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Adam Olearius
1603 - 1671
Adam Olearius
Adam Olearius (born Adam Ölschläger or Oehlschlaeger, 24 September 1599 – 22 February 1671) was a German scholar, mathematician, geographer and librarian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adam Olearius has received more than 81,685 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Olearius is the 130th most popular explorer (up from 133rd in 2019), the 1,477th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,575th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
82k
Page Views (PV)
59.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
5.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Adam Olearius ranks 130 out of 498. Before him are Jean Chardin, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Salomon August Andrée, Afanasy Nikitin, Isabella Bird, and Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. After him are Adrien de Gerlache, Francisco Serrão, Juan de Grijalva, Vladimir Arsenyev, João Vaz Corte-Real, and Gil Eanes.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Chardin
1643 - 1713
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 124
Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel
1784 - 1863
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 125
Salomon August Andrée
1854 - 1897
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 126
Afanasy Nikitin
1500 - 1475
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 127
Isabella Bird
1831 - 1904
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 128
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
1509 - 1579
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 129
Adam Olearius
1603 - 1671
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 130
Adrien de Gerlache
1866 - 1934
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 131
Francisco Serrão
1500 - 1521
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 132
Juan de Grijalva
1480 - 1527
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 133
Vladimir Arsenyev
1872 - 1930
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 134
João Vaz Corte-Real
1420 - 1496
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 135
Gil Eanes
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 136
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1603, Adam Olearius ranks 5. Before him are Abel Tasman, Joseph of Cupertino, Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, and Lennart Torstensson. After him are Aert van der Neer, Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark, Yerofey Khabarov, Francesco Furini, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Michel Le Tellier, and Marco Uccellini. Among people deceased in 1671, Adam Olearius ranks 5. Before him are Stenka Razin, François Vatel, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, and Anne Hyde. After him are Fran Krsto Frankopan, Petar Zrinski, Sébastien Bourdon, Sophia Eleonore of Saxony, Roche Braziliano, Yerofey Khabarov, and Antonio Barberini.
Others Born in 1603
Go to all RankingsAbel Tasman
EXPLORER
1603 - 1659
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 1
Joseph of Cupertino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1603 - 1663
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 2
Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur
WRITER
1603 - 1664
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 3
Lennart Torstensson
ENGINEER
1603 - 1651
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 4
Adam Olearius
EXPLORER
1603 - 1671
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 5
Aert van der Neer
PAINTER
1603 - 1677
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 6
Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1647
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 7
Yerofey Khabarov
EXPLORER
1603 - 1671
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 8
Francesco Furini
PAINTER
1603 - 1646
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 9
Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1603 - 1669
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 10
Michel Le Tellier
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1685
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 11
Marco Uccellini
MUSICIAN
1603 - 1680
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1671
Go to all RankingsStenka Razin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1630 - 1671
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1
François Vatel
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1671
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 2
Giovanni Battista Riccioli
ASTRONOMER
1598 - 1671
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 3
Anne Hyde
COMPANION
1637 - 1671
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 4
Adam Olearius
EXPLORER
1603 - 1671
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 5
Fran Krsto Frankopan
WRITER
1643 - 1671
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 6
Petar Zrinski
WRITER
1621 - 1671
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 7
Sébastien Bourdon
PAINTER
1616 - 1671
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 8
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1609 - 1671
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 9
Roche Braziliano
PIRATE
1630 - 1671
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 10
Yerofey Khabarov
EXPLORER
1603 - 1671
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 11
Antonio Barberini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1607 - 1671
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Adam Olearius ranks 1,477 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter Minuit (1589), Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570), Melitta Bentz (1873), Walter Warlimont (1894), Christian Wulff (1959), and Frederick II, Elector Palatine (1482). After him are Hans Vaihinger (1852), August Oetker (1862), Robert Siodmak (1900), Karl Eberhard Schöngarth (1903), Albert Bierstadt (1830), and Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1758).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPeter Minuit
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1638
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1,471
Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1570 - 1605
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1,472
Melitta Bentz
BUSINESSPERSON
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1,473
Walter Warlimont
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1976
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,474
Christian Wulff
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 1,475
Frederick II, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1482 - 1556
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 1,476
Adam Olearius
EXPLORER
1603 - 1671
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 1,477
Hans Vaihinger
PHILOSOPHER
1852 - 1933
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,478
August Oetker
PHYSICIAN
1862 - 1918
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,479
Robert Siodmak
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 1,480
Karl Eberhard Schöngarth
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1946
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,481
Albert Bierstadt
PAINTER
1830 - 1902
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,482
Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1758 - 1794
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,483
Among EXPLORERS In Germany
Among explorers born in Germany, Adam Olearius ranks 6. Before him are Martin Behaim (1459), Carsten Niebuhr (1733), Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676), Heinrich Barth (1821), and Hans Staden (1525). After him are Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), John Sutter (1803), Wilhelm Filchner (1877), Julius Klaproth (1783), and Nikolaus Federmann (1505).
Martin Behaim
1459 - 1507
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 1
Carsten Niebuhr
1733 - 1815
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 2
Philip Johan von Strahlenberg
1676 - 1747
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 3
Heinrich Barth
1821 - 1865
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 4
Hans Staden
1525 - 1579
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 5
Adam Olearius
1603 - 1671
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 6
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
1873 - 1969
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 7
Gustav Nachtigal
1834 - 1885
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 8
John Sutter
1803 - 1880
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Filchner
1877 - 1957
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 10
Julius Klaproth
1783 - 1835
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 11
Nikolaus Federmann
1505 - 1542
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 12