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Petrus Plancius

1552 - 1622

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Petrus Plancius (Dutch: [ˈpeːtrʏs ˈplɑŋkiʏs]; 1552 – 15 May 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. He was born as Pieter Platevoet in Dranouter, now in Heuvelland, West Flanders. He studied theology in Germany and England. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petrus Plancius has received more than 134,268 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Petrus Plancius is the 107th most popular astronomer (down from 77th in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 134th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Astronomer.

Petrus Plancius is most famous for his map of the southern hemisphere that he created in 1613. This map was the first to show a large part of the southern hemisphere.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

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  • 59.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Petrus Plancius has had the most page views in the with 19,590 views, followed by Dutch (5,472), and Spanish (2,225). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Russian (71.51%), Icelandic (46.20%), and Alemannic (44.64%)

Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Petrus Plancius ranks 107 out of 644. Before him are Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Adelard of Bath, Annie Jump Cannon, Angelo Secchi, and Jean Picard. After him are James Van Allen, Henry Norris Russell, Karl Ludwig Harding, William Huggins, Édouard Stephan, and Mary Somerville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Petrus Plancius ranks 12. Before him are Hans von Aachen, Lavinia Fontana, Seonjo of Joseon, Jost Bürgi, Edmund Spenser, and Dom Justo Takayama. After him are Henri, Prince of Condé, Agrippa d'Aubigné, Pietro Cataldi, Anna of Cleves, Paolo Sarpi, and Marfa Sobakina. Among people deceased in 1622, Petrus Plancius ranks 5. Before him are Osman II, Francis de Sales, William Baffin, and Hasekura Tsunenaga. After him are Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Cesare Ripa, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Bartolomeo Manfredi, and John Rolfe.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Petrus Plancius ranks 160 out of 1,190. Before him are Silvio Gesell (1862), Ermengarde of Hesbaye (778), Lara Fabian (1970), Toots Thielemans (1922), Blanche of Namur (1320), and The Singing Nun (1933). After him are Victor D'Hondt (1841), Abraham Brueghel (1631), Chantal Akerman (1950), Victor Serge (1890), Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962), and Pierre De Geyter (1848).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Belgium

Among astronomers born in Belgium, Petrus Plancius ranks 3. Before him are Adolphe Quetelet (1796), and Ferdinand Verbiest (1623). After him are Eric Walter Elst (1936), Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882), Henri Debehogne (1928), Philippe van Lansberge (1561), Marcel Minnaert (1893), and George Van Biesbroeck (1880).

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