1638 - 1686
Niels Steensen (Danish: Niels Steensen; Latinized to Nicolas Steno or Nicolaus Stenonius); 1 January 1638 – 25 November 1686 [NS: 11 January 1638 – 5 December 1686]) was a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years. Steensen was trained in the classical texts on science; however, by 1659 he seriously questioned accepted knowledge of the natural world. Importantly he questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grew in the ground and explanations of rock formation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolas Steno has received more than 389,645 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Nicolas Steno is the 3rd most popular geologist (up from 4th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 53rd in 2019) and the most popular Danish Geologist.
Nicolas Steno was a Danish anatomist and geologist who is most famous for his work on the structure of the human skull.
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Among geologists, Nicolas Steno ranks 3 out of 59. Before him are Alfred Wegener and Charles Francis Richter. After him are Charles Lyell, Mary Anning, Inge Lehmann, Milutin Milanković, James Hutton, Andrija Mohorovičić, Friedrich Mohs, Eduard Suess, and Francis Beaufort.
1880 - 1930
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 1
1900 - 1985
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 2
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 3
1797 - 1875
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 4
1799 - 1847
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 5
1888 - 1993
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 6
1879 - 1958
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 7
1726 - 1797
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 8
1857 - 1936
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 9
1773 - 1839
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 10
1831 - 1914
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 11
1774 - 1857
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1638, Nicolas Steno ranks 5. Before him are Louis XIV of France, Maria Theresa of Spain, Shunzhi Emperor, and Nicolas Malebranche. After him are Catherine of Braganza, Emperor Go-Sai, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Meindert Hobbema, James Gregory, Elisabetta Sirani, and Christoph Cellarius. Among people deceased in 1686, Nicolas Steno ranks 3. Before him are Otto von Guericke and Louis, Grand Condé. After him are Eleonora Gonzaga, Carlo Dolci, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, François Blondel, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Pietro Mengoli, and Jacques d'Arthois.
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 1
1638 - 1683
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 2
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 3
1638 - 1715
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 4
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 5
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
1638 - 1685
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 7
1638 - 1708
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 8
1638 - 1709
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
1638 - 1675
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
1638 - 1665
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
1638 - 1707
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12
1602 - 1686
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 1
1621 - 1686
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 2
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 3
1630 - 1686
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 4
1616 - 1686
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 5
1622 - 1686
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 6
1618 - 1686
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 7
1627 - 1686
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 8
1634 - 1686
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 9
1654 - 1686
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 10
1626 - 1686
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 11
1613 - 1686
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 12
Among people born in Denmark, Nicolas Steno ranks 55 out of 893. Before him are Frederick I of Denmark (1471), Tollund Man (-400), Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320), Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye (850), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), and Jørn Utzon (1918). After him are Anna Karina (1940), Gerda Wegener (1886), Carl Nielsen (1865), Aage Bohr (1922), Abel, King of Denmark (1218), and Mads Mikkelsen (1965).
1471 - 1533
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 49
400 BC - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 50
1320 - 1375
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 51
850 - 891
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 52
1699 - 1746
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 53
1918 - 2008
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 54
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 55
1940 - 2019
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 56
1886 - 1940
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 57
1865 - 1931
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 58
1922 - 2009
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 59
1218 - 1252
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 60
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 61
Among geologists born in Denmark, Nicolas Steno ranks 1. After him are Inge Lehmann (1888).