1562 - 1647
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (also as Longberg or Severin) (4 October 1562 – 8 October 1647) was a Danish astronomer. The name Longomontanus was a Latinized form of the name of the village of Lomborg, Jutland, Denmark, where he was born. His father, a laborer called Søren, or Severin, died when Christen was eight years old. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christen Sørensen Longomontanus has received more than 26,022 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Christen Sørensen Longomontanus is the 292nd most popular astronomer (down from 252nd in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 296th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus ranks 292 out of 531. Before him are Benjamin Baillaud, Raymond Smith Dugan, Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, Otto Lesser, Hermann von Struve, and Aleksander Wolszczan. After him are Andronicus of Cyrrhus, Wilhelm Gliese, Maurice Loewy, Allan Sandage, Louis Boyer, and Franz Kaiser.
1848 - 1934
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 286
1878 - 1940
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 287
1853 - 1948
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 288
1830 - 1887
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 289
1854 - 1920
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 290
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 291
1562 - 1647
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 292
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 293
1915 - 1993
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 294
1833 - 1907
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 295
1926 - 2010
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 296
1901 - 1999
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 297
1891 - 1962
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 298
Among people born in 1562, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus ranks 16. Before him are Ottavio Rinuccini, John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Bento de Góis, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Isabella Andreini, and John Bull. After him are Adam van Noort, George Abbot, and Samuel Daniel. Among people deceased in 1647, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus ranks 13. Before him are Giovanni Lanfranco, Sebastiaen Vrancx, Zhu Yuyue, Masaniello, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, and Pietro Carrera. After him is Matthew Hopkins.
1562 - 1621
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 10
1562 - 1609
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 11
1562 - 1607
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 12
1562 - 1602
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 13
1562 - 1604
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 14
1562 - 1628
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 15
1562 - 1647
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 16
1562 - 1641
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 17
1562 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 18
1562 - 1619
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 19
1582 - 1647
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 7
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8
1605 - 1647
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9
1620 - 1647
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 10
1581 - 1647
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 11
1573 - 1647
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 12
1562 - 1647
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 13
1620 - 1647
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 14
Among people born in Denmark, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus ranks 343 out of 893. Before him are Jean Hersholt (1886), Kim Larsen (1945), Svend Asmussen (1916), Erik Eriksen (1902), Hans Wegner (1914), and Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1524). After him are Nicolas Winding Refn (1970), Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1573), Hans Hedtoft (1903), Cecil Bødker (1927), Simon Kjær (1989), and Benjamin Christensen (1879).
1886 - 1956
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 337
1945 - 2018
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 338
1916 - 2017
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 339
1902 - 1972
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 340
1914 - 2007
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 341
1524 - 1586
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 342
1562 - 1647
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 343
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 344
1573 - 1625
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 345
1903 - 1955
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 346
1927 - 2020
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 347
1989 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 348
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 349
Among astronomers born in Denmark, Christen Sørensen Longomontanus ranks 5. Before him are Ole Rømer (1644), Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), John Louis Emil Dreyer (1852), and Peter Andreas Hansen (1795). After him are Richard Martin West (1941), Holger Thiele (1878), and Anja Cetti Andersen (1965).
1644 - 1710
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 1
1873 - 1967
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 2
1852 - 1926
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 3
1795 - 1874
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 4
1562 - 1647
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 6
1878 - 1946
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 7
1965 - Present
HPI: 32.02
Rank: 8