HISTORIAN
Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540 - 1609
Joseph Justus Scaliger
Joseph Justus Scaliger (; 5 August 1540– 21 January 1609 was a Franco-Italian Calvinist religious leader and scholar, known for expanding the notion of classical history from Greek and Ancient Roman history to include Persian, Babylonian, Jewish and Ancient Egyptian history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Justus Scaliger has received more than 194,714 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Joseph Justus Scaliger is the 51st most popular historian (up from 61st in 2019), the 769th most popular biography from France (up from 925th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Historian.
Joseph Justus Scaliger was a French scholar and mathematician who is most famous for his work in the fields of chronology and historical linguistics.
Memorability Metrics
190k
Page Views (PV)
64.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
9.05
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Joseph Justus Scaliger ranks 51 out of 561. Before him are François Guizot, Leonardo Bruni, Niketas Choniates, Aby Warburg, Henri Pirenne, and Ernst Gombrich. After him are Socrates of Constantinople, Jared Diamond, Johann Gustav Droysen, Marcus Velleius Paterculus, Geoffrey of Villehardouin, and Callisthenes.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançois Guizot
1787 - 1874
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 45
Leonardo Bruni
1370 - 1444
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 46
Niketas Choniates
1155 - 1217
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 47
Aby Warburg
1866 - 1929
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 48
Henri Pirenne
1862 - 1935
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 49
Ernst Gombrich
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 50
Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540 - 1609
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 51
Socrates of Constantinople
380 - 440
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 52
Jared Diamond
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 53
Johann Gustav Droysen
1808 - 1884
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 54
Marcus Velleius Paterculus
19 BC - 31
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 55
Geoffrey of Villehardouin
1150 - 1210
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 56
Callisthenes
360 BC - 327 BC
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1540, Joseph Justus Scaliger ranks 7. Before him are Francis Drake, François Viète, Ludolph van Ceulen, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, John Sigismund Zápolya, and Maharana Pratap. After him are Hümaşah Sultan, Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, Magnus, Duke of Holstein, Gasparo da Salò, José de Acosta, and Won Gyun. Among people deceased in 1609, Joseph Justus Scaliger ranks 4. Before him are Annibale Carracci, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, and Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. After him are Jacobus Arminius, Federico Zuccari, Gasparo da Salò, John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Yi San-hae, Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi, and John Leonardi.
Others Born in 1540
Go to all RankingsFrancis Drake
EXPLORER
1540 - 1596
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 1
François Viète
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 2
Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 3
Charles II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1590
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 4
John Sigismund Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1571
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 5
Maharana Pratap
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1597
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 6
Joseph Justus Scaliger
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 7
Hümaşah Sultan
COMPANION
1540 - 1592
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 8
Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1592
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 9
Magnus, Duke of Holstein
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1583
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 10
Gasparo da Salò
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 11
José de Acosta
WRITER
1540 - 1600
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 12
Won Gyun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1540 - 1597
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1609
Go to all RankingsAnnibale Carracci
PAINTER
1560 - 1609
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 1
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
PHILOSOPHER
1512 - 1609
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 2
Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
NOBLEMAN
1549 - 1609
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 3
Joseph Justus Scaliger
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 4
Jacobus Arminius
PHILOSOPHER
1560 - 1609
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 5
Federico Zuccari
PAINTER
1539 - 1609
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 6
Gasparo da Salò
POLITICIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 7
John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
POLITICIAN
1562 - 1609
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 8
Yi San-hae
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1609
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 9
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
COMPOSER
1555 - 1609
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 10
John Leonardi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1541 - 1609
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 11
In France
Among people born in France, Joseph Justus Scaliger ranks 769 out of 6,770. Before him are Fanny Ardant (1949), René Coty (1882), Roscellinus (1050), Mylène Demongeot (1935), Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788), and Eugène Sue (1804). After him are Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902), Eric Cantona (1966), Adélaïde of France (1732), Auguste Mariette (1821), Edmond James de Rothschild (1845), and Frontinus (30).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFanny Ardant
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 763
René Coty
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 764
Roscellinus
PHILOSOPHER
1050 - 1121
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 765
Mylène Demongeot
ACTOR
1935 - 2022
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 766
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1788 - 1851
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 767
Eugène Sue
WRITER
1804 - 1857
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 768
Joseph Justus Scaliger
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1609
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 769
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1947
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 770
Eric Cantona
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 771
Adélaïde of France
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1800
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 772
Auguste Mariette
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1881
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 773
Edmond James de Rothschild
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1845 - 1934
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 774
Frontinus
WRITER
30 - 103
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 775
Among HISTORIANS In France
Among historians born in France, Joseph Justus Scaliger ranks 9. Before him are Fernand Braudel (1902), Marc Bloch (1886), Hippolyte Taine (1828), Jacques Le Goff (1924), Lucien Febvre (1878), and François Guizot (1787). After him are Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1150), Gaston Maspero (1846), Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929), Georges Duby (1919), Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914), and Paul Veyne (1930).
Fernand Braudel
1902 - 1985
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 3
Marc Bloch
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 4
Hippolyte Taine
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 5
Jacques Le Goff
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 6
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 7
François Guizot
1787 - 1874
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 8
Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540 - 1609
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 9
Geoffrey of Villehardouin
1150 - 1210
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 10
Gaston Maspero
1846 - 1916
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 11
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 12
Georges Duby
1919 - 1996
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 13
Jean-Pierre Vernant
1914 - 2007
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 14
Paul Veyne
1930 - 2022
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 15