BIOLOGIST
Paul Gervais
1816 - 1879

Paul Gervais
Paul Gervais (full name: François Louis Paul Gervais) (26 September 1816 – 10 February 1879) was a French palaeontologist and entomologist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Gervais is the 431st most popular biologist (up from 516th in 2019), the 2,855th most popular biography from France (up from 3,631st in 2019) and the 53rd most popular French Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Paul Gervais ranks 431 out of 1,097. Before him are Pieter Bleeker, Asa Gray, Karl Eichwald, Andrew Smith, Abraham Trembley, and Ivan Martinov. After him are Wilhelm Roux, Roderick Murchison, Juan Ignacio Molina, Arthur Cronquist, Robert Weinberg, and Mary Elizabeth Barber.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPieter Bleeker
1819 - 1870
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 425
Asa Gray
1810 - 1888
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 426
Karl Eichwald
1795 - 1876
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 427
Andrew Smith
1797 - 1872
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 428
Abraham Trembley
1710 - 1784
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 429
Ivan Martinov
1771 - 1833
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 430
Paul Gervais
1816 - 1879
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 431
Wilhelm Roux
1850 - 1924
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 432
Roderick Murchison
1792 - 1871
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 433
Juan Ignacio Molina
1740 - 1829
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 434
Arthur Cronquist
1919 - 1992
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 435
Robert Weinberg
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 436
Mary Elizabeth Barber
1818 - 1899
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 437
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1816, Paul Gervais ranks 26. Before him are Rudolf Wolf, Jan Arnošt Smoler, Paul Féval, père, Giovanni Morelli, Henri Dupuy de Lôme, and Charlotte Cushman. After him are August Karl von Goeben, Emanuel Leutze, Malwida von Meysenbug, Charles Frédéric Gerhardt, Ion Ghica, and Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet. Among people deceased in 1879, Paul Gervais ranks 29. Before him are William, Prince of Orange, Karl Friedrich Mohr, Maurycy Gottlieb, Prince Henry of the Netherlands, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and Karl Koch. After him are Baldomero Espartero, William Kingdon Clifford, Anthony Panizzi, Joseph Poelaert, Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Jakob Dubs.
Others Born in 1816
Go to all RankingsRudolf Wolf
ASTRONOMER
1816 - 1893
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 20
Jan Arnošt Smoler
WRITER
1816 - 1884
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 21
Paul Féval, père
WRITER
1816 - 1887
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 22
Giovanni Morelli
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1891
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 23
Henri Dupuy de Lôme
ARCHITECT
1816 - 1885
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 24
Charlotte Cushman
ACTOR
1816 - 1876
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 25
Paul Gervais
BIOLOGIST
1816 - 1879
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 26
August Karl von Goeben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1816 - 1880
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 27
Emanuel Leutze
PAINTER
1816 - 1868
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 28
Malwida von Meysenbug
WRITER
1816 - 1903
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 29
Charles Frédéric Gerhardt
CHEMIST
1816 - 1856
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 30
Ion Ghica
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1897
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 31
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1892
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1879
Go to all RankingsWilliam, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1879
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 23
Karl Friedrich Mohr
CHEMIST
1806 - 1879
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 24
Maurycy Gottlieb
PAINTER
1856 - 1879
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 25
Prince Henry of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1879
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 26
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove
PHYSICIST
1803 - 1879
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 27
Karl Koch
BIOLOGIST
1809 - 1879
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 28
Paul Gervais
BIOLOGIST
1816 - 1879
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 29
Baldomero Espartero
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1879
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 30
William Kingdon Clifford
MATHEMATICIAN
1845 - 1879
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 31
Anthony Panizzi
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1879
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 32
Joseph Poelaert
ARCHITECT
1817 - 1879
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 33
Duke William of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1827 - 1879
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 34
Jakob Dubs
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1879
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 35
In France
Among people born in France, Paul Gervais ranks 2,855 out of 6,770. Before him are Julie d'Aubigny (1670), Ousmane Dembélé (1997), Anne Dacier (1645), Alix, Duchess of Brittany (1200), Jules Simon (1814), and Christian Louboutin (1964). After him are Georges Catroux (1877), Abraham Duquesne (1610), Dominique, comte de Cassini (1748), Seán MacBride (1904), Maurice Emmanuel (1862), and Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (1718).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJulie d'Aubigny
SINGER
1670 - 1707
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,849
Ousmane Dembélé
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,850
Anne Dacier
LINGUIST
1645 - 1720
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,851
Alix, Duchess of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1221
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 2,852
Jules Simon
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1896
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 2,853
Christian Louboutin
FASHION DESIGNER
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 2,854
Paul Gervais
BIOLOGIST
1816 - 1879
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 2,855
Georges Catroux
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1969
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 2,856
Abraham Duquesne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1610 - 1688
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2,857
Dominique, comte de Cassini
ASTRONOMER
1748 - 1845
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2,858
Seán MacBride
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1988
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2,859
Maurice Emmanuel
COMPOSER
1862 - 1938
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2,860
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
WRITER
1718 - 1793
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 2,861
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, Paul Gervais ranks 53. Before him are Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752), Auguste Chevalier (1873), Philibert Commerson (1727), Achille Valenciennes (1794), Pierre Magnol (1638), and Eugène Simon (1848). After him are Félix Vicq-d'Azyr (1748), Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797), Henri Ernest Baillon (1827), Antoine de Jussieu (1686), Alain Bombard (1924), and Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel (1776).
Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre
1752 - 1804
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 47
Auguste Chevalier
1873 - 1956
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 48
Philibert Commerson
1727 - 1773
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 49
Achille Valenciennes
1794 - 1865
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 50
Pierre Magnol
1638 - 1715
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 51
Eugène Simon
1848 - 1924
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 52
Paul Gervais
1816 - 1879
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 53
Félix Vicq-d'Azyr
1748 - 1794
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 54
Adrien-Henri de Jussieu
1797 - 1853
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 55
Henri Ernest Baillon
1827 - 1895
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 56
Antoine de Jussieu
1686 - 1758
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 57
Alain Bombard
1924 - 2005
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 58
Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel
1776 - 1854
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 59