1534 - 1576
Volcher Coiter (also spelled Coyter or Koyter; Latin: Volcherus Coiterus; 1534 – 2 June 1576) was a Dutch anatomist who established the study of comparative osteology and first described cerebrospinal meningitis. He also studied the human eye and was able to demonstrate the replenishment of the aqueous humor. Coiter's muscle is a name sometimes used for the corrugator superciliaris that is involved in wrinkling of the eyebrow. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Volcher Coiter has received more than 25,120 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Volcher Coiter is the 591st most popular biologist, the 603rd most popular biography from Netherlands and the 14th most popular Dutch Biologist.
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Among biologists, Volcher Coiter ranks 591 out of 841. Before him are Franz Unger, Gerrit Smith Miller, Ignaz Schiffermüller, Fritz Schaudinn, Marie Jules César Savigny, and Robert Swinhoe. After him are Shi Zhengli, Roberto de Visiani, John Isaac Briquet, Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, Friedrich Reinitzer, and Alfred Cogniaux.
1800 - 1870
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 585
1869 - 1956
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 586
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 587
1871 - 1906
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 588
1777 - 1851
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 589
1836 - 1877
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 590
1534 - 1576
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 591
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 592
1800 - 1878
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 593
1870 - 1931
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 594
1804 - 1885
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 595
1857 - 1927
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 596
1841 - 1916
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 597
Among people born in 1534, Volcher Coiter ranks 16. Before him are Guru Ram Das, Giovanni de' Bardi, Robert Garnier, Setthathirath, Zacharias Ursinus, and Fernando de Herrera. Among people deceased in 1576, Volcher Coiter ranks 14. Before him are Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Bálint Bakfark, John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Bartolomé Carranza, and Nicola Vicentino. After him is Juan de Salcedo.
1534 - 1581
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 10
1534 - 1612
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 11
1534 - 1590
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 12
1534 - 1571
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 13
1534 - 1583
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 14
1534 - 1597
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 15
1534 - 1576
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 16
1515 - 1576
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 8
1528 - 1576
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 9
1507 - 1576
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 10
1525 - 1576
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 11
1503 - 1576
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 12
1511 - 1576
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 13
1534 - 1576
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 14
1549 - 1576
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 15
Among people born in Netherlands, Volcher Coiter ranks 603 out of 1,427. Before him are Gysbert Japiks (1603), Yolanda Hadid (1964), Nigel de Jong (1984), Martin van Creveld (1946), Janwillem van de Wetering (1931), and Fedde Schurer (1898). After him are Hendrik van Gent (1900), Arie den Hartog (1941), Michel de Klerk (1884), Jan van Bijlert (1597), Wilhelmina Cooper (1939), and Gerbrand Bredero (1585).
1603 - 1666
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 597
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 598
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 599
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 600
1931 - 2008
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 601
1898 - 1968
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 602
1534 - 1576
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 603
1900 - 1947
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 604
1941 - 2018
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 605
1884 - 1923
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 606
1597 - 1671
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 607
1939 - 1980
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 608
1585 - 1618
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 609
Among biologists born in Netherlands, Volcher Coiter ranks 14. Before him are Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), Pieter Boddaert (1730), Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734), George Clifford III (1685), Pieter Bleeker (1819), and Johannes Burman (1707). After him are Jan Frederik Gronovius (1686), C. B. van Niel (1897), Wilhem de Haan (1801), Pieter Willem Korthals (1807), and Wim Crusio (1954).
1778 - 1858
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 8
1730 - 1795
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 9
1734 - 1793
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 10
1685 - 1760
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 11
1819 - 1870
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12
1707 - 1779
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 13
1534 - 1576
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 14
1686 - 1762
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 15
1897 - 1985
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 16
1801 - 1855
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 17
1807 - 1892
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 18
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 19