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Giovanni Battista Beccaria

1716 - 1781

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Giovanni Battista Beccaria (Italian: [bekkaˈriːa]; 3 October 1716 – 27 May 1781) was an Italian physicist. A fellow of the Royal Society, he published several papers on electrical subjects in the Phil. Trans. Beccaria was one of Benjamin Franklin's more conspicuous correspondents. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Beccaria is the 551st most popular physicist (down from 523rd in 2019), the 3,041st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,936th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Italian Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Giovanni Battista Beccaria ranks 551 out of 851Before him are Grote Reber, Gilbert Walker, John Robison, Ludvig Faddeev, Gunnar Nordström, and Woldemar Voigt. After him are Gene Amdahl, Robert H. Dicke, Philip Morrison, Richard Mollier, Ursula Franklin, and Knut Ångström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1716, Giovanni Battista Beccaria ranks 17Before him are Antonio de Ulloa, Thomas Gray, Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, Luis Egidio Meléndez, Eugenios Voulgaris, and Pehr Kalm. After him are Jean François de Saint-Lambert, Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, Otto von Münchhausen, and George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville. Among people deceased in 1781, Giovanni Battista Beccaria ranks 15Before him are Johann Anton Güldenstädt, Faustina Bordoni, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas, John Needham, Túpac Katari, and Johannes Ewald. After him are Bartolina Sisa, Micaela Bastidas, Tobias Furneaux, and Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Beccaria ranks 3,041 out of 5,161Before him are Teofilo Folengo (1491), Enzo Ghinazzi (1955), Ugo Frigerio (1901), Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany (950), Dorino Serafini (1909), and Francesca Bertini (1892). After him are Giacomo F. Maraldi (1665), Pasquale Malipiero (1392), Tino di Camaino (1285), Ciro Ferrara (1967), Sandro Puppo (1918), and Marcantonio Giustinian (1619).

Among PHYSICISTS In Italy

Among physicists born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Beccaria ranks 27Before him are Augusto Righi (1850), Giovanni Aldini (1762), Nicola Cabibbo (1935), Edoardo Amaldi (1908), Giovanni Poleni (1683), and Fabiola Gianotti (1960). After him are Richard Mollier (1863), Giuseppe Occhialini (1907), Antonio Pacinotti (1841), Tullio Regge (1931), Franco Rasetti (1901), and Carlo Alberto Castigliano (1847).