1511 - 1553
Erasmus Reinhold (22 October 1511 – 19 February 1553) was a German astronomer and mathematician, considered to be the most influential astronomical pedagogue of his generation. He was born and died in Saalfeld, Saxony. He was educated, under Jacob Milich, at the University of Wittenberg, where he was first elected dean and later became rector. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erasmus Reinhold has received more than 48,835 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Erasmus Reinhold is the 174th most popular astronomer (down from 160th in 2019), the 2,182nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,915th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Erasmus Reinhold ranks 174 out of 531. Before him are Maria Cunitz, Andrea M. Ghez, Michael H. Hart, Auguste Charlois, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, and Gan De. After him are John Goodricke, Dominique, comte de Cassini, August Kopff, William Henry Pickering, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, and Otto Wilhelm von Struve.
1610 - 1664
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 168
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 169
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 170
1864 - 1910
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 171
940 - 1000
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 172
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 173
1511 - 1553
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 174
1764 - 1786
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 175
1748 - 1845
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 176
1882 - 1960
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 177
1858 - 1938
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 178
1718 - 1751
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 179
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 180
Among people born in 1511, Erasmus Reinhold ranks 6. Before him are Giorgio Vasari, Francisco de Orellana, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Ippolito de' Medici. After him are Ashikaga Yoshiharu and Nicola Vicentino. Among people deceased in 1553, Erasmus Reinhold ranks 16. Before him are Maurice, Elector of Saxony, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Sinan Pasha, Lucrezia de' Medici, Wolf Huber, and Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga. After him are Lord Guildford Dudley, Francisco de Montejo, Francesco Donato, Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Mateo Flecha, and Augustin Hirschvogel.
1511 - 1574
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 1
1511 - 1546
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 2
1511 - 1592
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3
1511 - 1571
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 4
1511 - 1535
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 5
1511 - 1553
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 6
1511 - 1550
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 7
1511 - 1576
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 8
1521 - 1553
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 10
1504 - 1553
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 11
1500 - 1553
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 12
1470 - 1553
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 13
1485 - 1553
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 14
1484 - 1553
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 15
1511 - 1553
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 16
1536 - 1553
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 17
1479 - 1553
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 18
1468 - 1553
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 19
1482 - 1553
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 20
1481 - 1553
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 21
1503 - 1553
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 22
Among people born in Germany, Erasmus Reinhold ranks 2,182 out of 6,142. Before him are Friedrich Rückert (1788), Paul Landers (1964), Adolf von Hildebrand (1847), Friedrich Christian Diez (1794), Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662), and Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717). After him are Franz Anton Maulbertsch (1724), Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg (1673), Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1779), Hermann Breith (1892), Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1647), and Kai Hansen (1963).
1788 - 1866
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,176
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,177
1847 - 1921
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,178
1794 - 1876
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,179
1662 - 1736
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,180
1717 - 1785
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,181
1511 - 1553
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,182
1724 - 1796
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,183
1673 - 1741
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2,184
1779 - 1824
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,185
1892 - 1964
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 2,186
1647 - 1709
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,187
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,188
Among astronomers born in Germany, Erasmus Reinhold ranks 32. Before him are Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670), Johann Franz Encke (1791), Hermann Carl Vogel (1841), Tobias Mayer (1723), Andreas Cellarius (1596), and Wilhelm Beer (1797). After him are August Kopff (1882), Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745), Johann Heinrich von Mädler (1794), Johannes Fabricius (1587), Johann Karl Friedrich Zöllner (1834), and Heinrich Christian Schumacher (1780).
1670 - 1720
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 26
1791 - 1865
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 27
1841 - 1907
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 28
1723 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 29
1596 - 1665
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 30
1797 - 1850
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 31
1511 - 1553
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 32
1882 - 1960
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 33
1745 - 1816
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 34
1794 - 1874
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 35
1587 - 1616
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 36
1834 - 1882
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 37
1780 - 1850
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 38