BIOLOGIST
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522 - 1605
Ulisse Aldrovandi
Ulisse Aldrovandi (11 September 1522 – 4 May 1605) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ulisse Aldrovandi has received more than 169,044 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Ulisse Aldrovandi is the 68th most popular biologist (up from 80th in 2019), the 823rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 928th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Biologist.
Ulisse Aldrovandi was a naturalist and physician who was born in Bologna, Italy. He is most famous for his work on animals and insects.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
64.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
9.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Ulisse Aldrovandi ranks 68 out of 1,097. Before him are Adelbert von Chamisso, Trofim Lysenko, Irwin Rose, Linda B. Buck, André Michel Lwoff, and August Weismann. After him are Alexander Oparin, Robert Edwards, Ferdinand Cohn, Herman Boerhaave, Max Theiler, and Ernst Mayr.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdelbert von Chamisso
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 62
Trofim Lysenko
1898 - 1976
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 63
Irwin Rose
1926 - 2015
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 64
Linda B. Buck
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 65
André Michel Lwoff
1902 - 1994
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 66
August Weismann
1834 - 1914
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 67
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522 - 1605
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 68
Alexander Oparin
1894 - 1980
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 69
Robert Edwards
1925 - 2013
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 70
Ferdinand Cohn
1828 - 1898
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 71
Herman Boerhaave
1668 - 1738
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 72
Max Theiler
1899 - 1972
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 73
Ernst Mayr
1904 - 2005
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 74
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1522, Ulisse Aldrovandi ranks 5. Before him are Mihrimah Sultan, Şehzade Mehmed, Margaret of Parma, and Eleanor of Toledo. After him are Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Lodovico Ferrari, Sen no Rikyū, Joachim du Bellay, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero. Among people deceased in 1605, Ulisse Aldrovandi ranks 8. Before him are Pope Clement VIII, Pope Leo XI, Handan Sultan, Boris Godunov, Feodor II of Russia, and Jean Nicot. After him are John Davis, Theodore Beza, Naresuan, Jan Zamoyski, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha.
Others Born in 1522
Go to all RankingsMihrimah Sultan
COMPANION
1522 - 1578
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 1
Şehzade Mehmed
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1543
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 2
Margaret of Parma
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1586
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 3
Eleanor of Toledo
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1562
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 4
Ulisse Aldrovandi
BIOLOGIST
1522 - 1605
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 5
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1568
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 6
Lodovico Ferrari
MATHEMATICIAN
1522 - 1565
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 7
Sen no Rikyū
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1591
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 8
Joachim du Bellay
WRITER
1522 - 1560
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 9
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
WRITER
1522 - 1592
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 10
Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1545
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 11
Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1570
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1605
Go to all RankingsPope Clement VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1605
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 2
Pope Leo XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1535 - 1605
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 3
Handan Sultan
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1605
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 4
Boris Godunov
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1605
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 5
Feodor II of Russia
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1605
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 6
Jean Nicot
PHYSICIAN
1530 - 1605
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 7
Ulisse Aldrovandi
BIOLOGIST
1522 - 1605
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 8
John Davis
EXPLORER
1550 - 1605
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 9
Theodore Beza
WRITER
1519 - 1605
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 10
Naresuan
POLITICIAN
1555 - 1605
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 11
Jan Zamoyski
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1605
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 12
Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1570 - 1605
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 13
Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1605
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 14
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Ulisse Aldrovandi ranks 823 out of 5,161. Before him are Baldassare Galuppi (1706), Gigliola Cinquetti (1947), John of Capistrano (1386), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Rocco Siffredi (1964), and Fausta (289). After him are Andrea del Castagno (1420), Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia (1751), Berengar II of Italy (900), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609), Riccardo Muti (1941), and Errico Malatesta (1853).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsBaldassare Galuppi
COMPOSER
1706 - 1785
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 817
Gigliola Cinquetti
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 818
John of Capistrano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1386 - 1456
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 819
Marcus Velleius Paterculus
HISTORIAN
19 BC - 31
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 820
Rocco Siffredi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 821
Fausta
POLITICIAN
289 - 326
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 822
Ulisse Aldrovandi
BIOLOGIST
1522 - 1605
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 823
Andrea del Castagno
PAINTER
1420 - 1457
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 824
Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1751 - 1819
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 825
Berengar II of Italy
POLITICIAN
900 - 966
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 826
Raimondo Montecuccoli
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1609 - 1680
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 827
Riccardo Muti
CONDUCTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 828
Errico Malatesta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1932
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 829
Among BIOLOGISTS In Italy
Among biologists born in Italy, Ulisse Aldrovandi ranks 2. Before him are Lazzaro Spallanzani (1729). After him are Gabriele Falloppio (1523), Giovanni Sartori (1924), Mario Capecchi (1937), Salvador Luria (1912), Renato Dulbecco (1914), Giuseppe Acerbi (1773), Mikhail Tsvet (1872), Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922), Carlo Allioni (1728), and Odoardo Beccari (1843).
Lazzaro Spallanzani
1729 - 1799
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1
Ulisse Aldrovandi
1522 - 1605
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 2
Gabriele Falloppio
1523 - 1562
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 3
Giovanni Sartori
1924 - 2017
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 4
Mario Capecchi
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 5
Salvador Luria
1912 - 1991
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 6
Renato Dulbecco
1914 - 2012
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 7
Giuseppe Acerbi
1773 - 1846
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 8
Mikhail Tsvet
1872 - 1919
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 9
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
1922 - 2018
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 10
Carlo Allioni
1728 - 1804
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 11
Odoardo Beccari
1843 - 1920
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 12