Physicist
John Theophilus Desaguliers
French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman
1683 - 1744
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John Theophilus Desaguliers
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). John Theophilus Desaguliers is the 378th most popular physicist (down from 341st in 2024), the 1,982nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,728th in 2019) and the 46th most popular French Physicist.
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John Theophilus Desaguliers's biography spans 27 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 64.30.
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Among Physicists
Among physicists, John Theophilus Desaguliers ranks 378 out of 863. Before him are Vladimir Shukhov, Franz Ernst Neumann, Galileo Ferraris, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf, Maurice de Broglie, and Walter H. Schottky. After him are Friedrich Kohlrausch, Federico Faggin, Friedrich Paschen, August Kundt, Abram Ioffe, and Vladimir Fock.
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John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 378
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HPI: 64.28
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HPI: 64.26
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HPI: 64.24
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Vladimir Fock
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HPI: 64.22
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1683, John Theophilus Desaguliers ranks 11. Before him are René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, Maria Anna of Austria, 6th Dalai Lama, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Gottfried Silbermann, and Christoph Graupner. After him are Johann David Heinichen, Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Edward Young, Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, Antoine Pesne, and Lorenz Heister. Among people deceased in 1744, John Theophilus Desaguliers ranks 11. Before him are Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Giuseppe Guarneri, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, André Campra, Leonardo Leo, and Marie Anne de Mailly. After him are Antiochus Kantemir, Johann Heinrich Schulze, John Hadley, Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, and Filippo Randazzo.
Others Born in 1683
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René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1757
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 5
Maria Anna of Austria
COMPANION
1683 - 1754
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 6
6th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1683 - 1706
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 7
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
PAINTER
1683 - 1754
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 8
Gottfried Silbermann
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1753
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 9
Christoph Graupner
COMPOSER
1683 - 1760
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 10
John Theophilus Desaguliers
PHYSICIST
1683 - 1744
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 11
Johann David Heinichen
COMPOSER
1683 - 1729
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 12
Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1683 - 1756
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 13
Edward Young
WRITER
1683 - 1765
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 14
Burkhard Christoph von Münnich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1683 - 1767
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 15
Antoine Pesne
PAINTER
1683 - 1757
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 16
Lorenz Heister
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1758
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1744
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Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1676 - 1744
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 5
Giuseppe Guarneri
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1744
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 6
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
POLITICIAN
1660 - 1744
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 7
André Campra
COMPOSER
1660 - 1744
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 8
Leonardo Leo
COMPOSER
1694 - 1744
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 9
Marie Anne de Mailly
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1744
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 10
John Theophilus Desaguliers
PHYSICIST
1683 - 1744
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 11
Antiochus Kantemir
WRITER
1708 - 1744
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 12
Johann Heinrich Schulze
PHYSICIST
1687 - 1744
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 13
John Hadley
MATHEMATICIAN
1682 - 1744
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 14
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1683 - 1744
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 15
Filippo Randazzo
PAINTER
1692 - 1744
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 16
In France
Among people born in France, John Theophilus Desaguliers ranks 1,982 out of 7,658. Before him are Fredegund (545), Michel Debré (1912), Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911), Anne Geneviève de Bourbon (1619), Antoine de Montchrestien (1575), and Cabu (1938). After him are Blandina (101), Danielle Mitterrand (1924), Jules Perrot (1810), Liane de Pougy (1869), John II, Duke of Lorraine (1425), and René Mayer (1895).
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Fredegund
COMPANION
545 - 597
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 1,976
Michel Debré
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1996
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 1,977
Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
WRITER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1,978
Anne Geneviève de Bourbon
NOBLEMAN
1619 - 1679
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1,979
Antoine de Montchrestien
WRITER
1575 - 1621
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1,980
Cabu
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2015
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1,981
John Theophilus Desaguliers
PHYSICIST
1683 - 1744
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 1,982
Blandina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
101 - 177
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,983
Danielle Mitterrand
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,984
Jules Perrot
DANCER
1810 - 1892
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,985
Liane de Pougy
DANCER
1869 - 1950
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 1,986
John II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1425 - 1470
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 1,987
René Mayer
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1972
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 1,988
Among Physicists In France
Among physicists born in France, John Theophilus Desaguliers ranks 46. Before him are Auguste Bravais (1811), Louis Poinsot (1777), Jean-Charles de Borda (1733), Henri Pitot (1695), Gaston Planté (1834), and Maurice de Broglie (1875). After him are Léon Brillouin (1889), Jean-Antoine Nollet (1700), Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (1851), Jules Jamin (1818), Henri Tresca (1814), and Marie Alfred Cornu (1841).
Auguste Bravais
1811 - 1863
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 40
Louis Poinsot
1777 - 1859
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 41
Jean-Charles de Borda
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 42
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 43
Gaston Planté
1834 - 1889
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 44
Maurice de Broglie
1875 - 1960
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 45
John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 46
Léon Brillouin
1889 - 1969
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 47
Jean-Antoine Nollet
1700 - 1770
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 48
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
1851 - 1940
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 49
Jules Jamin
1818 - 1886
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 50
Henri Tresca
1814 - 1885
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 51
Marie Alfred Cornu
1841 - 1902
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 52
