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Salim Ali

1896 - 1987

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Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "Birdman of India", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularized ornithology in India. He became a key figure behind the Bombay Natural History Society after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organisation, establish the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) and prevent the destruction of what is now the Silent Valley National Park in Kerala. Along with Sidney Dillon Ripley he wrote the landmark ten volume Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, a second edition of which was completed after his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salim Ali is the 471st most popular biologist (down from 280th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from India (down from 264th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Salim Ali ranks 471 out of 1,097. Before him are Alain Bombard, William T. Stearn, Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel, Richard Lydekker, Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur, and Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied. After him are Sewall Wright, Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey, Julius von Sachs, Akira Endo, John Hughlings Jackson, and Heinrich Schrader.

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Among people born in 1896, Salim Ali ranks 128. Before him are André Hunebelle, Máté Zalka, Jessie Royce Landis, Na Hye-sok, Anandamayi Ma, and Eduardo Lonardi. After him are Ieronim Uborevich, Ivan Yefimovich Petrov, Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, Ira Gershwin, Nobuko Yoshiya, and Robert Gerhard. Among people deceased in 1987, Salim Ali ranks 102. Before him are Cornelis Vreeswijk, Lorne Greene, Edgar P. Jacobs, Asim Ferhatović, Gustav Fröhlich, and Donn F. Eisele. After him are Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu, Jackie Gleason, Vicente Calderón, Bronisława Wajs, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and Bertrand de Jouvenel.

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In India

Among people born in India, Salim Ali ranks 387 out of 1,861. Before him are Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861), Guru Hargobind (1595), Ibn Warraq (1946), Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1930), Idries Shah (1924), and Rash Behari Bose (1886). After him are Ramdhari Singh Dinkar (1908), Mahbub ul Haq (1934), Rishi Kapoor (1952), Jayant Narlikar (1938), Ilaiyaraaja (1943), and T. H. White (1906).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In India

Among biologists born in India, Salim Ali ranks 2. Before him are Janaki Ammal (1897). After him are Robert Swinhoe (1836), Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914), and Sunetra Gupta (1965).

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