1577 - 1649
Gerrit Janszoon Vos (March or April 1577, Heidelberg – 19 March 1649, Amsterdam), often known by his Latin name Gerardus Vossius, was a Dutch classical scholar and theologian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerardus Vossius has received more than 57,086 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerardus Vossius is the 189th most popular historian (down from 172nd in 2019), the 2,675th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,535th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular German Historian.
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Among historians, Gerardus Vossius ranks 189 out of 339. Before him are Paisius of Hilendar, Edgar Quinet, Philistus, Edward Luttwak, Charles Forbes René de Montalembert, and Mirkhvand. After him are Ferdinand Gregorovius, Walter Laqueur, Quentin Skinner, Abraham Geiger, Constantine Lascaris, and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés.
1722 - 1773
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 183
1803 - 1875
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 184
430 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 185
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 186
1810 - 1870
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 187
1433 - 1498
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 188
1577 - 1649
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 189
1821 - 1891
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 190
1921 - 2018
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 191
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 192
1810 - 1874
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 193
1434 - 1501
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 194
1478 - 1557
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 195
Among people born in 1577, Gerardus Vossius ranks 14. Before him are Dmitry Pozharsky, Scipione Borghese, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Jacob Cats. After him are Robert Burton, Nicolas Trigault, and Roberto de Nobili. Among people deceased in 1649, Gerardus Vossius ranks 8. Before him are Injo of Joseon, Simon Vouet, Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Catherine of Brandenburg, David Teniers the Elder, and Isaac van Ostade. After him are Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Juan Martínez Montañés, Ustad Ahmad Lahori, John Winthrop, Vincenzo Carafa, and Vittoria Farnese.
1577 - 1642
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 8
1577 - 1633
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 9
1577 - 1629
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 11
1577 - 1626
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 12
1577 - 1660
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 13
1577 - 1649
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 14
1577 - 1640
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 15
1577 - 1628
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 16
1577 - 1656
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 17
1595 - 1649
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 2
1590 - 1649
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 3
1632 - 1649
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 4
1604 - 1649
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 5
1582 - 1649
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 6
1621 - 1649
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 7
1577 - 1649
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 8
1579 - 1649
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 9
1568 - 1649
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 10
1580 - 1649
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 11
1588 - 1649
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 12
1594 - 1649
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 13
1618 - 1649
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 14
Among people born in Germany, Gerardus Vossius ranks 2,675 out of 6,142. Before him are Franz Lachner (1803), Christa Schroeder (1908), Heidi Brühl (1942), Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke (1819), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (1443), and Adam Kraft (1450). After him are Rudolf Klein-Rogge (1885), Martin Walser (1927), Carl Brockelmann (1868), Sigmar Gabriel (1959), John II, Count Palatine of Simmern (1492), and Rainer Bonhof (1952).
1803 - 1890
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 2,669
1908 - 1984
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 2,670
1942 - 1991
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 2,671
1819 - 1892
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 2,672
1443 - 1484
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 2,673
1450 - 1509
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 2,674
1577 - 1649
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,675
1885 - 1955
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 2,676
1927 - 2023
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 2,677
1868 - 1956
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 2,678
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 2,679
1492 - 1557
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 2,680
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 2,681
Among historians born in Germany, Gerardus Vossius ranks 23. Before him are Helmold (1120), Heinrich von Treitschke (1834), Jan Assmann (1938), Karl Lamprecht (1856), Arno Peters (1916), and Hermann Abert (1871). After him are Abraham Geiger (1810), Fritz Fischer (1908), Christian Gottlob Heyne (1729), Karl Krumbacher (1856), Friedrich Meinecke (1862), and Philipp Spitta (1841).
1120 - 1177
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 17
1834 - 1896
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 18
1938 - 2024
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 19
1856 - 1915
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 20
1916 - 2002
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 21
1871 - 1927
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 22
1577 - 1649
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 23
1810 - 1874
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 24
1908 - 1999
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 25
1729 - 1812
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 26
1856 - 1909
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 27
1862 - 1954
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 28
1841 - 1894
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 29