BIOLOGIST
William Diller Matthew
1871 - 1930

William Diller Matthew
William Diller Matthew FRS (February 19, 1871 – September 24, 1930) was a vertebrate paleontologist who worked primarily on mammal fossils, although he also published a few early papers on mineralogy, petrological geology, one on botany, one on trilobites, and he described Tetraceratops insignis, which was much later suggested to be the oldest known (Early Permian) therapsid. Matthew was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of George Frederic Matthew and Katherine (Diller) Matthew. His father was an amateur geologist and paleontologist who instilled his son with an abiding interest in the earth sciences. Matthew received an A.B. at the University of New Brunswick in 1889 and then earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1894. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Diller Matthew is the 964th most popular biologist (up from 970th in 2019), the 525th most popular biography from Canada (up from 580th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, William Diller Matthew ranks 964 out of 1,097. Before him are Gilbert White, Colin Munro MacLeod, Robert Morison, Grigore Antipa, Ivan Lepyokhin, and Curt Backeberg. After him are Archibald Menzies, John Torrey, Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky, Richard Evans Schultes, Irene Manton, and Nicole Marthe Le Douarin.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
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1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 958
Colin Munro MacLeod
1909 - 1972
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 959
Robert Morison
1620 - 1683
HPI: 54.06
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Grigore Antipa
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HPI: 54.01
Rank: 961
Ivan Lepyokhin
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HPI: 53.97
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Curt Backeberg
1894 - 1966
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 963
William Diller Matthew
1871 - 1930
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 964
Archibald Menzies
1754 - 1842
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 965
John Torrey
1796 - 1873
HPI: 53.85
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Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky
1900 - 1981
HPI: 53.84
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Richard Evans Schultes
1915 - 2001
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 968
Irene Manton
1904 - 1988
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 969
Nicole Marthe Le Douarin
1930 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 970
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1871, William Diller Matthew ranks 156. Before him are Anne Sewell Young, Nikodem Caro, Boris Galerkin, Theodor Pallady, Heinrich Schroth, and Sakai Toshihiko. After him are Fran Saleški Finžgar, Manuel Gondra, Aloys Van de Vyvere, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, Eugen Burg, and Yoshioka Yayoi. Among people deceased in 1930, William Diller Matthew ranks 120. Before him are Milton Sills, Eligio Ayala, Eduard David, Peter Warlock, Henri Cohen, and Varlam Avanesov. After him are Thomas Walker Arnold, Erik Algot Fredriksson, Maria Polydouri, Edward Angle, Robert Hennet, and Sigurd Ibsen.
Others Born in 1871
Go to all RankingsAnne Sewell Young
ASTRONOMER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 150
Nikodem Caro
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 151
Boris Galerkin
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 152
Theodor Pallady
PAINTER
1871 - 1956
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 153
Heinrich Schroth
ACTOR
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 154
Sakai Toshihiko
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1933
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 155
William Diller Matthew
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1930
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 156
Fran Saleški Finžgar
WRITER
1871 - 1962
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 157
Manuel Gondra
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1927
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 158
Aloys Van de Vyvere
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1961
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 159
Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva
PAINTER
1871 - 1955
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 160
Eugen Burg
ACTOR
1871 - 1944
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 161
Yoshioka Yayoi
PHYSICIAN
1871 - 1959
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 162
Others Deceased in 1930
Go to all RankingsMilton Sills
ACTOR
1882 - 1930
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 114
Eligio Ayala
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1930
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 115
Eduard David
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1930
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 116
Peter Warlock
COMPOSER
1894 - 1930
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 117
Henri Cohen
ATHLETE
1900 - 1930
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 118
Varlam Avanesov
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1930
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 119
William Diller Matthew
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1930
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 120
Thomas Walker Arnold
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1930
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 121
Erik Algot Fredriksson
ATHLETE
1885 - 1930
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 122
Maria Polydouri
WRITER
1902 - 1930
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 123
Edward Angle
PHYSICIAN
1855 - 1930
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 124
Robert Hennet
ATHLETE
1886 - 1930
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 125
Sigurd Ibsen
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 126
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, William Diller Matthew ranks 525 out of 1,622. Before him are Robert Benson (1894), Chris Taylor (1950), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975), Bernie Shaw (1956), and Alexis Smith (1921). After him are Gaétan Boucher (1958), David Furnish (1962), Ross Taylor (1902), Lucile Wheeler (1935), Bernard Lonergan (1904), and Jack Pickford (1896).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsRobert Benson
ATHLETE
1894 - 1965
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 519
Chris Taylor
GAME DESIGNER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 520
Robert J. Sawyer
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 521
Emmanuelle Chriqui
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 522
Bernie Shaw
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 523
Alexis Smith
ACTOR
1921 - 1993
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 524
William Diller Matthew
BIOLOGIST
1871 - 1930
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 525
Gaétan Boucher
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 526
David Furnish
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 527
Ross Taylor
ATHLETE
1902 - 1984
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 528
Lucile Wheeler
SKIER
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 529
Bernard Lonergan
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 530
Jack Pickford
ACTOR
1896 - 1933
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 531
Among BIOLOGISTS In Canada
Among biologists born in Canada, William Diller Matthew ranks 7. Before him are Ralph M. Steinman (1943), Robert H. MacArthur (1930), John Murray (1841), David Suzuki (1936), George Romanes (1848), and Colin Munro MacLeod (1909). After him are Alice Eastwood (1859), Alice Wilson (1881), Peter Watts (1958), Philip J. Currie (1949), Carrie Derick (1862), and Severn Cullis-Suzuki (1979).
Ralph M. Steinman
1943 - 2011
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 1
Robert H. MacArthur
1930 - 1972
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 2
John Murray
1841 - 1914
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 3
David Suzuki
1936 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 4
George Romanes
1848 - 1894
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 5
Colin Munro MacLeod
1909 - 1972
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 6
William Diller Matthew
1871 - 1930
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 7
Alice Eastwood
1859 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 8
Alice Wilson
1881 - 1964
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 9
Peter Watts
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 10
Philip J. Currie
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 11
Carrie Derick
1862 - 1941
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 12
Severn Cullis-Suzuki
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 13