BIOLOGIST
Michał Boym
1614 - 1659
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Michał Boym
Michał Piotr Boym, SJ (Chinese: 卜彌格; pinyin: Bǔ Mígé; c. 1612 – 1659) was a Polish Jesuit missionary to China, scientist and explorer. He was an early Western traveller within the Chinese mainland, and the author of numerous works on Asian fauna, flora and geography. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michał Boym has received more than 75,197 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Michał Boym is the 324th most popular biologist (down from 243rd in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 276th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ukrainian Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
75k
Page Views (PV)
54.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.31
Effective Languages (L*)
1.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Michał Boym ranks 324 out of 1,097. Before him are John Sulston, Rupert Sheldrake, Bruce Beutler, Charles Chamberland, Eugenius Warming, and Phillip Allen Sharp. After him are Armen Takhtajan, Erich von Tschermak, Philibert Commerson, Auguste Chevalier, Alexander von Nordmann, and Leizu.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Sulston
1942 - 2018
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 318
Rupert Sheldrake
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 319
Bruce Beutler
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 320
Charles Chamberland
1851 - 1908
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 321
Eugenius Warming
1841 - 1924
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 322
Phillip Allen Sharp
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 323
Michał Boym
1614 - 1659
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 324
Armen Takhtajan
1910 - 2009
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 325
Erich von Tschermak
1871 - 1962
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 326
Philibert Commerson
1727 - 1773
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 327
Auguste Chevalier
1873 - 1956
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 328
Alexander von Nordmann
1803 - 1866
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 329
Leizu
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 330
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1614, Michał Boym ranks 11. Before him are Juan Carreño de Miranda, Jahanara Begum, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Henry II, Duke of Guise, Martino Martini, and Henry More. After him are Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Élisabeth de Bourbon, Franz Tunder, Francisco Rizi, John Lilburne, and Gonzales Coques. Among people deceased in 1659, Michał Boym ranks 7. Before him are Abel Tasman, Hyojong of Joseon, Kaya Sultan, Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, and Simon Dach. After him are Dara Shukoh, Willem Drost, Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt, Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Jan Baptist Weenix, and Giovanni Pesaro.
Others Born in 1614
Go to all RankingsJuan Carreño de Miranda
PAINTER
1614 - 1685
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 5
Jahanara Begum
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1681
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 6
Hallgrímur Pétursson
WRITER
1614 - 1674
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 7
Henry II, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1664
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 8
Martino Martini
HISTORIAN
1614 - 1661
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 9
Henry More
PHILOSOPHER
1614 - 1687
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 10
Michał Boym
BIOLOGIST
1614 - 1659
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 11
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
NOBLEMAN
1614 - 1680
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 12
Élisabeth de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1664
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 13
Franz Tunder
COMPOSER
1614 - 1667
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 14
Francisco Rizi
PAINTER
1614 - 1685
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 15
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 16
Gonzales Coques
PAINTER
1614 - 1684
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1659
Go to all RankingsAbel Tasman
EXPLORER
1603 - 1659
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 1
Hyojong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1659
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 2
Kaya Sultan
COMPANION
1633 - 1659
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1659
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 4
Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1586 - 1659
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 5
Simon Dach
WRITER
1605 - 1659
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 6
Michał Boym
BIOLOGIST
1614 - 1659
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 7
Dara Shukoh
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1659
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 8
Willem Drost
PAINTER
1633 - 1659
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 9
Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1659
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 10
Frederick V, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1659
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 11
Jan Baptist Weenix
PAINTER
1621 - 1659
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 12
Giovanni Pesaro
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1659
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 13
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Michał Boym ranks 346 out of 1,365. Before him are Dmytro Dontsov (1883), Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov (1896), Myroslav Skoryk (1938), Euphemia of Kiev (1100), Ihor Kolomoyskyi (1963), and Felix Blumenfeld (1863). After him are Mikołaj Rej (1505), Larisa Shepitko (1938), Victor Kravchenko (1905), Petro Shelest (1908), Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877), and Bohdan Stupka (1941).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsDmytro Dontsov
WRITER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 340
Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov
ENGINEER
1896 - 1964
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 341
Myroslav Skoryk
COMPOSER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 342
Euphemia of Kiev
COMPANION
1100 - 1139
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 343
Ihor Kolomoyskyi
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 344
Felix Blumenfeld
MUSICIAN
1863 - 1931
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 345
Michał Boym
BIOLOGIST
1614 - 1659
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 346
Mikołaj Rej
WRITER
1505 - 1569
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 347
Larisa Shepitko
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - 1979
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 348
Victor Kravchenko
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1966
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 349
Petro Shelest
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 350
Sergei Bortkiewicz
COMPOSER
1877 - 1952
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 351
Bohdan Stupka
ACTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 352
Among BIOLOGISTS In Ukraine
Among biologists born in Ukraine, Michał Boym ranks 7. Before him are Élie Metchnikoff (1845), Trofim Lysenko (1898), Waldemar Haffkine (1860), Ludwik Fleck (1896), Alexander Georg von Bunge (1803), and Sergei Winogradsky (1856). After him are Ivan Martinov (1771), and Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim (1888).
Élie Metchnikoff
1845 - 1916
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 1
Trofim Lysenko
1898 - 1976
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 2
Waldemar Haffkine
1860 - 1930
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 3
Ludwik Fleck
1896 - 1961
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 4
Alexander Georg von Bunge
1803 - 1890
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 5
Sergei Winogradsky
1856 - 1953
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 6
Michał Boym
1614 - 1659
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 7
Ivan Martinov
1771 - 1833
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 8
Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim
1888 - 1948
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 9