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Giovanni Battista Zupi

1589 - 1667

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Giovanni Battista Zupi or Zupus (2 November 1589 – 26 August 1667) was an Italian astronomer, mathematician, and Jesuit priest. He was born in Catanzaro. In 1639, Giovanni was the first person to discover that the planet Mercury had orbital phases, like those of the Moon and Venus. His observations demonstrated that the planet orbited around the Sun. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Zupi is the 565th most popular mathematician (up from 689th in 2019), the 2,923rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,437th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Italian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Giovanni Battista Zupi ranks 565 out of 1,004. Before him are Jean-Étienne Montucla, Pál Turán, D. R. Kaprekar, Solomon Lefschetz, Isadore Singer, and Louis J. Mordell. After him are Dénes Kőnig, Mikio Sato, Ernst Leonard Lindelöf, Benjamin Peirce, Evgraf Fedorov, and Max August Zorn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1589, Giovanni Battista Zupi ranks 15. Before him are Domenico Fetti, John, Duke of Östergötland, Hercules Seghers, Teimuraz I of Kakheti, Marko Krizin, and Adriaen van de Venne. After him are Gisbertus Voetius, Giovanni Pesaro, and Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan. Among people deceased in 1667, Giovanni Battista Zupi ranks 17. Before him are Peter Snayers, Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, Thomas de Keyser, Ferenc Wesselényi, and Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. After him are Grégoire de Saint-Vincent, Franz Tunder, Melchiorre Cafà, John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jean de Thévenot, and Jacobus Golius.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Zupi ranks 2,923 out of 5,161. Before him are Marino Sanuto the Younger (1466), Paolo Savi (1798), Giovanni Coppa (1925), Domenico Selvo (1100), Sophia of Montferrat (1399), and Ciriaco De Mita (1928). After him are Alberto Grimaldi (1925), Aulus Caecina Alienus (50), Felice Bonetto (1903), Carlo Pavesi (1923), Domenico Monegario (750), and Aldo Olivieri (1910).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy

Among mathematicians born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Zupi ranks 43. Before him are Benedetto Castelli (1578), Enrico Betti (1823), Luigi Cremona (1830), Campanus of Novara (1210), Guidobaldo del Monte (1545), and Pietro Mengoli (1626). After him are Gino Fano (1871), Ulisse Dini (1845), Plato Tiburtinus (1110), Giacomo F. Maraldi (1665), Francesco Faà di Bruno (1825), and Luigi Bianchi (1856).

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