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Ruth Patrick

1907 - 2013

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Ruth Myrtle Patrick (November 26, 1907 – September 23, 2013) was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology. She authored more than 200 scientific papers, developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established numerous research facilities. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Patrick is the 1,027th most popular biologist (down from 906th in 2019), the 10,961st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,729th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Ruth Patrick ranks 1,027 out of 1,097. Before her are John Belchier, Helia Bravo Hollis, Elliott Coues, John Bartram, Alexander Wendt, and Karl Shuker. After her are Richard Meinertzhagen, John Lawrence LeConte, Stanislas Dehaene, William Henry Harvey, George R. Price, and Philippa Marrack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Ruth Patrick ranks 366. Before her are Mike Mazurki, Alfred Schmitt, Quiterio Olmedo, Kate Smith, Frank Saker, and Charles Korvin. After her are Ann Todd, Christopher Fry, Ross Alexander, Robert John Braidwood, Tranquilino Garcete, and Dorrit Hoffleit. Among people deceased in 2013, Ruth Patrick ranks 446. Before her are Hugh Huxley, Annette Funicello, Aisha Rateb, Phạm Duy, Peter Geach, and Chokri Belaid. After her are Aaron Swartz, Valérie Benguigui, Stanisław Szozda, Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Oscar Hijuelos, and Luis Cruzado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Patrick ranks 10,963 out of 20,380. Before her are Mozhan Marnò (1980), Tawny Kitaen (1961), Ken Salazar (1955), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Richard A. Falk (1930), and Julius J. Epstein (1909). After her are Joan D. Vinge (1948), Rachael Leigh Cook (1979), Eric Schmitt (1975), Dan Osman (1963), J. P. Mallory (1945), and Ernestine Anderson (1928).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Ruth Patrick ranks 160. Before her are Annie Montague Alexander (1867), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), Charles B. Cory (1857), Judah Folkman (1933), Elliott Coues (1842), and John Bartram (1699). After her are John Lawrence LeConte (1825), George R. Price (1922), Elmer McCollum (1879), Lucy Shapiro (1940), Timothy Ray Brown (1966), and Margaret Morse Nice (1883).

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