BIOLOGIST
William Hudson
1730 - 1793

William Hudson
William Hudson FRS (1730 in Kendal – 23 May 1793) was a British botanist and apothecary based in London. His main work was Flora Anglica, published in 1762. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1761. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Hudson is the 503rd most popular biologist (down from 441st in 2019), the 2,478th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,293rd in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, William Hudson ranks 503 out of 1,097. Before him are Jeanne Villepreux-Power, Salomon Müller, Guillaume Rondelet, Johann Hedwig, Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, and Achille Richard. After him are Alphonse Milne-Edwards, Dmitry Belyayev, Pehr Kalm, Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle, Christian von Steven, and Robert H. MacArthur.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJeanne Villepreux-Power
1794 - 1871
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 497
Salomon Müller
1804 - 1863
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 498
Guillaume Rondelet
1507 - 1566
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 499
Johann Hedwig
1730 - 1799
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 500
Paul Friedrich August Ascherson
1834 - 1913
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 501
Achille Richard
1794 - 1852
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 502
William Hudson
1730 - 1793
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 503
Alphonse Milne-Edwards
1835 - 1900
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 504
Dmitry Belyayev
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 505
Pehr Kalm
1716 - 1779
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 506
Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle
1746 - 1800
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 507
Christian von Steven
1781 - 1863
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 508
Robert H. MacArthur
1930 - 1972
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 509
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1730, William Hudson ranks 23. Before him are Motoori Norinaga, Augustin Pajou, Velu Nachiyar, William Hamilton, Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, and Johann Hedwig. After him are Koca Yusuf Pasha, Sophie von La Roche, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal, Salomon Gessner, Noël Martin Joseph de Necker, and Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen. Among people deceased in 1793, William Hudson ranks 39. Before him are Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard, Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, Armand Louis de Gontaut, Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau, and Karl Philipp Moritz. After him are Leopold Hofmann, Charles de Bonchamps, Anton Friedrich Büsching, Carl Gustaf Pilo, Roger Sherman, and Katsukawa Shunshō.
Others Born in 1730
Go to all RankingsMotoori Norinaga
PHILOSOPHER
1730 - 1801
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 17
Augustin Pajou
SCULPTOR
1730 - 1809
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 18
Velu Nachiyar
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1796
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 19
William Hamilton
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1803
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 20
Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1807
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 21
Johann Hedwig
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1799
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 22
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 23
Koca Yusuf Pasha
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1800
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 24
Sophie von La Roche
WRITER
1730 - 1807
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 25
Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal
POLITICIAN
1730 - 1801
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 26
Salomon Gessner
PAINTER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 27
Noël Martin Joseph de Necker
PHYSICIAN
1730 - 1793
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 28
Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1789
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1793
Go to all RankingsJean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard
PHYSICIAN
1742 - 1793
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 33
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1740 - 1793
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 34
Jean Joseph Marie Amiot
WRITER
1718 - 1793
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 35
Armand Louis de Gontaut
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1793
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 36
Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1793
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 37
Karl Philipp Moritz
WRITER
1756 - 1793
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 38
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 39
Leopold Hofmann
COMPOSER
1738 - 1793
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 40
Charles de Bonchamps
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1793
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 41
Anton Friedrich Büsching
GEOGRAPHER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 42
Carl Gustaf Pilo
PAINTER
1711 - 1793
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 43
Roger Sherman
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1793
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 44
Katsukawa Shunshō
PAINTER
1726 - 1793
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 45
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hudson ranks 2,479 out of 8,785. Before him are Eddie Irvine (1965), John Smeaton (1724), Brenda Milner (1918), Edward Colston (1636), Shakin' Stevens (1948), and John Illsley (1949). After him are Siegfried Sassoon (1886), Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878), Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874), Venetia Burney (1918), Barbara Castle (1910), and Tommy Lawrence (1940).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEddie Irvine
RACING DRIVER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 2,473
John Smeaton
ENGINEER
1724 - 1792
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 2,474
Brenda Milner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1918 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 2,475
Edward Colston
BUSINESSPERSON
1636 - 1721
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 2,476
Shakin' Stevens
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 2,477
John Illsley
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 2,478
William Hudson
BIOLOGIST
1730 - 1793
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 2,479
Siegfried Sassoon
WRITER
1886 - 1967
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 2,480
Demetrios Petrokokkinos
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1942
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 2,481
Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 2,482
Venetia Burney
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 2,483
Barbara Castle
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2002
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 2,484
Tommy Lawrence
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 2,485
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Hudson ranks 78. Before him are Francis Darwin (1848), Anna Russell (1807), Marie Stopes (1880), William T. Stearn (1911), Richard Lydekker (1849), and John Hughlings Jackson (1835). After him are Alec Jeffreys (1950), Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield (1950), William Curtis (1746), Edward Daniel Clarke (1769), Rupert Sheldrake (1942), and Robert Fortune (1812).
Francis Darwin
1848 - 1925
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 72
Anna Russell
1807 - 1876
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 73
Marie Stopes
1880 - 1958
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 74
William T. Stearn
1911 - 2001
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 75
Richard Lydekker
1849 - 1915
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 76
John Hughlings Jackson
1835 - 1911
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 77
William Hudson
1730 - 1793
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 78
Alec Jeffreys
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 79
Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 80
William Curtis
1746 - 1799
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 81
Edward Daniel Clarke
1769 - 1822
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 82
Rupert Sheldrake
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 83
Robert Fortune
1812 - 1880
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 84