GEOGRAPHER
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
Georg Joachim Rheticus
Georg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus (/ˈrɛtɪkəs/; 16 February 1514 – 4 December 1574), was a mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his trigonometric tables and as Nicolaus Copernicus's sole pupil. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg Joachim Rheticus has received more than 112,546 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Georg Joachim Rheticus is the 23rd most popular geographer (up from 26th in 2019), the 290th most popular biography from Austria (down from 279th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Geographer.
Georg Joachim Rheticus is most famous for being the first person to publish a book about Nicolaus Copernicus's heliocentric theory.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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7.95
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Georg Joachim Rheticus ranks 23 out of 67. Before him are Ya'qubi, David Harvey, Ibn Jubayr, Élisée Reclus, Abraham Cresques, and James Lovelock. After him are Al-Bakri, Fra Mauro, William Morris Davis, Sebastian Münster, Zakariya al-Qazwini, and Marinus of Tyre.
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Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 17
David Harvey
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 18
Ibn Jubayr
1145 - 1217
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 19
Élisée Reclus
1830 - 1905
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 20
Abraham Cresques
1325 - 1387
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 21
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 22
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 23
Al-Bakri
1014 - 1094
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 24
Fra Mauro
1385 - 1459
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 25
William Morris Davis
1850 - 1934
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 26
Sebastian Münster
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 27
Zakariya al-Qazwini
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 28
Marinus of Tyre
100 - 130
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1514, Georg Joachim Rheticus ranks 4. Before him are Andreas Vesalius, Tahmasp I, and John Knox. After him are Thomas Culpeper, Philibert de l'Orme, Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Cornelis Floris de Vriendt, Claude Goudimel, and Hai Rui. Among people deceased in 1574, Georg Joachim Rheticus ranks 10. Before him are Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Renée of France, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Maarten van Heemskerck, and Ebussuud Efendi. After him are Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Louis of Nassau, Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Guru Amar Das, Damião de Góis, and Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
Others Born in 1514
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Andreas Vesalius
1514 - 1564
HPI: 77.59
Rank: 1
Tahmasp I
1514 - 1576
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 2
John Knox
1514 - 1572
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 3
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 4
Thomas Culpeper
1514 - 1541
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 5
Philibert de l'Orme
1514 - 1570
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 6
Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
1514 - 1574
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 7
Cornelis Floris de Vriendt
1514 - 1575
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 8
Claude Goudimel
1514 - 1572
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 9
Hai Rui
1514 - 1587
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1574
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Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
1519 - 1574
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 4
Renée of France
1510 - 1574
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 5
Bartolomeo Eustachi
1500 - 1574
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 6
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry
1523 - 1574
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 7
Maarten van Heemskerck
1498 - 1574
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 8
Ebussuud Efendi
1490 - 1574
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 9
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 10
Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine
1524 - 1574
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 11
Louis of Nassau
1538 - 1574
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 12
Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
1514 - 1574
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 13
Guru Amar Das
1479 - 1574
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 14
Damião de Góis
1502 - 1574
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 15
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
1519 - 1574
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 16
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Georg Joachim Rheticus ranks 290 out of 1,237. Before him are Oskar Werner (1922), Maria Theresia von Paradis (1759), Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (1427), Franz Böhme (1885), Guido von List (1848), and Archduchess Barbara of Austria (1539). After him are Richard Réti (1889), Toni Sailer (1935), Rudolf Kirchschläger (1915), Camillo Sitte (1843), Otto Robert Frisch (1904), and Countess Georgina von Wilczek (1921).
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Oskar Werner
1922 - 1984
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 284
Maria Theresia von Paradis
1759 - 1824
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 285
Sigismund, Archduke of Austria
1427 - 1496
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 286
Franz Böhme
1885 - 1947
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 287
Guido von List
1848 - 1919
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 288
Archduchess Barbara of Austria
1539 - 1572
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 289
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 290
Richard Réti
1889 - 1929
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 291
Toni Sailer
1935 - 2009
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 292
Rudolf Kirchschläger
1915 - 2000
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 293
Camillo Sitte
1843 - 1903
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 294
Otto Robert Frisch
1904 - 1979
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 295
Countess Georgina von Wilczek
1921 - 1989
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 296
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Austria
Among geographers born in Austria, Georg Joachim Rheticus ranks 1.
