1692 - 1761
Pieter van Musschenbroek (14 March 1692 – 19 September 1761) was a Dutch scientist. He was a professor in Duisburg, Utrecht, and Leiden, where he held positions in mathematics, philosophy, medicine, and astronomy. He is credited with the invention of the first capacitor in 1746: the Leyden jar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pieter van Musschenbroek has received more than 107,739 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Pieter van Musschenbroek is the 53rd most popular astronomer (up from 66th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 115th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Astronomer.
Pieter van Musschenbroek is most famous for his invention of the Leyden jar, which is a device that stores static electricity.
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Among astronomers, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 53 out of 531. Before him are Fritz Zwicky, Clyde Tombaugh, Ferdinand Verbiest, Johann Palisa, Jérôme Lalande, and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. After him are Varāhamihira, John Flamsteed, Pierre Méchain, Girolamo Fracastoro, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, and Martin Ryle.
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 47
1906 - 1997
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 48
1623 - 1688
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 49
1848 - 1925
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 50
1732 - 1807
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 51
1713 - 1762
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 52
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 53
505 - 587
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 54
1646 - 1719
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 55
1744 - 1804
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 56
1476 - 1553
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 57
1793 - 1864
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 58
1918 - 1984
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 59
Among people born in 1692, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 3. Before him are Giuseppe Tartini and Elisabeth Farnese. After him are Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Frederick William, Duke of Courland, James Stirling, Joseph Butler, Alessandro Albani, Louisa Maria Stuart, and Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer. Among people deceased in 1761, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 1. After him are Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Thomas Bayes, Samuel Richardson, Stephen Hales, Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Tarabai, Thomas Simpson, Clemens August of Bavaria, Tokugawa Ieshige, Pierre Fauchard, and John Dollond.
1692 - 1770
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 1
1692 - 1766
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 2
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 3
1692 - 1699
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 4
1692 - 1740
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 5
1692 - 1730
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 6
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 7
1692 - 1770
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 8
1692 - 1752
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 9
1692 - 1779
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 10
1692 - 1712
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 11
1692 - 1766
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 12
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 1
1745 - 1761
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 2
1702 - 1761
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 3
1689 - 1761
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 4
1677 - 1761
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 5
1700 - 1761
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 6
1675 - 1761
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 7
1710 - 1761
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 8
1700 - 1761
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 9
1712 - 1761
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 10
1679 - 1761
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 11
1706 - 1761
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 12
Among people born in Netherlands, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 98 out of 1,427. Before him are Paul J. Crutzen (1933), Jan van Goyen (1596), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Jacobus Arminius (1560), Herman Boerhaave (1668), and Gerard ter Borch (1617). After him are Leo Beenhakker (1942), Rob Rensenbrink (1947), Multatuli (1820), Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (1967), Louise of the Netherlands (1828), and Gerrit Dou (1613).
1933 - 2021
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 92
1596 - 1656
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 93
1585 - 1634
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 94
1560 - 1609
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 95
1668 - 1738
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 96
1617 - 1681
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 97
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 98
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 99
1947 - 2020
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 100
1820 - 1887
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 101
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 102
1828 - 1871
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 103
1613 - 1675
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 104
Among astronomers born in Netherlands, Pieter van Musschenbroek ranks 2. Before him are Jan Oort (1900). After him are Gerard Kuiper (1905), Tom Gehrels (1925), Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), John Goodricke (1764), Walter Lewin (1936), Adriaan Blaauw (1914), Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin (1845), and Michael van Langren (1598).
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1
1692 - 1761
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 2
1905 - 1973
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 3
1925 - 2011
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 4
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 5
1873 - 1960
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 6
1851 - 1922
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 7
1764 - 1786
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 8
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 9
1914 - 2010
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 10
1845 - 1904
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 11
1598 - 1675
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 12