PHYSICIAN
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
1723 - 1788
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopolius) (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788) was an Italian physician and naturalist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Antonio Scopoli has received more than 124,535 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Antonio Scopoli is the 135th most popular physician (down from 134th in 2019), the 1,028th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,058th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Italian Physician.
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli is most famous for his work in the field of zoology. He was born in Italy and became a professor of natural history at the University of Padua in 1772. He is most known for his work on the flora and fauna of the Alps.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
62.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
11.92
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli ranks 135 out of 726. Before him are John Snow, Edgar Adrian, Oswald Avery, George Emil Palade, Herta Oberheuser, and Peter Damian. After him are Sushruta, Ibn Zuhr, Carl Wernicke, Albrecht von Haller, Marie François Xavier Bichat, and Theodor Billroth.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Snow
1813 - 1858
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 129
Edgar Adrian
1889 - 1977
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 130
Oswald Avery
1877 - 1955
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 131
George Emil Palade
1912 - 2008
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 132
Herta Oberheuser
1911 - 1978
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 133
Peter Damian
1007 - 1072
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 134
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 135
Sushruta
620 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 136
Ibn Zuhr
1091 - 1162
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 137
Carl Wernicke
1848 - 1905
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 138
Albrecht von Haller
1708 - 1777
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 139
Marie François Xavier Bichat
1771 - 1802
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 140
Theodor Billroth
1829 - 1894
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1723, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli ranks 5. Before him are Adam Smith, Baron d'Holbach, Frederick V of Denmark, and Joshua Reynolds. After him are Carl Friedrich Abel, Adam Ferguson, Prithvi Narayan Shah, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, Johann Bernhard Basedow, Jean-François Marmontel, and Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg. Among people deceased in 1788, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli ranks 9. Before him are Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Charles Edward Stuart, Thomas Gainsborough, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, and Johann Georg Hamann. After him are Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, José, Prince of Brazil, Infante Gabriel of Spain, Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, and Toriyama Sekien.
Others Born in 1723
Go to all RankingsAdam Smith
ECONOMIST
1723 - 1790
HPI: 90.65
Rank: 1
Baron d'Holbach
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1789
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 2
Frederick V of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1766
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 3
Joshua Reynolds
PAINTER
1723 - 1792
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 4
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 5
Carl Friedrich Abel
COMPOSER
1723 - 1787
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 6
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 7
Prithvi Narayan Shah
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1775
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 8
Mathurin Jacques Brisson
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1806
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 9
Johann Bernhard Basedow
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1790
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 10
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 11
Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1787
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1788
Go to all RankingsGeorges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1788
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 3
Charles Edward Stuart
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1788
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 4
Thomas Gainsborough
PAINTER
1727 - 1788
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 5
Maurice Quentin de La Tour
POLITICIAN
1704 - 1788
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
EXPLORER
1741 - 1788
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 7
Johann Georg Hamann
PHILOSOPHER
1730 - 1788
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 8
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 9
Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1788
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 10
José, Prince of Brazil
NOBLEMAN
1761 - 1788
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 11
Infante Gabriel of Spain
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1788
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 12
Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1788
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 13
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1788
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 14
Toriyama Sekien
PAINTER
1712 - 1788
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 15
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli ranks 1,028 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Landini (1325), Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans (1371), Marcomer (400), Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt (1668), Maurizio Pollini (1942), and Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812). After him are Cosimo Tura (1430), Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1634), Milonia Caesonia (7), Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1488), Tina Modotti (1896), and Mirella Freni (1935).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Landini
COMPOSER
1325 - 1397
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 1,022
Valentina Visconti, Duchess of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1371 - 1408
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 1,023
Marcomer
POLITICIAN
400 - 392
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 1,024
Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
ARCHITECT
1668 - 1745
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 1,025
Maurizio Pollini
COMPOSER
1942 - 2024
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 1,026
Amélie of Leuchtenberg
COMPANION
1812 - 1873
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 1,027
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
PHYSICIAN
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 1,028
Cosimo Tura
PAINTER
1430 - 1495
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1,029
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1634 - 1675
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 1,030
Milonia Caesonia
POLITICIAN
7 - 41
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 1,031
Bartolommeo Bandinelli
PAINTER
1488 - 1560
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 1,032
Tina Modotti
MODEL
1896 - 1942
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 1,033
Mirella Freni
SINGER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 1,034
Among PHYSICIANS In Italy
Among physicians born in Italy, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli ranks 9. Before him are Camillo Golgi (1843), Marcello Malpighi (1628), Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909), Francesco Redi (1626), Giovanni Alfonso Borelli (1608), and Peter Damian (1007). After him are Bernardino of Siena (1380), Trota of Salerno (1001), Andrea Cesalpino (1519), Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682), Bernardino Ramazzini (1633), and Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501).
Camillo Golgi
1843 - 1926
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 3
Marcello Malpighi
1628 - 1694
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 4
Rita Levi-Montalcini
1909 - 2012
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 5
Francesco Redi
1626 - 1697
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 6
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
1608 - 1679
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 7
Peter Damian
1007 - 1072
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 8
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
1723 - 1788
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 9
Bernardino of Siena
1380 - 1444
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 10
Trota of Salerno
1001 - 1200
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 11
Andrea Cesalpino
1519 - 1603
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 12
Giovanni Battista Morgagni
1682 - 1771
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 13
Bernardino Ramazzini
1633 - 1714
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 14
Pietro Andrea Mattioli
1501 - 1578
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 15