rumyanova, Fernando Poe Jr., Mikhail Voronin, and Karel Kachyňa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neil Campbell ranks 6,605 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul W. Merrill (1887), Joe Lieberman (1942), Simon Helberg (1980), Mimi Leder (1952), Steve Bullock (1966), and Albert Collins (1932). After him are Frederick C. Weyand (1916), Julius Katchen (1926), Kathy Acker (1947), Metacomet (1639), Jim Jordan (1964), and Noodles (1963).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Neil Campbell ranks 108. Before him are Richard Lewontin (1929), Francis Collins (1950), James L. Peters (1889), Garrett Hardin (1915), Robert Ridgway (1850), and Herbert Copeland (1902). After him are Stephen Schneider (1945), John Jacob Abel (1857), Jane Colden (1724), Mary-Claire King (1946), Robert Trivers (1943), and Charles Wallace Richmond (1868).

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