CHEMIST
Andreas Libavius
1555 - 1616
Andreas Libavius
Andreas Libavius or Andrew Libavius was born in Halle, Germany c. 1550 and died in July 1616. Libavius was a renaissance man who spent time as a professor at the University of Jena teaching history and poetry. After which he became a physician at the Gymnasium in Rothenburg and later founded the Gymnasium at Coburg. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andreas Libavius has received more than 90,166 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Andreas Libavius is the 253rd most popular chemist (up from 286th in 2019), the 1,336th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,664th in 2019) and the 46th most popular German Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
90k
Page Views (PV)
59.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
9.24
Effective Languages (L*)
1.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Andreas Libavius ranks 253 out of 602. Before him are Ida Noddack, Sidney Altman, Thomas A. Steitz, Joseph L. Goldstein, Bernard Courtois, and Walter Gilbert. After him are Michael Polanyi, Kikunae Ikeda, Arieh Warshel, Dudley R. Herschbach, Emil Abderhalden, and Michael Smith.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIda Noddack
1896 - 1978
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 247
Sidney Altman
1939 - 2022
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 248
Thomas A. Steitz
1940 - 2018
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 249
Joseph L. Goldstein
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 250
Bernard Courtois
1777 - 1838
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 251
Walter Gilbert
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 252
Andreas Libavius
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 253
Michael Polanyi
1891 - 1976
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 254
Kikunae Ikeda
1864 - 1936
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 255
Arieh Warshel
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 256
Dudley R. Herschbach
1932 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 257
Emil Abderhalden
1877 - 1950
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 258
Michael Smith
1932 - 2000
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 259
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1555, Andreas Libavius ranks 6. Before him are Francis, Duke of Anjou, Ludovico Carracci, Edward Kelley, Naresuan, and Konishi Yukinaga. After him are François de Malherbe, Cesare Ripa, Dong Qichang, Johann Arndt, Louise de Coligny, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon. Among people deceased in 1616, Andreas Libavius ranks 8. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Vincenzo Scamozzi, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Maria Anna of Bavaria, and Jacob Le Maire. After him are John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Simeon Bekbulatovich, Magdalene of Brandenburg, Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, Johannes Fabricius, and Kuzma Minin.
Others Born in 1555
Go to all RankingsFrancis, Duke of Anjou
POLITICIAN
1555 - 1584
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1
Ludovico Carracci
PAINTER
1555 - 1619
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 2
Edward Kelley
OCCULTIST
1555 - 1597
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 3
Naresuan
POLITICIAN
1555 - 1605
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4
Konishi Yukinaga
POLITICIAN
1555 - 1600
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 5
Andreas Libavius
CHEMIST
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 6
François de Malherbe
WRITER
1555 - 1628
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 7
Cesare Ripa
PHILOSOPHER
1555 - 1622
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 8
Dong Qichang
PAINTER
1555 - 1636
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 9
Johann Arndt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 10
Louise de Coligny
COMPANION
1555 - 1620
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 11
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon
NOBLEMAN
1555 - 1623
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1616
Go to all RankingsMiguel de Cervantes
WRITER
1547 - 1616
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 2
Tokugawa Ieyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1542 - 1616
HPI: 75.07
Rank: 3
Vincenzo Scamozzi
ARCHITECT
1548 - 1616
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 4
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
WRITER
1539 - 1616
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 5
Maria Anna of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1574 - 1616
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 6
Jacob Le Maire
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1616
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 7
Andreas Libavius
CHEMIST
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 8
John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1575 - 1616
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 9
Simeon Bekbulatovich
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1616
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 10
Magdalene of Brandenburg
COMPANION
1582 - 1616
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 11
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1573 - 1616
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 12
Johannes Fabricius
ASTRONOMER
1587 - 1616
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 13
Kuzma Minin
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1616
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 14
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Andreas Libavius ranks 1,336 out of 7,253. Before him are Lina Heydrich (1911), Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin (1673), Henry of Latvia (1187), Anna Maria of the Palatinate (1561), Sepp Piontek (1940), and Christoph Cellarius (1638). After him are Lucius Antonius Saturninus (20), Johann Jacob Schweppe (1740), Karl Löwith (1897), Fritz Bayerlein (1899), Fancy (1946), and Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1877).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLina Heydrich
WRITER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 1,330
Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1726
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 1,331
Henry of Latvia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1187 - 1259
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 1,332
Anna Maria of the Palatinate
COMPANION
1561 - 1589
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 1,333
Sepp Piontek
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,334
Christoph Cellarius
HISTORIAN
1638 - 1707
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 1,335
Andreas Libavius
CHEMIST
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 1,336
Lucius Antonius Saturninus
POLITICIAN
20 - 89
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1,337
Johann Jacob Schweppe
INVENTOR
1740 - 1821
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1,338
Karl Löwith
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 1973
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 1,339
Fritz Bayerlein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1970
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 1,340
Fancy
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 1,341
Princess Auguste of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1877 - 1964
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 1,342
Among CHEMISTS In Germany
Among chemists born in Germany, Andreas Libavius ranks 46. Before him are Hermann Kolbe (1818), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), Friedrich Sertürner (1783), Franz Karl Achard (1753), Hartmut Michel (1948), and Henri Victor Regnault (1810). After him are Feodor Lynen (1911), Joachim Sauer (1949), Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799), Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795), Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709), and John Polanyi (1929).
Hermann Kolbe
1818 - 1884
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 40
Gerhard Herzberg
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 41
Friedrich Sertürner
1783 - 1841
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 42
Franz Karl Achard
1753 - 1821
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 43
Hartmut Michel
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 44
Henri Victor Regnault
1810 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 45
Andreas Libavius
1555 - 1616
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 46
Feodor Lynen
1911 - 1979
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 47
Joachim Sauer
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 48
Christian Friedrich Schönbein
1799 - 1868
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 49
Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge
1795 - 1867
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 50
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
1709 - 1782
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 51
John Polanyi
1929 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 52