1580 - 1637
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1 December 1580 – 24 June 1637), often known simply as Peiresc, or by the Latin form of his name, Peirescius, was a French astronomer, antiquary and savant, who maintained a wide correspondence with scientists, and was a successful organizer of scientific inquiry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc has received more than 66,201 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc is the 96th most popular astronomer, the 1,345th most popular biography from France (down from 1,305th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Astronomer.
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc is most famous for his work with astronomy. He was the first person to use a telescope in astronomy, and he was the first person to detect the Andromeda Galaxy.
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Among astronomers, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc ranks 96 out of 531. Before him are Angelo Secchi, Antony Hewish, Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr., Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, David Fabricius, and Johann Elert Bode. After him are William Huggins, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Karl Ludwig Hencke, J. Allen Hynek, James Van Allen, and Mary Somerville.
1818 - 1878
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 90
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 91
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 92
1799 - 1875
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 93
1564 - 1617
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 94
1747 - 1826
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 95
1580 - 1637
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 96
1824 - 1910
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 97
1892 - 1979
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 98
1793 - 1866
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 99
1910 - 1986
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 100
1914 - 2006
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 101
1780 - 1872
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 102
Among people born in 1580, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc ranks 9. Before him are Gabriel Bethlen, John Smith, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Ernst von Mansfeld. After him are Andrea Falconieri, Augusta of Denmark, Pierre Vernier, António de Andrade, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, and Daniël Heinsius. Among people deceased in 1637, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc ranks 6. Before him are Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Christina of Lorraine, Ben Jonson, and Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. After him are Robert Fludd, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Isaac Beeckman, Pierre Vernier, Péter Pázmány, and Lorenzo Ruiz.
1580 - 1629
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 3
1580 - 1631
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 4
1580 - 1623
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 5
1580 - 1661
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 6
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 7
1580 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 8
1580 - 1637
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 9
1580 - 1656
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 10
1580 - 1639
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 11
1580 - 1637
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 12
1580 - 1634
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 13
1580 - 1651
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 14
1580 - 1655
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 15
1578 - 1637
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 1
1587 - 1637
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 2
1565 - 1637
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 3
1572 - 1637
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 4
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 5
1580 - 1637
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 6
1574 - 1637
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 7
1602 - 1637
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 8
1588 - 1637
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 9
1580 - 1637
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 10
1570 - 1637
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 11
1600 - 1637
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc ranks 1,345 out of 6,011. Before him are Georges Auric (1899), François Clouet (1510), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766), Lambert Wilson (1958), and Étienne-Louis Malus (1775). After him are Georges Bidault (1899), Ansegisel (602), Alain-Fournier (1886), Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857), Anthony, Duke of Brabant (1384), and Alain de Benoist (1943).
1899 - 1983
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 1,339
1510 - 1572
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 1,340
1409 - 1476
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 1,341
1766 - 1831
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,342
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,343
1775 - 1812
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,344
1580 - 1637
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,345
1899 - 1983
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,346
602 - 662
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,347
1886 - 1914
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,348
1857 - 1904
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,349
1384 - 1415
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,350
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,351
Among astronomers born in France, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc ranks 6. Before him are Charles Messier (1730), Jérôme Lalande (1732), Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713), Pierre Méchain (1744), and Jacques Cassini (1677). After him are Édouard Stephan (1837), Alphonse Borrelly (1842), Pierre Janssen (1824), Joseph-Nicolas Delisle (1688), Guillaume Bigourdan (1851), and Bernard Lyot (1897).
1730 - 1817
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 1
1732 - 1807
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 2
1713 - 1762
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 3
1744 - 1804
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 4
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 5
1580 - 1637
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 6
1837 - 1923
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 7
1842 - 1926
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 8
1824 - 1907
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 9
1688 - 1768
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 10
1851 - 1932
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 11
1897 - 1952
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 12