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Thomas Browne

1605 - 1682

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Sir Thomas Browne ( "brown"; 19 October 1605 – 19 October 1682) was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric. His writings display a deep curiosity towards the natural world, influenced by the Scientific Revolution of Baconian enquiry and are permeated by references to Classical and Biblical sources as well as the idiosyncrasies of his own personality. Although often described as suffused with melancholia, Browne's writings are also characterised by wit and subtle humour, while his literary style is varied, according to genre, resulting in a rich, unique prose which ranges from rough notebook observations to polished Baroque eloquence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Browne is the 240th most popular biologist (down from 210th in 2019), the 1,353rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,188th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Thomas Browne ranks 240 out of 1,097. Before him are Albert Günther, Stephen Jay Gould, Theodor Escherich, Rudolf Vrba, J. B. S. Haldane, and Johann Friedrich von Brandt. After him are John du Pont, Carl Correns, Pieter Boddaert, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, John Lindley, and William Aiton.

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Among people born in 1605, Thomas Browne ranks 11. Before him are Adriaen Brouwer, Gevherhan Sultan, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, Şehzade Mehmed, Ayşe Sultan, and Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier. After him are Semyon Dezhnev, Simon Dach, George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, Brynjólfur Sveinsson, and Ismaël Bullialdus. Among people deceased in 1682, Thomas Browne ranks 12. Before him are Feodor III of Russia, Johann Joachim Becher, Avvakum, Jacob Kettler, Baldassare Longhena, and Alessandro Stradella. After him are Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Jean Picard, Yohannes I, Gu Yanwu, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, and Heo Mok.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Browne ranks 1,353 out of 8,785. Before him are Mungo Park (1771), Winifred Wagner (1897), Elizabeth Siddal (1829), Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), David Warner (1941), and E. E. Evans-Pritchard (1902). After him are Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689), Mark Hollis (1955), Paul Grice (1913), Ciarán Hinds (1953), Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774), and Clive Owen (1964).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, Thomas Browne ranks 40. Before him are Anna Atkins (1799), Julian Huxley (1887), Joseph Banks (1743), William Carey (1761), Oldfield Thomas (1858), and J. B. S. Haldane (1892). After him are John Lindley (1799), William Aiton (1731), Charles Bell (1774), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), David Goodall (1914), and Desmond Morris (1928).

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