BIOLOGIST

William Forsell Kirby

1844 - 1912

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William Forsell Kirby (14 January 1844 – 20 November 1912) was an English entomologist and folklorist. He specialized in the study of the stick insects, describing nearly 70 species and 22 genera. His collection filled 120 cabinets and claimed that on reorganization, it would need 500 drawers. The stick insect Phobaeticus kirbyi described from Borneo and named by Brunner in 1907 after Kirby is one of the largest stick insects in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Forsell Kirby is the 1,047th most popular biologist (down from 1,040th in 2019), the 5,716th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,827th in 2019) and the 186th most popular British Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, William Forsell Kirby ranks 1,047 out of 1,097. Before him are Francis Walker, Bryan Sykes, Timothy Ray Brown, Peter Watts, Margaret Morse Nice, and Ronald M. Evans. After him are Paul Sereno, Henry Weed Fowler, Philip J. Currie, Christof Koch, Carrie Derick, and Patricia Goldman-Rakic.

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Among people born in 1844, William Forsell Kirby ranks 115. Before him are Josip Jurčič, Joan Röell, Amalie Materna, Sarah Winnemucca, Adolphus Greely, and Charlotte Despard. After him is Robert Bridges. Among people deceased in 1912, William Forsell Kirby ranks 134. Before him are Björn Jónsson, Edgar Evans, Edward Wilmot Blyden, Albino Jara, Octavia Hill, and Henry Robertson Bowers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Forsell Kirby ranks 5,718 out of 8,785. Before him are Sonique (1965), Isabel Jeans (1891), Jack Wild (1952), Stephen Warbeck (1953), Lennox Berkeley (1903), and Hannah John-Kamen (1989). After him are Kieran Trippier (1990), Thomas Adès (1971), Clive Standen (1981), Andy McNab (1959), P. H. Newby (1918), and David Thompson (1961).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom

Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Forsell Kirby ranks 186. Before him are Richard Meinertzhagen (1878), Philippa Marrack (1945), Ethelwynn Trewavas (1900), E. B. Ford (1901), Francis Walker (1809), and Bryan Sykes (1947). After him are Francis Maitland Balfour (1851), Steve Jones (1944), George Don (1798), and David Bellamy (1933).

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