1826 - 1873
Giovanni Battista Donati (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista doˈnaːti]; 16 December 1826 – 20 September 1873) was an Italian astronomer.Donati graduated from the university of his native city, Pisa, and afterwards joined the staff of the Observatory of Florence in 1852. He was appointed director in 1864.Donati was also a pioneer in the spectroscopic study of the stars, the Sun, and comets. He observed the total solar eclipse of 18 July 1860, at Torreblanca in Spain, and in the same year began experiments in stellar spectroscopy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Battista Donati has received more than 21,572 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Donati is the 253rd most popular astronomer (up from 269th in 2019), the 2,598th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,578th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Italian Astronomer.
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Among astronomers, Giovanni Battista Donati ranks 253 out of 531. Before him are William Cranch Bond, Seth Carlo Chandler, Hubert Reeves, Paul Wild, Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin, and Oenopides. After him are Alvan Graham Clark, Andrew Graham, Niccolò Zucchi, George Mary Searle, Theodor von Oppolzer, and Klim Churyumov.
1789 - 1859
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 247
1846 - 1913
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 248
1932 - 2023
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 249
1925 - 2014
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 250
1845 - 1904
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 251
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 252
1826 - 1873
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 253
1832 - 1897
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 254
1815 - 1908
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 255
1586 - 1670
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 256
1839 - 1918
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 257
1841 - 1886
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 258
1937 - 2016
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 259
Among people born in 1826, Giovanni Battista Donati ranks 31. Before him are Henri Mouhot, Princess Alexandra of Bavaria, Spotted Elk, Giuseppe Zanardelli, Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Hormuzd Rassam. After him are William Waddington, Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, Karl Gegenbaur, Charles Barbier de Meynard, and Franz Grashof. Among people deceased in 1873, Giovanni Battista Donati ranks 41. Before him are Francis Garnier, Hermann Hankel, Ferdinand David, Auguste von Harrach, Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, and Paweł Strzelecki. After him are Auguste Couder, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, Christopher Hansteen, Edwin Landseer, and Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda.
1826 - 1861
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 25
1826 - 1875
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 26
1826 - 1890
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 27
1826 - 1903
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 28
1826 - 1908
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 29
1826 - 1910
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 30
1826 - 1873
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 31
1826 - 1894
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 32
1826 - 1896
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 33
1826 - 1902
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 34
1826 - 1903
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 35
1826 - 1908
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 36
1826 - 1893
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 37
1839 - 1873
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 35
1839 - 1873
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 36
1810 - 1873
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 37
1800 - 1873
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 38
1797 - 1873
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 39
1797 - 1873
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 40
1826 - 1873
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 41
1789 - 1873
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 42
1811 - 1873
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 43
1797 - 1873
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 44
1784 - 1873
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 45
1802 - 1873
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 46
1814 - 1873
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 47
Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Donati ranks 2,598 out of 4,668. Before him are Francesco Moser (1951), Girolamo Savoldo (1480), Emma Bonino (1948), Giovanni Goria (1943), Vitale da Bologna (1289), and Jacqueline Felice de Almania (1300). After him are Simonetta Stefanelli (1954), Silvio Pellico (1789), Lorenzo Baldisseri (1940), Piero Cappuccilli (1929), Giuseppe Fiorelli (1823), and Pasquale Malipiero (1392).
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 2,592
1480 - 1548
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 2,593
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 2,594
1943 - 1994
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 2,595
1289 - 1359
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 2,596
1300 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 2,597
1826 - 1873
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 2,598
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 2,599
1789 - 1854
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 2,600
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 2,601
1929 - 2005
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 2,602
1823 - 1896
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 2,603
1392 - 1462
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 2,604
Among astronomers born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Donati ranks 15. Before him are Giovanni Battista Riccioli (1598), Angelo Secchi (1818), Annibale de Gasparis (1819), Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (1658), Margherita Hack (1922), and Giovanni Domenico Maraldi (1709). After him are Niccolò Zucchi (1586), Giorgio Abetti (1882), Geminiano Montanari (1633), Luigi Carnera (1875), Elia Millosevich (1848), and Caterina Scarpellini (1808).
1598 - 1671
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 9
1818 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 10
1819 - 1892
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 11
1658 - 1730
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 12
1922 - 2013
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 13
1709 - 1788
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 14
1826 - 1873
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 15
1586 - 1670
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 16
1882 - 1982
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 17
1633 - 1687
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 18
1875 - 1962
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 19
1848 - 1919
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 20
1808 - 1873
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 21