CHEMIST
Sophia Brahe
1556 - 1643
Sophia Brahe
Sophia (or Sophie) Thott Lange (née Brahe; 24 August 1559 or 22 September 1556 – 1643), known by her maiden name, was a Danish noblewoman and horticulturalist with knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophia Brahe has received more than 109,086 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Sophia Brahe is the 173rd most popular chemist (down from 168th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Denmark and the 3rd most popular Danish Chemist.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
62.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
9.64
Effective Languages (L*)
2.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHEMISTS
Among chemists, Sophia Brahe ranks 173 out of 602. Before her are Marcellin Berthelot, Ei-ichi Negishi, Ernst Chain, August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Alexander R. Todd, and Ascanio Sobrero. After her are Johann Josef Loschmidt, John Macleod, Robert F. Furchgott, Henry Louis Le Chatelier, Giulio Natta, and Robert W. Holley.
Most Popular Chemists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcellin Berthelot
1827 - 1907
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 167
Ei-ichi Negishi
1935 - 2021
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 168
Ernst Chain
1906 - 1979
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 169
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
1818 - 1892
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 170
Alexander R. Todd
1907 - 1997
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 171
Ascanio Sobrero
1812 - 1888
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 172
Sophia Brahe
1556 - 1643
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 173
Johann Josef Loschmidt
1821 - 1895
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 174
John Macleod
1876 - 1935
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 175
Robert F. Furchgott
1916 - 2009
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 176
Henry Louis Le Chatelier
1850 - 1936
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 177
Giulio Natta
1903 - 1979
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 178
Robert W. Holley
1922 - 1993
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 179
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1556, Sophia Brahe ranks 3. Before her are Carlo Maderno, and Anne Hathaway. After her are Joseph Calasanz, Adriaen de Vries, Otto van Veen, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Tōdō Takatora, Paul Bril, and Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn. Among people deceased in 1643, Sophia Brahe ranks 5. Before her are Louis XIII of France, Claudio Monteverdi, Hong Taiji, and Girolamo Frescobaldi. After her are Paul Guldin, François Duquesnoy, Hendrik Brouwer, Giovanni Baglione, Benedetto Castelli, Jean du Vergier de Hauranne, and Herman Wrangel.
Others Born in 1556
Go to all RankingsCarlo Maderno
ARCHITECT
1556 - 1629
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 1
Anne Hathaway
COMPANION
1556 - 1623
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 2
Sophia Brahe
CHEMIST
1556 - 1643
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3
Joseph Calasanz
PHYSICIAN
1556 - 1648
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 4
Adriaen de Vries
SCULPTOR
1556 - 1626
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 5
Otto van Veen
PAINTER
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 6
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1627
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 7
Uesugi Kagekatsu
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1623
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 8
Jerzy Radziwiłł
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1556 - 1600
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 9
Tōdō Takatora
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1556 - 1630
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 10
Paul Bril
PAINTER
1556 - 1626
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 11
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn
EXPLORER
1556 - 1623
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1643
Go to all RankingsLouis XIII of France
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 1
Claudio Monteverdi
COMPOSER
1567 - 1643
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 2
Hong Taiji
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1643
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 3
Girolamo Frescobaldi
COMPOSER
1583 - 1643
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 4
Sophia Brahe
CHEMIST
1556 - 1643
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 5
Paul Guldin
MATHEMATICIAN
1577 - 1643
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 6
François Duquesnoy
SCULPTOR
1597 - 1643
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 7
Hendrik Brouwer
EXPLORER
1581 - 1643
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 8
Giovanni Baglione
PAINTER
1566 - 1643
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 9
Benedetto Castelli
MATHEMATICIAN
1578 - 1643
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 10
Jean du Vergier de Hauranne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1581 - 1643
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 11
Herman Wrangel
POLITICIAN
1584 - 1643
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 12
In Denmark
Among people born in Denmark, Sophia Brahe ranks 109 out of 1,032. Before her are Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853), Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847), Eric II of Denmark (1090), Bille August (1948), Hans Christian Gram (1853), and Brigitte Nielsen (1963). After her are Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746), Nicolai Abildgaard (1743), Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Boetius of Dacia (1240), Princess Ingeborg of Denmark (1878), and Jussi Adler-Olsen (1950).
Others born in Denmark
Go to all RankingsPrincess Thyra of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1933
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 103
Jens Peter Jacobsen
WRITER
1847 - 1885
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 104
Eric II of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1090 - 1137
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 105
Bille August
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 106
Hans Christian Gram
BIOLOGIST
1853 - 1938
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 107
Brigitte Nielsen
MODEL
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 108
Sophia Brahe
CHEMIST
1556 - 1643
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 109
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
COMPANION
1746 - 1813
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 110
Nicolai Abildgaard
PAINTER
1743 - 1809
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 111
Ejnar Hertzsprung
ASTRONOMER
1873 - 1967
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 112
Boetius of Dacia
PHILOSOPHER
1240 - 1284
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 113
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1958
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 114
Jussi Adler-Olsen
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 115
Among CHEMISTS In Denmark
Among chemists born in Denmark, Sophia Brahe ranks 3. Before her are Henrik Dam (1895), and Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879). After her are S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), Rasmus Bartholin (1625), Morten P. Meldal (1954), Johan Kjeldahl (1849), and Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826).
Henrik Dam
1895 - 1976
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
1879 - 1947
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 2
Sophia Brahe
1556 - 1643
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 3
S. P. L. Sørensen
1868 - 1939
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 4
Rasmus Bartholin
1625 - 1698
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5
Morten P. Meldal
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 6
Johan Kjeldahl
1849 - 1900
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 7
Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen
1826 - 1909
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 8