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Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio

1330 - 1388

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Giovanni Dondi dall'Orologio (c. 1330 – 1388), also known as Giovanni de' Dondi, was an Italian physician, astronomer and mechanical engineer in Padua, now in Italy. He is remembered today as a pioneer in the art of clock design and construction. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio has received more than 59,766 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio is the 277th most popular astronomer, the 2,792nd most popular biography from Italy and the 19th most popular Italian Astronomer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.64

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio ranks 277 out of 644. Before him are Philippe van Lansberge, Niccolò Zucchi, Freimut Börngen, Luigi Carnera, Paul Wild, and Kidinnu. After him are Vladimir Albitsky, John Machin, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, Halton Arp, Allan Sandage, and Horace Parnell Tuttle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1330, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio ranks 16. Before him are Lala Şahin Pasha, Francesc Eiximenis, Radu I of Wallachia, Antonio Venier, André Beauneveu, and Ashikaga Yoshiakira. After him are Bartolo di Fredi, Giusto de' Menabuoi, and John Gower. Among people deceased in 1388, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio ranks 7. Before him are Choe Yeong, Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Karl Thopia, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg, and Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio ranks 2,792 out of 5,161. Before him are Antonio Priuli (1548), Giorgio Strehler (1921), Luigi Carlo Farini (1812), Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria (1616), Benny Benassi (1967), and Flavia Domitilla (null). After him are Ludovico I Gonzaga (1268), Anselm, Duke of Friuli (720), Beatrice of Sicily, Latin Empress (1252), Appius Claudius Pulcher (-97), Eusebio Kino (1645), and Antonio Bacci (1885).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Italy

Among astronomers born in Italy, Giovanni Dondi dell'Orologio ranks 19. Before him are Margherita Hack (1922), Giovanni Battista Donati (1826), Giovanni Domenico Maraldi (1709), Guido Bonatti (1210), Niccolò Zucchi (1586), and Luigi Carnera (1875). After him are Caterina Scarpellini (1808), Ercole Dembowski (1812), Geminiano Montanari (1633), Elia Millosevich (1848), Giorgio Abetti (1882), and Giuseppe Asclepi (1706).

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