BIOLOGIST

Othenio Abel

1875 - 1946

Othenio Abel

Othenio Lothar Franz Anton Louis Abel (20 June 1875 – 4 July 1946) was an Austrian paleontologist and evolutionary biologist. Together with Louis Dollo, he was the founder of "paleobiology" and studied the life and environment of fossilized organisms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Othenio Abel is the 229th most popular biologist (down from 125th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Austria (down from 248th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Austrian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Othenio Abel ranks 229 out of 1,097. Before him are August Grisebach, Jeffrey C. Hall, Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, Temple Grandin, Waldemar Haffkine, and John James Audubon. After him are Anders Sparrman, Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest, Ana Aslan, Peter Forsskål, Albert Günther, and Stephen Jay Gould.

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August Grisebach
1814 - 1879
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 223
Jeffrey C. Hall
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.04
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Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
1806 - 1893
HPI: 66.02
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Temple Grandin
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HPI: 65.98
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Waldemar Haffkine
1860 - 1930
HPI: 65.95
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John James Audubon
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HPI: 65.94
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Othenio Abel
1875 - 1946
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 229
Anders Sparrman
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HPI: 65.71
Rank: 230
Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest
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Ana Aslan
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Peter Forsskål
1732 - 1763
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Albert Günther
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HPI: 65.56
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Stephen Jay Gould
1941 - 2002
HPI: 65.52
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Othenio Abel ranks 48. Before him are Cléo de Mérode, Mistinguett, Ludwig Prandtl, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Franco Alfano, and Qiu Jin. After him are Hiram Bingham III, Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Walter Chrysler, Hashim al-Atassi, Franz Xaver Schwarz, and Abd al-Hafid of Morocco. Among people deceased in 1946, Othenio Abel ranks 55. Before him are Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Clemens August Graf von Galen, Carl Schuhmann, Marcel Petiot, Anton Mussert, and Rüdiger von der Goltz. After him are Shefqet Vërlaci, Willi Herold, Masaharu Homma, Miroslav Filipović, Hisaichi Terauchi, and Alfred Stieglitz.

Others Born in 1875

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Cléo de Mérode
ACTOR
1875 - 1966
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 42
Mistinguett
ACTOR
1875 - 1956
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 43
Ludwig Prandtl
PHYSICIST
1875 - 1953
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 44
Leonardo De Lorenzo
MUSICIAN
1875 - 1962
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 45
Franco Alfano
COMPOSER
1875 - 1954
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 46
Qiu Jin
WRITER
1875 - 1907
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 47
Othenio Abel
BIOLOGIST
1875 - 1946
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 48
Hiram Bingham III
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 49
Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1944
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 50
Walter Chrysler
BUSINESSPERSON
1875 - 1940
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 51
Hashim al-Atassi
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1960
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 52
Franz Xaver Schwarz
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1947
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 53
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 54

Others Deceased in 1946

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Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
COMPOSER
1883 - 1946
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 49
Clemens August Graf von Galen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1946
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 50
Carl Schuhmann
GYMNAST
1869 - 1946
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 51
Marcel Petiot
PHYSICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 52
Anton Mussert
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1946
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 53
Rüdiger von der Goltz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 54
Othenio Abel
BIOLOGIST
1875 - 1946
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 55
Shefqet Vërlaci
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1946
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 56
Willi Herold
EXTREMIST
1925 - 1946
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 57
Masaharu Homma
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1946
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 58
Miroslav Filipović
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1946
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 59
Hisaichi Terauchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1946
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 60
Alfred Stieglitz
PHOTOGRAPHER
1864 - 1946
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 61

In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Othenio Abel ranks 334 out of 1,424. Before him are Robert Adler (1913), Rudolf Hilferding (1877), Erich Kleiber (1890), Alexander Wienerberger (1891), Adam Albert von Neipperg (1775), and Jean Améry (1912). After him are Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria (1801), Felix Baumgartner (1969), Joe Zawinul (1932), Friedrich Gulda (1930), Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793), and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878).

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Robert Adler
INVENTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 328
Rudolf Hilferding
ECONOMIST
1877 - 1941
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 329
Erich Kleiber
CONDUCTOR
1890 - 1956
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 330
Alexander Wienerberger
ENGINEER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 331
Adam Albert von Neipperg
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1829
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Jean Améry
PHILOSOPHER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 65.87
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BIOLOGIST
1875 - 1946
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 334
Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1832
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Rank: 335
Felix Baumgartner
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 336
Joe Zawinul
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2007
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 337
Friedrich Gulda
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 338
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
PAINTER
1793 - 1865
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 339
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
COMPANION
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HPI: 65.71
Rank: 340