BIOLOGIST

Sidney Dillon Ripley

1913 - 2001

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Sidney Dillon Ripley II (September 20, 1913 – March 12, 2001) was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984, leading the institution through its period of greatest growth and expansion. For his leadership at the Smithsonian, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Dillon Ripley is the 1,062nd most popular biologist (up from 1,078th in 2019), the 13,242nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,504th in 2019) and the 176th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 1,062 out of 1,097. Before him are Edward Donovan, Roger Revelle, Jessica Meir, Amos Eaton, Austin Stevens, and William Bartram. After him are Irene Pepperberg, Storrs L. Olson, Rita R. Colwell, Frank Fenner, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, and Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 410. Before him are Charlie Barnet, R. S. Thomas, Luis Taruc, Laird Cregar, Marian Marsh, and Sam Ruben. After him are Walt Kelly, Joe Medicine Crow, Helen Mack, Bob Crosby, Robert Strauss, and Henry Banks. Among people deceased in 2001, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 344. Before him are Tom Kilburn, Fred Neil, Abraham Beame, Ken Hughes, Viktor Yakushev, and Ronnie Allen. After him are Arlene Francis, Dale Evans, Betty Ong, Andy Phillip, King Moody, and Thuy Trang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 13,246 out of 20,380. Before him are John S. Bull (1934), Taissa Farmiga (1994), Steve Denton (1956), Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Charley Pride (1934), and Steve Khan (1947). After him are James Buchli (1945), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Arthur Hohl (1889), Andrea Jaeger (1965), Patsy Kelly (1910), and D'Arcy Carden (1980).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 176. Before him are Christof Koch (1956), Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), Roger Revelle (1909), Jessica Meir (1977), Amos Eaton (1776), and William Bartram (1739). After him are Irene Pepperberg (1949), Storrs L. Olson (1944), Rita R. Colwell (1934), Eugenie Clark (1922), Fanny Hesse (1850), and Susan Lindquist (1949).

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