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Philip Henry Gosse

1810 - 1888

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Philip Henry Gosse (; 6 April 1810 – 23 August 1888), known to his friends as Henry, was an English naturalist and populariser of natural science, prolific author, "Father of the Aquarium", scientific illustrator, lecturer, entrepreneur, and pioneer in the study of marine biology and ornithology. Gosse created and stocked the world's first public marine aquarium at London Zoo in 1853, and coined the term "aquarium". His 1854 work The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea was the catalyst for the aquarium craze in mid-Victorian England. Over thirty years later, Gosse co-authored a three-volume work on Rotifera (microscopic aquatic animals) considered at the time "the most complete and exhaustive history of the Rotifera in any language", with drawings of "extreme minuteness, accuracy, and beauty". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Henry Gosse is the 584th most popular biologist (up from 605th in 2019), the 2,801st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,971st in 2019) and the 88th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Philip Henry Gosse ranks 584 out of 1,097. Before him are Rudolf Schlechter, Augustin Saint-Hilaire, Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, Johann Jakob Kaup, Frederick DuCane Godman, and Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten. After him are Mary Agnes Chase, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem, Jean Baptiste Boisduval, William Speirs Bruce, Nathaniel Lord Britton, and Georg Ossian Sars.

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Among people born in 1810, Philip Henry Gosse ranks 59. Before him are Johann Löwenthal, Giovanni Lanza, Eliza McCardle Johnson, Abraham Geiger, Ernest Courtot de Cissey, and Julian Fontana. After him are Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, Fritz Reuter, Louis Gallait, Juan Bautista Alberdi, Jaime Balmes, and Ferdinand Freiligrath. Among people deceased in 1888, Philip Henry Gosse ranks 60. Before him are Raffi, Victoria Benedictsson, Carl Christian Hall, Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Princess Marie of Prussia, and Turki bin Said. After him are Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Jules Émile Planchon, Charles Duclerc, Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel, Anna Kingsford, and Hippolyte Carnot.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Henry Gosse ranks 2,802 out of 8,785. Before him are Dougray Scott (1965), Edwin Lutyens (1869), Frederick DuCane Godman (1834), Willie Watson (1920), Graeme Souness (1953), and Adam Clayton (1960). After him are Joseph Larmor (1857), John Winthrop (1588), Richard Hakluyt (1552), John Terry (1980), Anthony Horowitz (1955), and Cuthred of Wessex (750).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Philip Henry Gosse ranks 88. Before him are Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), Rupert Sheldrake (1942), Robert Fortune (1812), Sarah Gilbert (1962), John Gilbert Baker (1834), and Frederick DuCane Godman (1834). After him are William Speirs Bruce (1867), Charles Walter De Vis (1829), Patrick Manson (1844), Ray Lankester (1847), John Richardson (1787), and Philip Barker-Webb (1793).

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