BIOLOGIST
René Maire
1878 - 1949

René Maire
René Charles Joseph Ernest Maire (French pronunciation: [ʁəne ʃaʁl ʒozɛf ɛʁnɛst mɛʁ]; 29 May 1878, Lons-le-Saunier – 24 November 1949) was a French botanist and mycologist. His major work was the Flore de l'Afrique du Nord in 16 volumes published posthumously in 1953. He collected plants from Algeria, Morocco, France, and Mali for the herbarium of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium. and issued two exsiccatae. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Maire is the 559th most popular biologist (up from 631st in 2019), the 3,447th most popular biography from France (up from 4,045th in 2019) and the 78th most popular French Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, René Maire ranks 559 out of 1,097. Before him are Marie Jules César Savigny, Emilie Snethlage, Casimir de Candolle, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Sarah Gilbert, and Carl Ludwig Koch. After him are Ludwig Diels, Agostino Bassi, Johann Friedrich Naumann, Karl Möbius, Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, and Wilhem de Haan.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarie Jules César Savigny
1777 - 1851
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 553
Emilie Snethlage
1868 - 1929
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 554
Casimir de Candolle
1836 - 1918
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 555
Frédéric de Lafresnaye
1783 - 1861
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 556
Sarah Gilbert
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 557
Carl Ludwig Koch
1778 - 1857
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 558
René Maire
1878 - 1949
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 559
Ludwig Diels
1874 - 1945
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 560
Agostino Bassi
1773 - 1856
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 561
Johann Friedrich Naumann
1780 - 1857
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 562
Karl Möbius
1825 - 1908
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 563
Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure
1829 - 1905
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 564
Wilhem de Haan
1801 - 1855
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 565
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, René Maire ranks 138. Before him are Luís of Orléans-Braganza, Anton Heida, Selim Palmgren, Karl Buresch, Anna Coleman Ladd, and Julie Manet. After him are Konrad Mägi, Aino Kallas, Glenn Curtiss, Truxtun Hare, Sadri Maksudi Arsal, and Ioannis Rallis. Among people deceased in 1949, René Maire ranks 103. Before him are Laura Montoya, Nikos Skalkottas, James Forrestal, Henri Rabaud, Kanji Ishiwara, and Maria Ouspenskaya. After him are Walter Short, Nikolay Gamaleya, Jankel Adler, Fedor Ozep, Ehmetjan Qasim, and Joaquín Torres-García.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsLuís of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1920
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 132
Anton Heida
GYMNAST
1878 - 2000
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 133
Selim Palmgren
COMPOSER
1878 - 1951
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 134
Karl Buresch
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1936
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 135
Anna Coleman Ladd
SCULPTOR
1878 - 1939
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 136
Julie Manet
PAINTER
1878 - 1966
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 137
René Maire
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 138
Konrad Mägi
PAINTER
1878 - 1925
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 139
Aino Kallas
WRITER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 140
Glenn Curtiss
INVENTOR
1878 - 1930
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 141
Truxtun Hare
ATHLETE
1878 - 1956
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 142
Sadri Maksudi Arsal
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1957
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 143
Ioannis Rallis
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 144
Others Deceased in 1949
Go to all RankingsLaura Montoya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 97
Nikos Skalkottas
COMPOSER
1904 - 1949
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 98
James Forrestal
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1949
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 99
Henri Rabaud
COMPOSER
1873 - 1949
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 100
Kanji Ishiwara
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1949
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 101
Maria Ouspenskaya
ACTOR
1876 - 1949
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 102
René Maire
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 103
Walter Short
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1949
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 104
Nikolay Gamaleya
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1949
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 105
Jankel Adler
PAINTER
1895 - 1949
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 106
Fedor Ozep
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1949
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 107
Ehmetjan Qasim
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1949
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 108
Joaquín Torres-García
PAINTER
1874 - 1949
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 109
In France
Among people born in France, René Maire ranks 3,447 out of 6,770. Before him are Gustave Schlumberger (1844), Jean de Roquetaillade (1310), Claudine Picardet (1735), Bernard Panafieu (1931), Jean Tiberi (1935), and François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (1558). After him are Charles Laval (1862), Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1942), Bernard Giraudeau (1947), Jacques-André Naigeon (1738), Louis Seigner (1903), and Thierry Lhermitte (1952).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGustave Schlumberger
HISTORIAN
1844 - 1929
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 3,441
Jean de Roquetaillade
POLITICIAN
1310 - 1365
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,442
Claudine Picardet
CHEMIST
1735 - 1820
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,443
Bernard Panafieu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2017
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,444
Jean Tiberi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 3,445
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1614
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,446
René Maire
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,447
Charles Laval
PAINTER
1862 - 1894
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,448
Johnny Servoz-Gavin
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3,449
Bernard Giraudeau
ACTOR
1947 - 2010
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,450
Jacques-André Naigeon
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1810
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3,451
Louis Seigner
ACTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,452
Thierry Lhermitte
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 3,453
Among BIOLOGISTS In France
Among biologists born in France, René Maire ranks 78. Before him are Matthias de l'Obel (1538), Camille Guérin (1872), Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan (1814), Joseph Paul Gaimard (1793), Marie Jules César Savigny (1777), and Frédéric de Lafresnaye (1783). After him are Henri Cassini (1781), Charles Antoine Lemaire (1800), Augustin Saint-Hilaire (1779), Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem (1839), Jean Baptiste Boisduval (1799), and Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau (1810).
Matthias de l'Obel
1538 - 1616
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 72
Camille Guérin
1872 - 1961
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 73
Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan
1814 - 1897
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 74
Joseph Paul Gaimard
1793 - 1858
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 75
Marie Jules César Savigny
1777 - 1851
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 76
Frédéric de Lafresnaye
1783 - 1861
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 77
René Maire
1878 - 1949
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 78
Henri Cassini
1781 - 1832
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 79
Charles Antoine Lemaire
1800 - 1871
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 80
Augustin Saint-Hilaire
1779 - 1853
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 81
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
1839 - 1914
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 82
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
1799 - 1879
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 83
Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau
1810 - 1892
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 84