1608 - 1679
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni alˈfɔnso boˈrɛlli]; 28 January 1608 – 31 December 1679) was a Renaissance Italian physiologist, physicist, and mathematician who is often described as the father of biomechanics. He contributed to the modern principle of scientific investigation by continuing Galileo's practice of testing hypotheses against observation. Trained in mathematics, Borelli also made extensive studies of Jupiter's moons, the mechanics of animal locomotion and, in microscopy, of the constituents of blood. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Alfonso Borelli has received more than 169,580 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli is the 124th most popular physician (down from 95th in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 870th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Physician.
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli is most famous for his work on the anatomy of the human body. He was the first to describe the structure of the spinal cord, which he called the medulla oblongata.
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Among physicians, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 124 out of 502. Before him are Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Harvey J. Alter, John Eccles, Franz Joseph Gall, Virginia Apgar, and Albert Sabin. After him are Johannes Peter Müller, Niels Kaj Jerne, Santorio Santorio, Albrecht von Haller, Joseph Murray, and Carl Wernicke.
1840 - 1902
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 118
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 119
1903 - 1997
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 120
1758 - 1828
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 121
1909 - 1974
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 122
1906 - 1993
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 123
1608 - 1679
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 124
1801 - 1858
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 125
1911 - 1994
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 126
1561 - 1636
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 127
1708 - 1777
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 128
1919 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 129
1848 - 1905
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 130
Among people born in 1608, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 6. Before him are Evangelista Torricelli, Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, John Milton, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, and Tukaram. After him are Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Ivan Vyhovsky, George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, Eudoxia Streshneva, António Vieira, and Pieter Post. Among people deceased in 1679, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 4. Before him are Thomas Hobbes, Jan Steen, and Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria. After him are John of Austria the Younger, John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen, Joost van den Vondel, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Willem van Aelst, Marie de Rohan, Margherita de' Medici, and Francesco Barberini.
1608 - 1647
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 1
1608 - 1657
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 2
1608 - 1674
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 3
1608 - 1660
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 4
1608 - 1650
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 5
1608 - 1679
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 6
1608 - 1657
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 7
1608 - 1664
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 8
1608 - 1670
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 9
1608 - 1645
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 10
1608 - 1697
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 11
1608 - 1669
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 12
1588 - 1679
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 1
1626 - 1679
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 2
1636 - 1679
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 3
1608 - 1679
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 4
1629 - 1679
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 5
1604 - 1679
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 6
1587 - 1679
HPI: 60.32
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1619 - 1679
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 8
1627 - 1679
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 9
1600 - 1679
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 10
1612 - 1679
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 11
1597 - 1679
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 993 out of 4,668. Before him are Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618), Flavio Briatore (1950), Sandro Pertini (1896), and Maurizio Sarri (1959). After him are Francesco Cossiga (1928), Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400), Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503), Antonio Tabucchi (1943), Niccolò Piccinni (1728), and Valerius Maximus (-100).
1698 - 1744
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 987
5 - 67
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 988
1618 - 1663
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 989
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 990
1896 - 1990
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 991
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 992
1608 - 1679
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 993
1928 - 2010
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 994
1400 - 1475
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 995
1503 - 1547
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 996
1943 - 2012
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 997
1728 - 1800
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 998
100 BC - 100
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 999
Among physicians born in Italy, Giovanni Alfonso Borelli ranks 9. Before him are Camillo Golgi (1843), Marcello Malpighi (1628), Francesco Redi (1626), Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909), Bernardino of Siena (1380), and Peter Damian (1007). After him are Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723), Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682), Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501), Bernardino Ramazzini (1633), Trota of Salerno (1001), and Andrea Cesalpino (1519).
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
1633 - 1714
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 13
1001 - 1200
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 14
1519 - 1603
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 15