WRITER
Paul Du Chaillu
1835 - 1903

Paul Du Chaillu
Paul Belloni Du Chaillu (July 31, 1831 (disputed) – April 29, 1903) was a French-American traveler, zoologist, and anthropologist. He became famous in the 1860s as the first modern European outsider to confirm the existence of gorillas, and later the Pygmy people of central Africa. He later researched the prehistory of Scandinavia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Du Chaillu is the 2,292nd most popular writer (up from 4,522nd in 2019), the 2,564th most popular biography from France (up from 4,207th in 2019) and the 322nd most popular French Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Paul Du Chaillu ranks 2,292 out of 7,302. Before him are Tobias Smollett, Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Ding Ling, Fernando de Rojas, János Arany, and Sigismund von Herberstein. After him are Hallgrímur Pétursson, Gurju Khatun, Camilla Collett, Constantine Manasses, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Nennius.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTobias Smollett
1721 - 1771
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,286
Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
1864 - 1913
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,287
Ding Ling
1904 - 1986
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,288
Fernando de Rojas
1470 - 1541
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,289
János Arany
1817 - 1882
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,290
Sigismund von Herberstein
1486 - 1566
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,291
Paul Du Chaillu
1835 - 1903
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,292
Hallgrímur Pétursson
1614 - 1674
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,293
Gurju Khatun
1227 - 1286
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,294
Camilla Collett
1813 - 1895
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,295
Constantine Manasses
1130 - 1187
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,296
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
1919 - 2021
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 2,297
Nennius
800 - 900
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 2,298
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1835, Paul Du Chaillu ranks 40. Before him are Iwasaki Yatarō, Tomás Estrada Palma, Eugenio Beltrami, Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Matsukata Masayoshi, and Émile Combes. After him are Germanus V of Constantinople, Matthías Jochumsson, Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, Christian Otto Mohr, Auguste Kerckhoffs, and John Hughlings Jackson. Among people deceased in 1903, Paul Du Chaillu ranks 35. Before him are Émile Baudot, Charles Renouvier, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, Hans Gude, Gaston Paris, and Rudolf Lipschitz. After him are Ronglu, Giuseppe Zanardelli, Augusta Holmès, Béni Kállay, Malwida von Meysenbug, and Luigi Cremona.
Others Born in 1835
Go to all RankingsIwasaki Yatarō
BUSINESSPERSON
1835 - 1885
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 34
Tomás Estrada Palma
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 35
Eugenio Beltrami
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1900
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 36
Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
COMPANION
1835 - 1900
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 37
Matsukata Masayoshi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1924
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 38
Émile Combes
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1921
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 39
Paul Du Chaillu
WRITER
1835 - 1903
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 40
Germanus V of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1920
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 41
Matthías Jochumsson
WRITER
1835 - 1920
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 42
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1897
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 43
Christian Otto Mohr
ENGINEER
1835 - 1918
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 44
Auguste Kerckhoffs
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1903
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 45
John Hughlings Jackson
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1911
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1903
Go to all RankingsÉmile Baudot
INVENTOR
1845 - 1903
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 29
Charles Renouvier
PHILOSOPHER
1815 - 1903
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 30
Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov
PHILOSOPHER
1829 - 1903
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 31
Hans Gude
PAINTER
1825 - 1903
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 32
Gaston Paris
WRITER
1839 - 1903
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 33
Rudolf Lipschitz
MATHEMATICIAN
1832 - 1903
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 34
Paul Du Chaillu
WRITER
1835 - 1903
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 35
Ronglu
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1903
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 36
Giuseppe Zanardelli
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1903
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 37
Augusta Holmès
COMPOSER
1847 - 1903
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 38
Béni Kállay
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1903
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 39
Malwida von Meysenbug
WRITER
1816 - 1903
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 40
Luigi Cremona
MATHEMATICIAN
1830 - 1903
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 41
In France
Among people born in France, Paul Du Chaillu ranks 2,564 out of 6,770. Before him are César-François Cassini de Thury (1714), Laurent Fignon (1960), Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas (1701), Manitas de Plata (1921), Émile Combes (1835), and Charles Munch (1891). After him are Louis Couperin (1626), René Fonck (1894), John I, Duke of Brittany (1217), Sami Frey (1937), Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761), and Georges d'Amboise (1460).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCésar-François Cassini de Thury
ASTRONOMER
1714 - 1784
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,558
Laurent Fignon
CYCLIST
1960 - 2010
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 2,559
Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas
POLITICIAN
1701 - 1781
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,560
Manitas de Plata
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2014
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2,561
Émile Combes
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1921
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,562
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,563
Paul Du Chaillu
WRITER
1835 - 1903
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,564
Louis Couperin
COMPOSER
1626 - 1661
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,565
René Fonck
PILOT
1894 - 1953
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 2,566
John I, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1286
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,567
Sami Frey
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,568
Marie-Gabrielle Capet
PAINTER
1761 - 1818
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,569
Georges d'Amboise
POLITICIAN
1460 - 1510
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 2,570
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Paul Du Chaillu ranks 322. Before him are Pierre Klossowski (1905), Ludovic Halévy (1834), Benjamin Péret (1899), Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682), Étienne Dolet (1509), and Walter of Châtillon (1135). After him are Hervé Bazin (1911), Henri Meilhac (1831), Alexandre Exquemelin (1646), Petrus Comestor (1100), Paul Féval, père (1816), and Catherine Breillat (1948).
Pierre Klossowski
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 316
Ludovic Halévy
1834 - 1908
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 317
Benjamin Péret
1899 - 1959
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 318
Claudine Guérin de Tencin
1682 - 1749
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 319
Étienne Dolet
1509 - 1546
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 320
Walter of Châtillon
1135 - 1201
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 321
Paul Du Chaillu
1835 - 1903
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 322
Hervé Bazin
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 323
Henri Meilhac
1831 - 1897
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 324
Alexandre Exquemelin
1646 - 1707
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 325
Petrus Comestor
1100 - 1179
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 326
Paul Féval, père
1816 - 1887
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 327
Catherine Breillat
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 328