BIOLOGIST
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828

Samuel Frederick Gray
Samuel Frederick Gray (10 December 1766 – 12 April 1828) was a British botanist, mycologist, and pharmacologist. He was the father of the zoologists John Edward Gray and George Robert Gray. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Frederick Gray is the 379th most popular biologist (up from 383rd in 2019), the 1,965th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,061st in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 379 out of 1,097. Before him are David Douglas, Georg Joseph Kamel, Frank Chapman, Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, Nikolai Severtzov, and John Maynard Smith. After him are Matt Ridley, Esther Lederberg, Michał Boym, François-Alphonse Forel, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, and Carlo Allioni.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Douglas
1799 - 1834
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 373
Georg Joseph Kamel
1661 - 1706
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 374
Frank Chapman
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 375
Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
1801 - 1876
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 376
Nikolai Severtzov
1827 - 1885
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 377
John Maynard Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 378
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 379
Matt Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 380
Esther Lederberg
1922 - 2006
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 381
Michał Boym
1614 - 1659
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 382
François-Alphonse Forel
1841 - 1912
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 383
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst
1743 - 1807
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 384
Carlo Allioni
1728 - 1804
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 385
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1766, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 22. Before him are Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel, John Farey Sr., Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, François-Xavier Fabre, Slimane of Morocco, and Charles Macintosh. After him are Robert Darwin, Alexander Wilson, Wilhelm Hisinger, Joseph Franz von Jacquin, Joseph Weigl, and Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases. Among people deceased in 1828, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 21. Before him are Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Radama I, Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Sineperver Sultan, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, and Richard Parkes Bonington. After him are Gilbert Stuart, Charlotte Buff, Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Lady Caroline Lamb, and François Isaac de Rivaz.
Others Born in 1766
Go to all RankingsKurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1833
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 16
John Farey Sr.
WRITER
1766 - 1826
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 17
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1841
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 18
François-Xavier Fabre
PAINTER
1766 - 1837
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 19
Slimane of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1822
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 20
Charles Macintosh
CHEMIST
1766 - 1843
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 21
Samuel Frederick Gray
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 22
Robert Darwin
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1848
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 23
Alexander Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1813
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 24
Wilhelm Hisinger
PHYSICIST
1766 - 1852
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 25
Joseph Franz von Jacquin
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1839
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 26
Joseph Weigl
COMPOSER
1766 - 1846
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 27
Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1828
Go to all RankingsKarl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1828
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 15
Radama I
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1828
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 16
Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1828
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 17
Sineperver Sultan
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1828
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 18
Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1828
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 19
Richard Parkes Bonington
PAINTER
1801 - 1828
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 20
Samuel Frederick Gray
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 21
Gilbert Stuart
PAINTER
1755 - 1828
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 22
Charlotte Buff
WRITER
1753 - 1828
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 23
Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1828
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 24
Leandro Fernández de Moratín
WRITER
1760 - 1828
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 25
Lady Caroline Lamb
WRITER
1785 - 1828
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 26
François Isaac de Rivaz
INVENTOR
1752 - 1828
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 27
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 1,965 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert T. A. Innes (1861), Ralph Richardson (1902), Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), Tobias Smollett (1721), Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin (1914), and John Maynard Smith (1920). After him are Nick Simper (1945), John Boorman (1933), Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842), F. H. Bradley (1846), Sam Mendes (1965), and Matt Ridley (1958).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRobert T. A. Innes
ASTRONOMER
1861 - 1933
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 1,959
Ralph Richardson
ACTOR
1902 - 1983
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 1,960
Richard Parkes Bonington
PAINTER
1801 - 1828
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 1,961
Tobias Smollett
WRITER
1721 - 1771
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 1,962
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 1,963
John Maynard Smith
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2004
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 1,964
Samuel Frederick Gray
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1828
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 1,965
Nick Simper
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 1,966
John Boorman
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,967
Mary Putnam Jacobi
PHYSICIAN
1842 - 1906
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,968
F. H. Bradley
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1924
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,969
Sam Mendes
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,970
Matt Ridley
BIOLOGIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 1,971
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Samuel Frederick Gray ranks 61. Before him are Edward Blyth (1810), George Robert Waterhouse (1810), Nehemiah Grew (1641), Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847), David Douglas (1799), and John Maynard Smith (1920). After him are Matt Ridley (1958), William Elford Leach (1791), June Almeida (1930), Arthur Tansley (1871), John Needham (1713), and Andrew Smith (1797).
Edward Blyth
1810 - 1873
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 55
George Robert Waterhouse
1810 - 1888
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 56
Nehemiah Grew
1641 - 1712
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 57
Richard Bowdler Sharpe
1847 - 1909
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 58
David Douglas
1799 - 1834
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 59
John Maynard Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 60
Samuel Frederick Gray
1766 - 1828
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 61
Matt Ridley
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 62
William Elford Leach
1791 - 1836
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 63
June Almeida
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 64
Arthur Tansley
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 65
John Needham
1713 - 1781
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 66
Andrew Smith
1797 - 1872
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 67