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Storrs L. Olson

1944 - 2021

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Storrs Lovejoy Olson (April 3, 1944 – January 20, 2021) was an American biologist and ornithologist who spent his career at the Smithsonian Institution, retiring in 2008. One of the world's foremost avian paleontologists, he was best known for his studies of fossil and subfossil birds on islands such as Ascension, St. Helena and Hawaii. His early higher education took place at Florida State University in 1966, where he obtained a B.A. in biology, and the University of Florida, where he received an M.S. in biology. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Storrs L. Olson is the 1,064th most popular biologist (down from 1,056th in 2019), the 13,307th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,466th in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Storrs L. Olson ranks 1,064 out of 1,097Before him are Jessica Meir, Amos Eaton, Austin Stevens, William Bartram, Sidney Dillon Ripley, and Irene Pepperberg. After him are Rita R. Colwell, Frank Fenner, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Eugenie Clark, and Pamela C. Rasmussen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Storrs L. Olson ranks 711Before him are John-David F. Bartoe, Marilyn White, Ann Oakley, Richard Robarts, Mel Daniels, and Tim Reid. After him are Bernie Worrell, Dave Morgan, Steve Beshear, Shelley Fabares, Ibrahim Gambari, and Ernest Moniz. Among people deceased in 2021, Storrs L. Olson ranks 668Before him are Shirley Williams, Sibusiso Moyo, Celso Güity, Gerry Marsden, Zizinho, and Hamed Bakayoko. After him are Surekha Sikri, Antony Sher, Tommy Kirk, David Amess, Porfirio Armando Betancourt, and Danish Siddiqui.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Storrs L. Olson ranks 13,311 out of 20,380Before him are Jon Abrahams (1977), Jessica Bowman (1980), Barbara Lee (1946), Brian Geraghty (1975), Willard Schmidt (1910), and Joseph Story (1779). After him are Rachel Levine (1957), Robby Benson (1956), Philip Carey (1925), Rita R. Colwell (1934), Horton Foote (1916), and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (1976).

Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Storrs L. Olson ranks 178Before him are Roger Revelle (1909), Jessica Meir (1977), Amos Eaton (1776), William Bartram (1739), Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), and Irene Pepperberg (1949). After him are Rita R. Colwell (1934), Eugenie Clark (1922), Fanny Hesse (1850), Susan Lindquist (1949), Jerry Coyne (1949), and Joan A. Steitz (1941).