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Varāhamihira

505 - 587

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Varāhamihira (6th century CE, possibly c. 505 – c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Varāhamihira has received more than 1,054,864 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Varāhamihira is the 54th most popular astronomer (up from 95th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from India (up from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Astronomer.

Varāhamihira is most famous for his book the "Brihat Samhita" which is a compilation of astronomical information.

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  • 63.12

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Varāhamihira ranks 54 out of 531Before him are Clyde Tombaugh, Ferdinand Verbiest, Johann Palisa, Jérôme Lalande, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, and Pieter van Musschenbroek. After him are John Flamsteed, Pierre Méchain, Girolamo Fracastoro, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Martin Ryle, and Jacques Cassini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 505, Varāhamihira ranks 3Before him are Belisarius and Pope Pelagius I. After him are Jacob Baradaeus, Germanus, and Hesychius of Miletus. Among people deceased in 587, Varāhamihira ranks 1After him are Saint Maurus, Radegund, Emperor Yōmei, and Æscwine of Essex.

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In India

Among people born in India, Varāhamihira ranks 95 out of 1,493Before him are Gerald Durrell (1925), Mahākāśyapa (-550), Satyendra Nath Bose (1894), Chandragupta II (400), Vishvamitra (-2000), and Guru Gobind Singh (1666). After him are Ramanuja (1017), Maharana Pratap (1540), Razia Sultana (1205), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), Lawrence Durrell (1912), and Maudgalyayana (-568).

Among ASTRONOMERS In India

Among astronomers born in India, Varāhamihira ranks 2Before him are Aryabhata (476).