BIOLOGIST

William Healey Dall

1845 - 1927

William Healey Dall

William Healey Dall (August 21, 1845 – March 27, 1927) was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of North America, and was for many years America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks. Dall also made substantial contributions to ornithology, zoology, physical and cultural anthropology, oceanography, and paleontology. In addition he carried out meteorological observations in Alaska for the Smithsonian Institution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Healey Dall is the 955th most popular biologist (up from 1,002nd in 2019), the 8,814th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,852nd in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Biologist.

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Among biologists, William Healey Dall ranks 955 out of 1,097. Before him are William Beebe, Félix de Avelar Brotero, Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, Daniel Giraud Elliot, Osamu Hayaishi, and Robert May, Baron May of Oxford. After him are Francis Willughby, Jinzō Matsumura, Gilbert White, Colin Munro MacLeod, Robert Morison, and Grigore Antipa.

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William Beebe
1877 - 1962
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 949
Félix de Avelar Brotero
1744 - 1828
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 950
Elizabeth Gertrude Britton
1858 - 1934
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 951
Daniel Giraud Elliot
1835 - 1915
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 952
Osamu Hayaishi
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HPI: 54.27
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Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 954
William Healey Dall
1845 - 1927
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 955
Francis Willughby
1635 - 1672
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 956
Jinzō Matsumura
1856 - 1928
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 957
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HPI: 54.13
Rank: 958
Colin Munro MacLeod
1909 - 1972
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 959
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1620 - 1683
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 960
Grigore Antipa
1867 - 1944
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 961

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, William Healey Dall ranks 100. Before him are George Kennan, Johann Berger, William Christie, Sámuel Teleki, Henry Sweet, and Lobengula. After him are Johan Henrik Deuntzer, Juan Bautista Egusquiza, Nikolaos Deligiannis, Daniel David Palmer, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, and Richard Seddon. Among people deceased in 1927, William Healey Dall ranks 138. Before him are Ödön Bodor, C. E. Ruthenberg, Anna Golubkina, Sarah Frances Whiting, Federico De Roberto, and Johan Edman. After him are Vincenzo Cerulli, Manuel Gondra, Max Weiss, Kristian Prestrud, Fernand Feyaerts, and Samuel Garman.

Others Born in 1845

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George Kennan
EXPLORER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 94
Johann Berger
CHESS PLAYER
1845 - 1933
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 95
William Christie
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1922
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 96
Sámuel Teleki
EXPLORER
1845 - 1916
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 97
Henry Sweet
LINGUIST
1845 - 1912
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 98
Lobengula
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1894
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 99
William Healey Dall
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1927
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 100
Johan Henrik Deuntzer
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1918
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 101
Juan Bautista Egusquiza
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1902
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 102
Nikolaos Deligiannis
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1910
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 103
Daniel David Palmer
CELEBRITY
1845 - 1913
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 104
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1914
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 105
Richard Seddon
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1906
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 106