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William Beebe

1877 - 1962

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Charles William Beebe ( BEE-bee; July 29, 1877 – June 4, 1962) was an American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the New York Zoological Society, such as the Arcturus mission, his deep dives in the Bathysphere, and his prolific scientific writing for academic and popular audiences. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Beebe left college before obtaining a degree to work at the then newly opened New York Zoological Park, where he was given the duty of caring for the zoo's birds. He quickly distinguished himself in his work for the zoo, first with his skill in designing habitats for its bird population, and soon also with a series of research expeditions of increasing length, including an expedition around the world to document the world's pheasants. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Beebe is the 949th most popular biologist (down from 936th in 2019), the 8,719th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,211th in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, William Beebe ranks 949 out of 1,097. Before him are Maxwell T. Masters, Outram Bangs, Mark Catesby, Karl Patterson Schmidt, Jacob Bjerknes, and William Yarrell. After him are Félix de Avelar Brotero, Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, Daniel Giraud Elliot, Osamu Hayaishi, Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, and William Healey Dall.

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Among people born in 1877, William Beebe ranks 167. Before him are Oscar Grégoire, Johann Friedrich Höger, Aleksandr Arbuzov, Manuel González García, Elena Guro, and Rudolph Dirks. After him are J. Searle Dawley, Malcolm Whitman, Joseph Stella, Jón Þorláksson, Leopold Skulski, and Félix Paiva. Among people deceased in 1962, William Beebe ranks 186. Before him are Helena Kottler Vurnik, Jean Amrouche, Sven Landberg, Erik Granfelt, Nikolai Pogodin, and Bruno Belin. After him are Władysław Broniewski, Snub Pollard, Émile Wegelin, María Rosa Lida de Malkiel, Georgina de Albuquerque, and Fran Saleški Finžgar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Beebe ranks 8,721 out of 20,380. Before him are Leelee Sobieski (1983), Cass Gilbert (1859), Marco Beltrami (1966), Shafi Goldwasser (1958), Ann Bannon (1932), and Ralph Meeker (1920). After him are Bobby Timmons (1935), Edward Stevens (1932), Barnard Hughes (1915), Scott Foley (1972), Arthur Freed (1894), and Frank J. Sprague (1857).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, William Beebe ranks 139. Before him are Joanne Chory (1955), Norman I. Platnick (1951), Alice Catherine Evans (1881), Maxine Singer (1931), Outram Bangs (1863), and Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890). After him are Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (1858), Daniel Giraud Elliot (1835), Osamu Hayaishi (1920), William Healey Dall (1845), John Torrey (1796), and Richard Evans Schultes (1915).

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