1573 - 1625
Simon Marius (latinized form of Simon Mayr; 10 January 1573 – 5 January 1625) was a German astronomer. He was born in Gunzenhausen, near Nuremberg, but spent most of his life in the city of Ansbach. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Marius has received more than 136,214 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Simon Marius is the 42nd most popular astronomer (up from 45th in 2019), the 577th most popular biography from Germany (down from 573rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Astronomer.
Simon Marius was a German astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus.
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Among astronomers, Simon Marius ranks 42 out of 531. Before him are Michel Mayor, Adolphe Quetelet, Jan Oort, Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Charles Greeley Abbot, and Giovanni Schiaparelli. After him are Arthur Eddington, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, James Bradley, Asaph Hall, Fritz Zwicky, and Clyde Tombaugh.
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 36
1796 - 1874
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 37
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 38
1397 - 1482
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 39
1872 - 1973
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 40
1835 - 1910
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 41
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 42
1882 - 1944
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 43
1868 - 1921
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 44
1693 - 1762
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 45
1829 - 1907
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 46
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 47
1906 - 1997
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 48
Among people born in 1573, Simon Marius ranks 4. Before him are Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, and William Laud. After him are Gabrielle d'Estrées, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Inigo Jones, Ambrosius Bosschaert, Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Sebastiaen Vrancx, Ukita Hideie, and Robert Catesby. Among people deceased in 1625, Simon Marius ranks 6. Before him are James VI and I, Sofonisba Anguissola, Maurice, Prince of Orange, Jan Brueghel the Elder, and Johann Bayer. After him are Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Willem Schouten, Duchess Anna of Prussia, Giambattista Marino, Mōri Terumoto, and Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma.
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1
1573 - 1598
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2
1573 - 1645
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 3
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 4
1573 - 1599
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 5
1573 - 1625
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 6
1573 - 1652
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 7
1573 - 1621
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 8
1573 - 1632
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 9
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 10
1573 - 1655
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 11
1573 - 1605
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 12
1566 - 1625
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 1
1535 - 1625
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 2
1567 - 1625
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 3
1568 - 1625
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 4
1572 - 1625
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 5
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 6
1573 - 1625
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 7
1567 - 1625
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 8
1576 - 1625
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 9
1569 - 1625
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 10
1533 - 1625
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 11
1553 - 1625
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Simon Marius ranks 577 out of 6,142. Before him are Werner Forssmann (1904), Eleanor of Austria, Queen of Poland (1653), Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846), Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), Rudolf von Jhering (1818), and George Grosz (1893). After him are Rudolf Mössbauer (1929), Hans Geiger (1882), Michael Thonet (1796), Ludwig Tieck (1773), Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (1839), and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1858).
1904 - 1979
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 571
1653 - 1697
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 572
1846 - 1930
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 573
1907 - 1994
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 574
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 575
1893 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 576
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 577
1929 - 2011
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 578
1882 - 1945
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 579
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 580
1773 - 1853
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 581
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 582
1858 - 1934
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 583
Among astronomers born in Germany, Simon Marius ranks 8. Before him are William Herschel (1738), Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758), Johann Gottfried Galle (1812), Johann Bayer (1572), Caroline Herschel (1750), and Wilhelm Schickard (1592). After him are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793), Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (1822), Max Wolf (1863), Karl Ludwig Harding (1765), Walter Baade (1893), and Wilhelm Tempel (1821).
1738 - 1822
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 2
1758 - 1840
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 3
1812 - 1910
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 4
1572 - 1625
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 5
1750 - 1848
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 6
1592 - 1635
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 7
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 8
1793 - 1864
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 9
1822 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 10
1863 - 1932
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 11
1765 - 1834
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 12
1893 - 1960
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 13
1821 - 1889
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 14