1626 - 1697
Francesco Redi (18 February 1626 – 1 March 1697) was an Italian physician, naturalist, biologist, and poet. He is referred to as the "founder of experimental biology", and as the "father of modern parasitology". He was the first person to challenge the theory of spontaneous generation by demonstrating that maggots come from eggs of flies.Having a doctoral degree in both medicine and philosophy from the University of Pisa at the age of 21, he worked in various cities of Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francesco Redi has received more than 633,719 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Francesco Redi is the 48th most popular physician (up from 61st in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from Italy (up from 634th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Physician.
Francesco Redi is most famous for his work in disproving the theory of spontaneous generation.
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Among physicians, Francesco Redi ranks 48 out of 502. Before him are Emil Kraepelin, Otto Heinrich Warburg, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Franz Mesmer, Allvar Gullstrand, and Christiaan Barnard. After him are Karl Brandt, Jean-Martin Charcot, Hilary of Poitiers, Gerhard Domagk, Rita Levi-Montalcini, and Philippe Pinel.
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 42
1883 - 1970
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 43
1926 - 2004
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 44
1734 - 1815
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 45
1862 - 1930
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 46
1922 - 2001
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 47
1626 - 1697
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 48
1904 - 1948
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 49
1825 - 1893
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 50
315 - 367
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 51
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 52
1909 - 2012
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 53
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 54
Among people born in 1626, Francesco Redi ranks 5. Before him are Christina, Queen of Sweden, Sabbatai Zevi, Jan Steen, and Richard Cromwell. After him are William II, Prince of Orange, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Giovanni Legrenzi, Louis Couperin, Bada Shanren, and Andrea Guarneri. Among people deceased in 1697, Francesco Redi ranks 2. Before him is Charles XI of Sweden. After him are Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland, Nicolaus Bruhns, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, António Vieira, Gregorio Barbarigo, Georg Mohr, John Aubrey, Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and Filippo Baldinucci.
1626 - 1689
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 1
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 2
1626 - 1679
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 3
1626 - 1712
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 4
1626 - 1697
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 5
1626 - 1650
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 6
1626 - 1696
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 7
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 8
1626 - 1690
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 9
1626 - 1661
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 10
1626 - 1705
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 11
1626 - 1698
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 12
1655 - 1697
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 1
1626 - 1697
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 2
1653 - 1697
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 3
1665 - 1697
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4
1644 - 1697
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5
1652 - 1697
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 6
1608 - 1697
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 7
1625 - 1697
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 8
1640 - 1697
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 9
1626 - 1697
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 10
1649 - 1697
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 11
1625 - 1697
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Francesco Redi ranks 507 out of 4,668. Before him are Trebonianus Gallus (206), Fabio Capello (1946), Pope Agapetus II (900), Oriana Fallaci (1929), Franco Nero (1941), and Pope-elect Stephen (700). After him are Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541), Totila (500), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Pietro Aretino (1492), and Pope Boniface VI (800).
206 - 253
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 501
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 502
900 - 955
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 503
1929 - 2006
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 504
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 505
700 - 752
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 506
1626 - 1697
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 507
1846 - 1908
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 508
1541 - 1587
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 509
500 - 552
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 510
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 511
1492 - 1556
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 512
800 - 896
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 513
Among physicians born in Italy, Francesco Redi ranks 5. Before him are Florence Nightingale (1820), Cesare Lombroso (1835), Camillo Golgi (1843), and Marcello Malpighi (1628). After him are Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909), Bernardino of Siena (1380), Peter Damian (1007), Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608), Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723), Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682), and Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501).
1820 - 1910
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 1
1835 - 1909
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 2
1843 - 1926
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 3
1628 - 1694
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 4
1626 - 1697
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 5
1909 - 2012
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 6
1380 - 1444
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 7
1007 - 1072
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 8
1608 - 1679
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 9
1723 - 1788
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 10
1682 - 1771
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 11
1501 - 1578
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 12