ASTRONOMER
Charles Piazzi Smyth
1819 - 1900
Charles Piazzi Smyth
Charles Piazzi Smyth (3 January 1819 – 21 February 1900) was a British astronomer who was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888; he is known for many innovations in astronomy and, along with his wife Jessica Duncan Piazzi Smyth, his pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Piazzi Smyth has received more than 99,935 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Charles Piazzi Smyth is the 464th most popular astronomer (down from 441st in 2019), the 3,717th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,439th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Italian Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
47.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.20
Effective Languages (L*)
2.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Charles Piazzi Smyth ranks 464 out of 644. Before him are David Todd Wilkinson, Geoffrey Burbidge, Guillermo Haro, Tsutomu Seki, Vincenzo Cerulli, and Luciano Tesi. After him are Stephen P. Synnott, Mary Adela Blagg, Alexander Voeikov, Schelte J. Bus, Hiroshi Kaneda, and Holger Thiele.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDavid Todd Wilkinson
1935 - 2002
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 458
Geoffrey Burbidge
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 459
Guillermo Haro
1913 - 1988
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 460
Tsutomu Seki
1930 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 461
Vincenzo Cerulli
1859 - 1927
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 462
Luciano Tesi
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 463
Charles Piazzi Smyth
1819 - 1900
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 464
Stephen P. Synnott
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 465
Mary Adela Blagg
1858 - 1944
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 466
Alexander Voeikov
1842 - 1916
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 467
Schelte J. Bus
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 468
Hiroshi Kaneda
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 469
Holger Thiele
1878 - 1946
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 470
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1819, Charles Piazzi Smyth ranks 84. Before him are Ernst Falkbeer, Émile Blanchard, Louise Otto-Peters, Klaus Groth, Joseph-Alfred Serret, and James Spriggs Payne. After him are José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, Julia Ward Howe, William Powell Frith, Ion Emanuel Florescu, Joaquín Jovellar y Soler, and William Muir. Among people deceased in 1900, Charles Piazzi Smyth ranks 86. Before him are Albert Bernhard Frank, Hannibal Goodwin, John Anderson, John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Victoire Léodile Béra, and William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong. After him are Nicolae Crețulescu, József Szlávy, Ernest Dowson, William Stanley Haseltine, Tomás Gomensoro Albín, and Raimundo Andueza Palacio.
Others Born in 1819
Go to all RankingsErnst Falkbeer
CHESS PLAYER
1819 - 1885
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 78
Émile Blanchard
BIOLOGIST
1819 - 1900
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 79
Louise Otto-Peters
WRITER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 80
Klaus Groth
WRITER
1819 - 1899
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 81
Joseph-Alfred Serret
MATHEMATICIAN
1819 - 1885
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 82
James Spriggs Payne
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1882
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 83
Charles Piazzi Smyth
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1900
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 84
José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1880
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 85
Julia Ward Howe
WRITER
1819 - 1910
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 86
William Powell Frith
PAINTER
1819 - 1909
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 87
Ion Emanuel Florescu
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1893
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 88
Joaquín Jovellar y Soler
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1892
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 89
William Muir
WRITER
1819 - 1905
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1900
Go to all RankingsAlbert Bernhard Frank
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1900
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 80
Hannibal Goodwin
INVENTOR
1822 - 1900
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 81
John Anderson
BIOLOGIST
1833 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 82
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 83
Victoire Léodile Béra
WRITER
1824 - 1900
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 84
William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
ENGINEER
1810 - 1900
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 85
Charles Piazzi Smyth
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1900
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 86
Nicolae Crețulescu
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1900
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 87
József Szlávy
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1900
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 88
Ernest Dowson
WRITER
1867 - 1900
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 89
William Stanley Haseltine
PAINTER
1835 - 1900
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 90
Tomás Gomensoro Albín
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1900
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 91
Raimundo Andueza Palacio
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1900
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 92
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Charles Piazzi Smyth ranks 3,717 out of 5,161. Before him are Alberto Bigon (1947), Giorgio La Pira (1904), Giuseppe Petrocchi (1948), Oreste Puliti (1891), Luciano Tesi (1931), and Camillo Caccia Dominioni (1877). After him are Mario Zanin (1940), Rino Ferrario (1926), Den Harrow (1962), Domenico Vandelli (1735), Gabriele Tarquini (1962), and Milly D'Abbraccio (1964).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsAlberto Bigon
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 3,711
Giorgio La Pira
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1977
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 3,712
Giuseppe Petrocchi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 3,713
Oreste Puliti
ATHLETE
1891 - 1958
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 3,714
Luciano Tesi
ASTRONOMER
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 3,715
Camillo Caccia Dominioni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1946
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 3,716
Charles Piazzi Smyth
ASTRONOMER
1819 - 1900
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 3,717
Mario Zanin
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 3,718
Rino Ferrario
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 3,719
Den Harrow
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 3,720
Domenico Vandelli
BIOLOGIST
1735 - 1816
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 3,721
Gabriele Tarquini
RACING DRIVER
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 3,722
Milly D'Abbraccio
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 3,723
Among ASTRONOMERS In Italy
Among astronomers born in Italy, Charles Piazzi Smyth ranks 27. Before him are Ercole Dembowski (1812), Geminiano Montanari (1633), Elia Millosevich (1848), Giorgio Abetti (1882), Giuseppe Asclepi (1706), and Luciano Tesi (1931). After him are Barnaba Oriani (1752), Maura Tombelli (1952), Stefano Sposetti (1958), and Andrea Boattini (1969).
Ercole Dembowski
1812 - 1881
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 21
Geminiano Montanari
1633 - 1687
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 22
Elia Millosevich
1848 - 1919
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 23
Giorgio Abetti
1882 - 1982
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 24
Giuseppe Asclepi
1706 - 1776
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 25
Luciano Tesi
1931 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 26
Charles Piazzi Smyth
1819 - 1900
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 27
Barnaba Oriani
1752 - 1832
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 28
Maura Tombelli
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 29
Stefano Sposetti
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 30
Andrea Boattini
1969 - Present
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 31