BIOLOGIST
William Townsend Aiton
1766 - 1849

William Townsend Aiton
William Townsend Aiton (2 February 1766 – 9 October 1849) was an English botanist. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Townsend Aiton is the 888th most popular biologist (down from 798th in 2019), the 4,019th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,902nd in 2019) and the 139th most popular British Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, William Townsend Aiton ranks 888 out of 1,097. Before him are Henry Baker, Flossie Wong-Staal, Charles Tate Regan, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus, Thomas Andrew Knight, and Jakob Emanuel Lange. After him are Tokiharu Abe, Peter Ascanius, Johann August Ephraim Goeze, Paul Henri Lecomte, Frederic Clements, and Hugh Edwin Strickland.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry Baker
1698 - 1774
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 882
Flossie Wong-Staal
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 883
Charles Tate Regan
1878 - 1943
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 884
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus
1835 - 1899
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 885
Thomas Andrew Knight
1759 - 1838
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 886
Jakob Emanuel Lange
1864 - 1941
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 887
William Townsend Aiton
1766 - 1849
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 888
Tokiharu Abe
1911 - 1996
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 889
Peter Ascanius
1723 - 1803
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 890
Johann August Ephraim Goeze
1731 - 1793
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 891
Paul Henri Lecomte
1856 - 1934
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 892
Frederic Clements
1874 - 1945
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 893
Hugh Edwin Strickland
1811 - 1853
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 894
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1766, William Townsend Aiton ranks 34. Before him are Emmanuel, comte de Las Cases, John Leslie, Samuel Wilson, Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, and Jacob Perkins. After him are Benjamin Smith Barton, Isaac D'Israeli, and Aaron Alexandre. Among people deceased in 1849, William Townsend Aiton ranks 59. Before him are Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch, Jacob Perkins, Albert Gallatin, Filippo Paulucci, Mariano Paredes, and Ján Hollý. After him are José María Carreño, Francisco Ramón Vicuña, Edward Hicks, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, and Charlotte von Ahlefeld.
Others Born in 1766
Go to all RankingsEmmanuel, comte de Las Cases
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 28
John Leslie
PHYSICIST
1766 - 1832
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 29
Samuel Wilson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1766 - 1854
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 30
Guillaume Philibert Duhesme
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1766 - 1815
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 31
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1849
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 32
Jacob Perkins
INVENTOR
1766 - 1849
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 33
William Townsend Aiton
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1849
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 34
Benjamin Smith Barton
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1815
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 35
Isaac D'Israeli
WRITER
1766 - 1848
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 36
Aaron Alexandre
CHESS PLAYER
1766 - 1850
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1849
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1849
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 53
Jacob Perkins
INVENTOR
1766 - 1849
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 54
Albert Gallatin
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1849
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 55
Filippo Paulucci
NOBLEMAN
1779 - 1849
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 56
Mariano Paredes
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1849
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 57
Ján Hollý
WRITER
1785 - 1849
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 58
William Townsend Aiton
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1849
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 59
José María Carreño
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1849
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 60
Francisco Ramón Vicuña
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1849
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 61
Edward Hicks
PAINTER
1780 - 1849
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 62
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 63
Charlotte von Ahlefeld
WRITER
1781 - 1849
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 64
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Townsend Aiton ranks 4,020 out of 8,785. Before him are Linda Grant (1951), Michael Rennie (1909), Thomas Andrew Knight (1759), Alan Woods (1944), Charlie Whiting (1952), and Tony Benn (1925). After him are Ian McNeice (1950), Peter Scott (1909), G. M. Trevelyan (1876), Joseph Bazalgette (1819), Edward John Eyre (1815), and Robert H. McNaught (1956).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLinda Grant
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 4,014
Michael Rennie
ACTOR
1909 - 1971
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 4,015
Thomas Andrew Knight
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1838
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 4,016
Alan Woods
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 4,017
Charlie Whiting
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 4,018
Tony Benn
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2014
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 4,019
William Townsend Aiton
BIOLOGIST
1766 - 1849
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 4,020
Ian McNeice
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 4,021
Peter Scott
PAINTER
1909 - 1989
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 4,022
G. M. Trevelyan
HISTORIAN
1876 - 1962
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 4,023
Joseph Bazalgette
ENGINEER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,024
Edward John Eyre
EXPLORER
1815 - 1901
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,025
Robert H. McNaught
ASTRONOMER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 4,026
Among BIOLOGISTS In United Kingdom
Among biologists born in United Kingdom, William Townsend Aiton ranks 139. Before him are Charles Wyville Thomson (1830), Ann Bishop (1899), William Hemsley (1843), Henry Baker (1698), Charles Tate Regan (1878), and Thomas Andrew Knight (1759). After him are Hugh Edwin Strickland (1811), Marmaduke Tunstall (1743), Louis Fraser (1810), Joseph Barcroft (1872), Keith Campbell (1954), and Jenny Clack (1947).
Charles Wyville Thomson
1830 - 1882
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 133
Ann Bishop
1899 - 1990
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 134
William Hemsley
1843 - 1924
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 135
Henry Baker
1698 - 1774
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 136
Charles Tate Regan
1878 - 1943
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 137
Thomas Andrew Knight
1759 - 1838
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 138
William Townsend Aiton
1766 - 1849
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 139
Hugh Edwin Strickland
1811 - 1853
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 140
Marmaduke Tunstall
1743 - 1790
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 141
Louis Fraser
1810 - 1866
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 142
Joseph Barcroft
1872 - 1947
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 143
Keith Campbell
1954 - 2012
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 144
Jenny Clack
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 145