PHYSICIST
Giovanni Battista Amici
1786 - 1863
Giovanni Battista Amici
Giovanni Battista Amici (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista aˈmiːtʃi]; 25 March 1786 – 10 April 1863) was an Italian astronomer, microscopist, and botanist. Amici was born in Modena, in present-day Italy. After studying at Bologna, he became professor of mathematics at Modena, and in 1831 was appointed inspector-general of studies in the Duchy of Modena. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Battista Amici has received more than 44,245 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Giovanni Battista Amici is the 433rd most popular physicist (up from 436th in 2019), the 2,306th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,342nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Physicist.
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44k
Page Views (PV)
54.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
7.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.01
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Giovanni Battista Amici ranks 433 out of 851. Before him are Karl Guthe Jansky, Robert J. Van de Graaff, Philip Morrison, Douglas Hofstadter, Mildred Dresselhaus, and Bruno Rossi. After him are Hendrik Casimir, Anatoli Bugorski, Vladimir Fock, Charles Galton Darwin, George Volkoff, and Robert W. Wood.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl Guthe Jansky
1905 - 1950
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 427
Robert J. Van de Graaff
1901 - 1967
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 428
Philip Morrison
1915 - 2005
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 429
Douglas Hofstadter
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 430
Mildred Dresselhaus
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 431
Bruno Rossi
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 432
Giovanni Battista Amici
1786 - 1863
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 433
Hendrik Casimir
1909 - 2000
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 434
Anatoli Bugorski
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 435
Vladimir Fock
1898 - 1974
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 436
Charles Galton Darwin
1887 - 1962
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 437
George Volkoff
1914 - 2000
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 438
Robert W. Wood
1868 - 1955
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 439
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1786, Giovanni Battista Amici ranks 26. Before him are François-Édouard Picot, William George Horner, Julius Jacob von Haynau, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Gaspar del Bufalo, and Winfield Scott. After him are Nicolás Bravo, Joachim Lelewel, Justinus Kerner, Marc Seguin, Agustina de Aragón, and Jacques Philippe Marie Binet. Among people deceased in 1863, Giovanni Battista Amici ranks 22. Before him are Auguste Bravais, Radama II, Eilhard Mitscherlich, Dost Mohammad Khan, Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony, and Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este. After him are Mangas Coloradas, Lalla Fatma N'Soumer, Robert Gould Shaw, Kamehameha IV, Peter Andreas Munch, and C. L. Gloger.
Others Born in 1786
Go to all RankingsFrançois-Édouard Picot
PAINTER
1786 - 1868
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 20
William George Horner
MATHEMATICIAN
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 21
Julius Jacob von Haynau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1853
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 22
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
WRITER
1786 - 1859
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 23
Gaspar del Bufalo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1786 - 1837
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 24
Winfield Scott
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1866
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 25
Giovanni Battista Amici
PHYSICIST
1786 - 1863
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 26
Nicolás Bravo
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1854
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 27
Joachim Lelewel
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1861
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 28
Justinus Kerner
PHYSICIAN
1786 - 1862
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 29
Marc Seguin
ENGINEER
1786 - 1875
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 30
Agustina de Aragón
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1857
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 31
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
MATHEMATICIAN
1786 - 1856
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1863
Go to all RankingsAuguste Bravais
PHYSICIST
1811 - 1863
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 16
Radama II
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1863
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 17
Eilhard Mitscherlich
CHEMIST
1794 - 1863
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 18
Dost Mohammad Khan
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1863
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 19
Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1782 - 1863
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 20
Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1863
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 21
Giovanni Battista Amici
PHYSICIST
1786 - 1863
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 22
Mangas Coloradas
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1863
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 23
Lalla Fatma N'Soumer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1863
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 24
Robert Gould Shaw
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1837 - 1863
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 25
Kamehameha IV
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1863
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 26
Peter Andreas Munch
HISTORIAN
1810 - 1863
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 27
C. L. Gloger
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1863
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 28
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Amici ranks 2,306 out of 5,161. Before him are Roberto Assagioli (1888), Paul-Émile Botta (1802), Albert Anastasia (1902), Gaspard Dughet (1613), Luciana Paluzzi (1937), and Mauro Bolognini (1922). After him are Lanfranc (1005), Aristodemus of Cumae (-550), Masaniello (1620), Matteo Renzi (1975), Mauro Piacenza (1944), and Nicola Salvi (1697).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsRoberto Assagioli
PSYCHOLOGIST
1888 - 1974
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 2,300
Paul-Émile Botta
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1802 - 1870
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,301
Albert Anastasia
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1957
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,302
Gaspard Dughet
PAINTER
1613 - 1675
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,303
Luciana Paluzzi
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 2,304
Mauro Bolognini
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2001
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 2,305
Giovanni Battista Amici
PHYSICIST
1786 - 1863
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,306
Lanfranc
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1005 - 1089
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,307
Aristodemus of Cumae
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 2,308
Masaniello
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1647
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2,309
Matteo Renzi
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 2,310
Mauro Piacenza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 2,311
Nicola Salvi
ARCHITECT
1697 - 1751
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2,312
Among PHYSICISTS In Italy
Among physicists born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Amici ranks 18. Before him are Bruno Pontecorvo (1913), Galileo Ferraris (1847), Carlo Matteucci (1811), Fabiola Gianotti (1960), Federico Faggin (1941), and Bruno Rossi (1905). After him are Gabriele Veneziano (1942), Giovanni Aldini (1762), Carlo Rovelli (1956), Richard Mollier (1863), Giovanni Poleni (1683), and Giovanni Battista Beccaria (1716).
Bruno Pontecorvo
1913 - 1993
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 12
Galileo Ferraris
1847 - 1897
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 13
Carlo Matteucci
1811 - 1868
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 14
Fabiola Gianotti
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 15
Federico Faggin
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 16
Bruno Rossi
1905 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 17
Giovanni Battista Amici
1786 - 1863
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 18
Gabriele Veneziano
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 19
Giovanni Aldini
1762 - 1834
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 20
Carlo Rovelli
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 21
Richard Mollier
1863 - 1935
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 22
Giovanni Poleni
1683 - 1761
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 23
Giovanni Battista Beccaria
1716 - 1781
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 24