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Francesco Maria Grimaldi

1618 - 1663

Francesco Maria Grimaldi

Francesco Maria Grimaldi (2 April 1618 – 28 December 1663) was an Italian Jesuit priest, mathematician and physicist who taught at the Jesuit college in Bologna. He was born in Bologna to Paride Grimaldi and Anna Cattani. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Maria Grimaldi is the 211th most popular physicist (down from 201st in 2019), the 784th most popular biography from Italy (up from 858th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Physicist.

Francesco Maria Grimaldi is most famous for his discovery of the diffraction of light.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Francesco Maria Grimaldi ranks 211 out of 851. Before him are Karl Schwarzschild, Maurice Wilkins, Murray Gell-Mann, Theodor W. Hänsch, Edward Mills Purcell, and James Cronin. After him are David Lee, Pyotr Kapitsa, Yoichiro Nambu, Joseph Rotblat, Steven Weinberg, and Wolfgang Paul.

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Karl Schwarzschild
1873 - 1916
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 205
Maurice Wilkins
1916 - 2004
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 206
Murray Gell-Mann
1929 - 2019
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 207
Theodor W. Hänsch
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 208
Edward Mills Purcell
1912 - 1997
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 209
James Cronin
1931 - 2016
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 210
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 211
David Lee
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 212
Pyotr Kapitsa
1894 - 1984
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 213
Yoichiro Nambu
1921 - 2015
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 214
Joseph Rotblat
1908 - 2005
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 215
Steven Weinberg
1933 - 2021
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 216
Wolfgang Paul
1913 - 1993
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 217

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1618, Francesco Maria Grimaldi ranks 2. Before him is Aurangzeb. After him are Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Jeremiah Horrocks, Hishikawa Moronobu, Ivan Bohun, François Pierre La Varenne, François Blondel, Vittoria Farnese, Peter Lely, Juraj Križanić, and Jan Dirksz Both. Among people deceased in 1663, Francesco Maria Grimaldi ranks 2. Before him is Christine of France. After him are Joseph of Cupertino, Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern, Giancarlo de' Medici, Heinrich Scheidemann, and Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

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Aurangzeb
POLITICIAN
1618 - 1707
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 1
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
PHYSICIST
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 2
Elisabeth of the Palatinate
POLITICIAN
1618 - 1680
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 3
Jeremiah Horrocks
ASTRONOMER
1618 - 1641
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 4
Hishikawa Moronobu
PAINTER
1618 - 1694
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 5
Ivan Bohun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1618 - 1664
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 6
François Pierre La Varenne
WRITER
1618 - 1678
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 7
François Blondel
ARCHITECT
1618 - 1686
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 8
Vittoria Farnese
NOBLEMAN
1618 - 1649
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 9
Peter Lely
PAINTER
1618 - 1680
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 10
Juraj Križanić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1618 - 1683
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 11
Jan Dirksz Both
PAINTER
1618 - 1652
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1663

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Christine of France
POLITICIAN
1606 - 1663
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 1
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
PHYSICIST
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 2
Joseph of Cupertino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1603 - 1663
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 3
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
POLITICIAN
1583 - 1663
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4
Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1635 - 1663
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 5
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1663
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 6
Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern
POLITICIAN
1625 - 1663
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 7
Giancarlo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1663
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 8
Heinrich Scheidemann
COMPOSER
1596 - 1663
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 9
Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
NOBLEMAN
1584 - 1663
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 10

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Maria Grimaldi ranks 784 out of 5,161. Before him are Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759), Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), Ottorino Respighi (1879), Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860), Peter Lombard (1096), and Andrea del Castagno (1420). After him are Giancarlo Giannini (1942), Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli (1397), Antonio del Pollaiolo (1429), Andrea Pisano (1290), Francesco Hayez (1791), and Tancred, King of Sicily (1138).

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Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1824
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 778
Agathocles of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
361 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 779
Ottorino Respighi
COMPOSER
1879 - 1936
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 780
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1952
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 781
Peter Lombard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1096 - 1160
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 782
Andrea del Castagno
PAINTER
1420 - 1457
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 783
Francesco Maria Grimaldi
PHYSICIST
1618 - 1663
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 784
Giancarlo Giannini
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 785
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli
ASTRONOMER
1397 - 1482
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 786
Antonio del Pollaiolo
PAINTER
1429 - 1498
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 787
Andrea Pisano
SCULPTOR
1290 - 1348
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 788
Francesco Hayez
PAINTER
1791 - 1882
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 789
Tancred, King of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1194
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 790