BIOLOGIST
Nikolai Severtzov
1827 - 1885

Nikolai Severtzov
Nikolai Alekseyevich Severtsov (Russian: Николай Алексеевич Северцов; 5 November 1827 – 7 February 1885) was a Russian explorer and naturalist. He was among the early promoters of Darwinian ideas in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolai Severtzov is the 377th most popular biologist (down from 299th in 2019), the 788th most popular biography from Russia (up from 808th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Nikolai Severtzov ranks 377 out of 1,097. Before him are Otto Kuntze, August Batsch, David Douglas, Georg Joseph Kamel, Frank Chapman, and Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart. After him are John Maynard Smith, Samuel Frederick Gray, Matt Ridley, Esther Lederberg, Michał Boym, and François-Alphonse Forel.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOtto Kuntze
1843 - 1907
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 371
August Batsch
1761 - 1802
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 372
David Douglas
1799 - 1834
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 373
Georg Joseph Kamel
1661 - 1706
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 374
Frank Chapman
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 375
Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
1801 - 1876
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 376
Nikolai Severtzov
1827 - 1885
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 377
John Maynard Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 378
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 379
Matt Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 380
Esther Lederberg
1922 - 2006
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 381
Michał Boym
1614 - 1659
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 382
François-Alphonse Forel
1841 - 1912
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 383
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1827, Nikolai Severtzov ranks 31. Before him are Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Sandford Fleming, Afzal-ud-Daulah, Lew Wallace, Hiram Rhodes Revels, and Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky. After him are Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia, Paul de Lagarde, and William Windom. Among people deceased in 1885, Nikolai Severtzov ranks 36. Before him are Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Thomas A. Hendricks, George B. McClellan, Pierre Edmond Boissier, Franz Abt, and Karamchand Gandhi. After him are Nikolay Danilevsky, Henri Dupuy de Lôme, Henri Tresca, Charles Rogier, Nikolay Kostomarov, and Nicolás Avellaneda.
Others Born in 1827
Go to all RankingsKonstantin Pobedonostsev
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1907
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 25
Sandford Fleming
INVENTOR
1827 - 1915
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 26
Afzal-ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1869
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 27
Lew Wallace
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1905
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 28
Hiram Rhodes Revels
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1901
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 29
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
GEOGRAPHER
1827 - 1914
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 30
Nikolai Severtzov
BIOLOGIST
1827 - 1885
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 31
Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1894
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 32
Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1892
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 33
Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1913
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 34
Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1894
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 35
Paul de Lagarde
PHILOSOPHER
1827 - 1891
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 36
William Windom
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1891
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1885
Go to all RankingsEdwin Freiherr von Manteuffel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1885
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 30
Thomas A. Hendricks
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1885
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 31
George B. McClellan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1826 - 1885
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 32
Pierre Edmond Boissier
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1885
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 33
Franz Abt
COMPOSER
1819 - 1885
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 34
Karamchand Gandhi
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1885
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 35
Nikolai Severtzov
BIOLOGIST
1827 - 1885
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 36
Nikolay Danilevsky
ECONOMIST
1822 - 1885
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 37
Henri Dupuy de Lôme
ARCHITECT
1816 - 1885
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 38
Henri Tresca
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1885
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 39
Charles Rogier
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1885
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 40
Nikolay Kostomarov
WRITER
1817 - 1885
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 41
Nicolás Avellaneda
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1885
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 42
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Nikolai Severtzov ranks 788 out of 3,761. Before him are Grand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia (1860), Stephen of Perm (1340), Mikhail Speransky (1772), Ivan Goremykin (1839), Anna Vyrubova (1884), and Eduard Streltsov (1937). After him are Viktor Gorbatko (1934), Boris Podolsky (1896), Mikhail Pletnev (1957), Maria Bochkareva (1889), Sergei Ivanovich Mosin (1849), and Olga Rozanova (1886).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsGrand Duke Dmitry Konstantinovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 782
Stephen of Perm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1340 - 1396
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 783
Mikhail Speransky
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1839
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 784
Ivan Goremykin
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1917
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 785
Anna Vyrubova
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1884 - 1964
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 786
Eduard Streltsov
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 1990
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 787
Nikolai Severtzov
BIOLOGIST
1827 - 1885
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 788
Viktor Gorbatko
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 789
Boris Podolsky
PHYSICIST
1896 - 1966
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 790
Mikhail Pletnev
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 791
Maria Bochkareva
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1920
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 792
Sergei Ivanovich Mosin
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1902
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 793
Olga Rozanova
WRITER
1886 - 1918
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 794
Among BIOLOGISTS In Russia
Among biologists born in Russia, Nikolai Severtzov ranks 10. Before him are Vladimir Vernadsky (1863), Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin (1855), Dmitri Ivanovsky (1864), Nikolay Pirogov (1810), Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov (1870), and Alexander von Middendorff (1815). After him are Edwin Klebs (1834), Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur (1799), Vladimir Demikhov (1916), Dmitry Belyayev (1917), Franz Meyen (1804), and Kliment Timiryazev (1843).
Vladimir Vernadsky
1863 - 1945
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 4
Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
1855 - 1935
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 5
Dmitri Ivanovsky
1864 - 1920
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 6
Nikolay Pirogov
1810 - 1881
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 7
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
1870 - 1932
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 8
Alexander von Middendorff
1815 - 1894
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 9
Nikolai Severtzov
1827 - 1885
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 10
Edwin Klebs
1834 - 1913
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 11
Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur
1799 - 1878
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 12
Vladimir Demikhov
1916 - 1998
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 13
Dmitry Belyayev
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 14
Franz Meyen
1804 - 1840
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 15
Kliment Timiryazev
1843 - 1920
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 16