ASTRONOMER
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
Jean Picard
Jean Picard (21 July 1620 – 12 July 1682) was a French astronomer and priest born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Jesuit Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand. He is principally notable for his accurate measure of the size of the Earth, based on a careful survey of one degree of latitude along the Paris Meridian. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Picard has received more than 113,192 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jean Picard is the 157th most popular astronomer (down from 115th in 2019), the 2,086th most popular biography from France (down from 1,487th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Astronomer.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.25
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Jean Picard ranks 157 out of 531. Before him are Hermann Carl Vogel, Bernard Lyot, George Phillips Bond, Nicole-Reine Lepaute, Jean Chacornac, and Jacobus Kapteyn. After him are Tobias Mayer, Vesto Slipher, Andreas Cellarius, N. R. Pogson, Henry Draper, and Cleomedes.
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Hermann Carl Vogel
1841 - 1907
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 151
Bernard Lyot
1897 - 1952
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 152
George Phillips Bond
1825 - 1865
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 153
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
1723 - 1788
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 154
Jean Chacornac
1823 - 1873
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 155
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 156
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 157
Tobias Mayer
1723 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 158
Vesto Slipher
1875 - 1969
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 159
Andreas Cellarius
1596 - 1665
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 160
N. R. Pogson
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 161
Henry Draper
1837 - 1882
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 162
Cleomedes
110 - 1
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 163
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1620, Jean Picard ranks 10. Before him are Avvakum, Aelbert Cuyp, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Pierre Puget, Miklós Zrínyi, and John Graunt. After him are Abraham van Beijeren, Nicholas Mercator, Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, François Bernier, and Masaniello. Among people deceased in 1682, Jean Picard ranks 13. Before him are Johann Joachim Becher, Jacob Kettler, Alessandro Stradella, Avvakum, Baldassare Longhena, and Thomas Browne. After him are Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Gu Yanwu, Heo Mok, and Yohannes I.
Others Born in 1620
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Avvakum
1620 - 1682
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 4
Aelbert Cuyp
1620 - 1691
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 5
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars
1620 - 1642
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 6
Pierre Puget
1620 - 1694
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 7
Miklós Zrínyi
1620 - 1664
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 8
John Graunt
1620 - 1674
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 9
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 10
Abraham van Beijeren
1620 - 1690
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 11
Nicholas Mercator
1620 - 1687
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 12
Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
1620 - 1692
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 13
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
1620 - 1680
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 14
François Bernier
1620 - 1688
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 15
Masaniello
1620 - 1647
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1682
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Johann Joachim Becher
1635 - 1682
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 7
Jacob Kettler
1610 - 1682
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 8
Alessandro Stradella
1643 - 1682
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 9
Avvakum
1620 - 1682
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 10
Baldassare Longhena
1596 - 1682
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 11
Thomas Browne
1605 - 1682
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 12
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 13
Prince Rupert of the Rhine
1619 - 1682
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 14
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz
1606 - 1682
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 15
Gu Yanwu
1613 - 1682
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 16
Heo Mok
1595 - 1682
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 17
Yohannes I
1640 - 1682
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 18
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Picard ranks 2,086 out of 6,011. Before him are Michel-Gabriel Paccard (1757), Marie Harel (1761), Étienne Dolet (1509), Tristan Corbière (1845), Samir Nasri (1987), and Carolus-Duran (1837). After him are Henry of Flanders (1174), François Georges-Picot (1870), Jacques Copeau (1879), Joséphin Péladan (1858), Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay (1740), and Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure (1767).
Others born in France
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Michel-Gabriel Paccard
1757 - 1827
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,080
Marie Harel
1761 - 1844
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,081
Étienne Dolet
1509 - 1546
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2,082
Tristan Corbière
1845 - 1875
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,083
Samir Nasri
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,084
Carolus-Duran
1837 - 1917
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,085
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 2,086
Henry of Flanders
1174 - 1216
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,087
François Georges-Picot
1870 - 1951
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,088
Jacques Copeau
1879 - 1949
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 2,089
Joséphin Péladan
1858 - 1918
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,090
Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay
1740 - 1789
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,091
Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure
1767 - 1855
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 2,092
Among ASTRONOMERS In France
Among astronomers born in France, Jean Picard ranks 15. Before him are Pierre Janssen (1824), Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), Bernard Lyot (1897), Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), and Jean Chacornac (1823). After him are Auguste Charlois (1864), Dominique, comte de Cassini (1748), Jean-Louis Pons (1761), Jean Fernel (1497), Guillaume Le Gentil (1725), and Alexis Bouvard (1767).
Pierre Janssen
1824 - 1907
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 9
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
1688 - 1768
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 10
Guillaume Bigourdan
1851 - 1932
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 11
Bernard Lyot
1897 - 1952
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 12
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
1723 - 1788
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 13
Jean Chacornac
1823 - 1873
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 14
Jean Picard
1620 - 1682
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 15
Auguste Charlois
1864 - 1910
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 16
Dominique, comte de Cassini
1748 - 1845
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 17
Jean-Louis Pons
1761 - 1831
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 18
Jean Fernel
1497 - 1558
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 19
Guillaume Le Gentil
1725 - 1792
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 20
Alexis Bouvard
1767 - 1843
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 21
