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William Bartram

1739 - 1823

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William Bartram (April 20, 1739 – July 22, 1823) was an American naturalist, writer and explorer. Bartram was the author of an acclaimed book, now known by the shortened title Bartram's Travels, which chronicled his explorations of the Southern Colonies of British North America from 1773 to 1777. Bartram has been described as "the first naturalist who penetrated the dense tropical forests of Florida". Bartram was one of the first ornithologists born in America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Bartram is the 1,061st most popular biologist (down from 1,035th in 2019), the 13,187th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,369th in 2019) and the 175th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, William Bartram ranks 1,061 out of 1,097. Before him are Angelika Amon, Edward Donovan, Roger Revelle, Jessica Meir, Amos Eaton, and Austin Stevens. After him are Sidney Dillon Ripley, Irene Pepperberg, Storrs L. Olson, Rita R. Colwell, Frank Fenner, and Severn Cullis-Suzuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, William Bartram ranks 28. Before him are Juan de Villanueva, John Rutledge, Sophronius of Vratsa, George Clymer, Paine Wingate, and William Hewson.  Among people deceased in 1823, William Bartram ranks 36. Before him are Aaron Arrowsmith, Johann Baptist Allgaier, Erik Johan Stagnelius, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, Daniel Steibelt, and Charles Hutton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Bartram ranks 13,191 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Nolan (1902), Victoria Monét (1993), Dana Rohrabacher (1947), Rachel Keller (1992), Vachel Lindsay (1879), and Alex Hannum (1923). After him are John Sherman Cooper (1901), Roger Kingdom (1962), Rick Yancey (1962), Jerry Doyle (1956), Steve Howey (1977), and Stephen Furst (1954).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, William Bartram ranks 175. Before him are Henry Weed Fowler (1878), Christof Koch (1956), Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), Roger Revelle (1909), Jessica Meir (1977), and Amos Eaton (1776). After him are Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), Irene Pepperberg (1949), Storrs L. Olson (1944), Rita R. Colwell (1934), Eugenie Clark (1922), and Fanny Hesse (1850).

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