BIOLOGIST

William Henry Harvey

1811 - 1866

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William Henry Harvey, FRS FLS (5 February 1811 – 15 May 1866) was an Irish botanist and phycologist who specialised in algae. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Harvey is the 1,031st most popular biologist (down from 925th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 274th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, William Henry Harvey ranks 1,031 out of 1,097. Before him are Alexander Wendt, Karl Shuker, Ruth Patrick, Richard Meinertzhagen, John Lawrence LeConte, and Stanislas Dehaene. After him are George R. Price, Philippa Marrack, Elmer McCollum, Aristid Lindenmayer, Ethelwynn Trewavas, and E. B. Ford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, William Henry Harvey ranks 78. Before him are Juan Bautista Ceballos, Francisco Javier Zaldúa, George Caleb Bingham, Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, William Bell Scott, and Thomas C. Jerdon. After him are John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, John Kilian, John Bright, and Wendell Phillips. Among people deceased in 1866, William Henry Harvey ranks 52. Before him are Henryk Rzewuski, Louis Meijer, Thomas Love Peacock, Matvey Gusev, Lewis Cass, and Manuel Felipe de Tovar. After him are John Keble, Robert F. Stockton, and Clement Comer Clay.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, William Henry Harvey ranks 338 out of 549. Before him are Maria Doyle Kennedy (1964), James Cecil Parke (1881), Roddy Doyle (1958), George Brent (1904), Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (516), and Siobhan Fahey (1958). After him are Katie McGrath (1983), Michael O'Leary (1961), Paddy Moloney (1938), Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), Patricia Collinge (1892), and Richard Mulcahy (1886).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In Ireland

Among biologists born in Ireland, William Henry Harvey ranks 3. Before him are George Allman (1812), and John Ellis (1710). After him are Edward Donovan (1768).

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