WRITER
Robert Kerr
1755 - 1813

Robert Kerr
Robert Kerr (20 October 1757 – 11 October 1813) was a Scottish surgeon, writer on scientific and other subjects, and translator. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Kerr is the 2,793rd most popular writer (up from 3,436th in 2019), the 2,326th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,468th in 2019) and the 259th most popular British Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Robert Kerr ranks 2,793 out of 7,302. Before him are Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Vince Gilligan, Nemesianus, Ada Negri, Vilis Lācis, and Ibn Manzur. After him are Nicholas Rémy, Branko Radičević, Yury Yakovlev, Isaac Deutscher, John Webster, and Edward Bellamy.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSophia de Mello Breyner Andresen
1919 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,787
Vince Gilligan
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,788
Nemesianus
300 - 300
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,789
Ada Negri
1870 - 1945
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,790
Vilis Lācis
1904 - 1966
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,791
Ibn Manzur
1233 - 1312
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,792
Robert Kerr
1755 - 1813
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 2,793
Nicholas Rémy
1530 - 1612
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 2,794
Branko Radičević
1824 - 1853
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,795
Yury Yakovlev
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,796
Isaac Deutscher
1907 - 1967
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,797
John Webster
1578 - 1634
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,798
Edward Bellamy
1850 - 1898
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2,799
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1755, Robert Kerr ranks 30. Before him are Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain, John Flaxman, Gilbert Stuart, and John Marshall. After him are Fausto Elhuyar, Alemdar Mustafa Pasha, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, Gaspard de Prony, and Jean Louis Marie Poiret. Among people deceased in 1813, Robert Kerr ranks 28. Before him are Giambattista Bodoni, Princess Augusta of Great Britain, Anton Bernolák, Géraud Duroc, Johann Christian Reil, and Alexander Wilson. After him are Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal, George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Theodor Körner, Jacques Delille, Maria Caterina Brignole, and Benjamin Rush.
Others Born in 1755
Go to all RankingsSamuel Thomas von Sömmerring
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1755 - 1830
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 24
Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1785
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 25
Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1817
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 26
John Flaxman
SCULPTOR
1755 - 1826
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 27
Gilbert Stuart
PAINTER
1755 - 1828
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 28
John Marshall
JUDGE
1755 - 1835
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 29
Robert Kerr
WRITER
1755 - 1813
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 30
Fausto Elhuyar
CHEMIST
1755 - 1833
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 31
Alemdar Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1808
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 32
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
WRITER
1755 - 1794
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 33
Jean-Nicolas Corvisart
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1821
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 34
Gaspard de Prony
PHYSICIST
1755 - 1839
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 35
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1813
Go to all RankingsGiambattista Bodoni
DESIGNER
1740 - 1813
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 22
Princess Augusta of Great Britain
NOBLEMAN
1737 - 1813
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 23
Anton Bernolák
WRITER
1762 - 1813
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 24
Géraud Duroc
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1813
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 25
Johann Christian Reil
PHYSICIAN
1759 - 1813
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 26
Alexander Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1813
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 27
Robert Kerr
WRITER
1755 - 1813
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 28
Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1813
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 29
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1813
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 30
Theodor Körner
WRITER
1791 - 1813
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 31
Jacques Delille
WRITER
1738 - 1813
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 32
Maria Caterina Brignole
COMPANION
1737 - 1813
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 33
Benjamin Rush
PHYSICIAN
1745 - 1813
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 34
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Kerr ranks 2,326 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Maynard (1684), Taliesin (518), Geoffrey Hughes (1944), George Frederic Watts (1817), Sarah Miles (1941), and William Kent (1685). After him are John Webster (1578), F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), Charles Kay Ogden (1889), Murray Head (1946), David Blunkett (1947), and Joan Hickson (1906).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRobert Maynard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1751
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,320
Taliesin
WRITER
518 - 599
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2,321
Geoffrey Hughes
ACTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,322
George Frederic Watts
PAINTER
1817 - 1904
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2,323
Sarah Miles
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,324
William Kent
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1748
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 2,325
Robert Kerr
WRITER
1755 - 1813
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 2,326
John Webster
WRITER
1578 - 1634
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 2,327
F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1859
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2,328
Charles Kay Ogden
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 2,329
Murray Head
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 2,330
David Blunkett
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 2,331
Joan Hickson
ACTOR
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 2,332
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Robert Kerr ranks 259. Before him are George Herbert (1593), J. B. Priestley (1894), Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868), Leonard Woolf (1880), Thomas Otway (1652), and Taliesin (518). After him are John Webster (1578), Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743), John Evelyn (1620), Francis de Laporte de Castelnau (1810), Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), and Angela Carter (1940).
George Herbert
1593 - 1633
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 253
J. B. Priestley
1894 - 1984
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 254
Marie Belloc Lowndes
1868 - 1947
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 255
Leonard Woolf
1880 - 1969
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 256
Thomas Otway
1652 - 1685
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 257
Taliesin
518 - 599
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 258
Robert Kerr
1755 - 1813
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 259
John Webster
1578 - 1634
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 260
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
1743 - 1825
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 261
John Evelyn
1620 - 1706
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 262
Francis de Laporte de Castelnau
1810 - 1880
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 263
Aelred of Rievaulx
1110 - 1167
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 264
Angela Carter
1940 - 1992
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 265