BIOLOGIST
Peter Artedi
1705 - 1735
Peter Artedi
Peter Artedi or Petrus Arctaedius (27 February 1705 – 28 September 1735) was a Swedish naturalist who is known as the "father of ichthyology". Artedi was born in Anundsjö in the province of Ångermanland. Intending to become a clergyman, he went after schooling in Härnösand, in 1724, to study theology at Uppsala University, but he turned his attention to medicine and natural history, especially ichthyology, a science that he influenced greatly. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Artedi has received more than 61,936 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Peter Artedi is the 409th most popular biologist (up from 411th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 422nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Swedish Biologist.
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Languages Editions (L)
7.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Peter Artedi ranks 409 out of 1,097. Before him are Marie Stopes, Carl Borivoj Presl, Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot, Emil Christian Hansen, Georg Eberhard Rumphius, and Karl Eichwald. After him are C. L. Gloger, Adrien-Henri de Jussieu, Johann Jakob Heckel, John Needham, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, and Guillaume Rondelet.
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1880 - 1958
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 403
Carl Borivoj Presl
1794 - 1852
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 404
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HPI: 53.14
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Emil Christian Hansen
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Georg Eberhard Rumphius
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HPI: 53.14
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HPI: 53.12
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Peter Artedi
1705 - 1735
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 409
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1803 - 1863
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 410
Adrien-Henri de Jussieu
1797 - 1853
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 411
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1790 - 1857
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 412
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1713 - 1781
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 413
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1743 - 1807
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 414
Guillaume Rondelet
1507 - 1566
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 415
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1705, Peter Artedi ranks 10. Before him are Leopold Joseph von Daun, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, Charles-André van Loo, David Hartley, Jacques-François Blondel, and Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. After him are Philipp Stamma, Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa, Gerhard Friedrich Müller, Davit Guramishvili, and Dick Turpin. Among people deceased in 1735, Peter Artedi ranks 14. Before him are Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Robert de Cotte, Carlo Ruzzini, Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Petr Brandl, and Johann Krieger. After him are George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Jacob Bruce, Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark, and John Arbuthnot.
Others Born in 1705
Go to all RankingsLeopold Joseph von Daun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1705 - 1766
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
EXPLORER
1705 - 1786
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 5
Charles-André van Loo
PAINTER
1705 - 1765
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 6
David Hartley
PHILOSOPHER
1705 - 1757
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 7
Jacques-François Blondel
ARCHITECT
1705 - 1774
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 8
Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
COMPANION
1705 - 1764
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 9
Peter Artedi
BIOLOGIST
1705 - 1735
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10
Philipp Stamma
CHESS PLAYER
1705 - 1755
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 11
Maximilian Ulysses Browne
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1757
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 12
Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa
WRITER
1705 - 1753
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 13
Gerhard Friedrich Müller
HISTORIAN
1705 - 1783
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 14
Davit Guramishvili
WRITER
1705 - 1792
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 15
Dick Turpin
EXTREMIST
1705 - 1739
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1735
Go to all RankingsDanilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1670 - 1735
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 8
Robert de Cotte
ARCHITECT
1656 - 1735
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 9
Carlo Ruzzini
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1735
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 10
Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
COMPANION
1685 - 1735
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 11
Petr Brandl
PAINTER
1668 - 1735
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 12
Johann Krieger
COMPOSER
1651 - 1735
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 13
Peter Artedi
BIOLOGIST
1705 - 1735
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 14
George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1735
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 15
Jacob Bruce
POLITICIAN
1669 - 1735
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 16
Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark
COMPANION
1677 - 1735
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 17
John Arbuthnot
PHYSICIAN
1667 - 1735
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 18
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Peter Artedi ranks 409 out of 1,879. Before him are Dead (1969), Bengt Gustavsson (1928), Avicii (1989), Pia Sundhage (1960), Slim Borgudd (1946), and Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874). After him are Bernhard Karlgren (1889), Sven Tumba (1931), Ralf Edström (1952), Klas Lestander (1931), Johan Tobias Sergel (1740), and Esaias Tegnér (1782).
Others born in Sweden
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SINGER
1969 - 1991
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 403
Bengt Gustavsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 404
Avicii
MUSICIAN
1989 - 2018
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 405
Pia Sundhage
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 406
Slim Borgudd
RACING DRIVER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 407
Johan Gunnar Andersson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1874 - 1960
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 408
Peter Artedi
BIOLOGIST
1705 - 1735
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 409
Bernhard Karlgren
LINGUIST
1889 - 1978
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 410
Sven Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 411
Ralf Edström
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 412
Klas Lestander
ATHLETE
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 413
Johan Tobias Sergel
SCULPTOR
1740 - 1814
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 414
Esaias Tegnér
WRITER
1782 - 1846
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 415
Among BIOLOGISTS In Sweden
Among biologists born in Sweden, Peter Artedi ranks 14. Before him are Olaus Rudbeck (1630), Erik Acharius (1757), Eva Ekeblad (1724), Adam Afzelius (1750), Anders Sparrman (1748), and Daniel Solander (1733). After him are Pehr Kalm (1716), Carl Alexander Clerck (1710), Göran Wahlenberg (1780), Jacob Georg Agardh (1813), Olof Swartz (1760), and Anders Dahl (1751).
Olaus Rudbeck
1630 - 1702
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 8
Erik Acharius
1757 - 1819
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 9
Eva Ekeblad
1724 - 1786
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 10
Adam Afzelius
1750 - 1837
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 11
Anders Sparrman
1748 - 1820
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 12
Daniel Solander
1733 - 1782
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 13
Peter Artedi
1705 - 1735
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 14
Pehr Kalm
1716 - 1779
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 15
Carl Alexander Clerck
1710 - 1765
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 16
Göran Wahlenberg
1780 - 1851
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 17
Jacob Georg Agardh
1813 - 1901
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 18
Olof Swartz
1760 - 1818
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 19
Anders Dahl
1751 - 1789
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 20