ASTRONOMER
Giuseppe Asclepi
1706 - 1776

Giuseppe Asclepi
Giuseppe Maria Asclepi (1706–1776) was an Italian astronomer and physician. He was a Jesuit and director of the observatory at the Collegio Romano. The lunar crater Asclepi is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giuseppe Asclepi is the 508th most popular astronomer (down from 416th in 2019), the 3,728th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,545th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Italian Astronomer.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Giuseppe Asclepi ranks 508 out of 644. Before him are Robert H. McNaught, Edwin Foster Coddington, Frederik Kaiser, William Henry Smyth, Ruby Payne-Scott, and DeLisle Stewart. After him are Miguel Itzigsohn, Julie Vinter Hansen, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, William Christie, Warren De la Rue, and Alfred Bohrmann.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert H. McNaught
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 502
Edwin Foster Coddington
1870 - 1950
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 503
Frederik Kaiser
1808 - 1872
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 504
William Henry Smyth
1788 - 1865
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 505
Ruby Payne-Scott
1912 - 1981
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 506
DeLisle Stewart
1870 - 1941
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 507
Giuseppe Asclepi
1706 - 1776
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 508
Miguel Itzigsohn
1908 - 1978
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 509
Julie Vinter Hansen
1890 - 1960
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 510
Ľudmila Pajdušáková
1916 - 1979
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 511
William Christie
1845 - 1922
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 512
Warren De la Rue
1815 - 1889
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 513
Alfred Bohrmann
1904 - 2000
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 514
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1706, Giuseppe Asclepi ranks 12. Before him are Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis, John Dollond, John Baskerville, Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark, and Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough. After him is John Belchier. Among people deceased in 1776, Giuseppe Asclepi ranks 14. Before him are Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse, Sabah I bin Jaber, Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria, Johann Adolf Scheibe, John Ellis, and Johann Jakob Breitinger. After him is Nathan Hale.
Others Born in 1706
Go to all RankingsPrincess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis
POLITICIAN
1706 - 1756
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 6
John Dollond
PHYSICIST
1706 - 1761
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 7
John Baskerville
DESIGNER
1706 - 1775
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 8
Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1706 - 1771
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 9
Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark
COMPANION
1706 - 1782
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 10
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
POLITICIAN
1706 - 1758
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 11
Giuseppe Asclepi
ASTRONOMER
1706 - 1776
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 12
John Belchier
BIOLOGIST
1706 - 1785
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1776
Go to all RankingsJeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse
WRITER
1732 - 1776
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 8
Sabah I bin Jaber
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1776
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 9
Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1776
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 10
Johann Adolf Scheibe
COMPOSER
1708 - 1776
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 11
John Ellis
BIOLOGIST
1710 - 1776
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 12
Johann Jakob Breitinger
WRITER
1701 - 1776
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 13
Giuseppe Asclepi
ASTRONOMER
1706 - 1776
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 14
Nathan Hale
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1776
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 15
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe Asclepi ranks 3,729 out of 5,161. Before him are Cesare Rubini (1923), Carlo Porta (1775), Stefano Borgonovo (1964), Letícia Román (1941), Cesare Perdisa (1932), and Ersilio Tonini (1914). After him are Mellitus (600), Antonella Ragno-Lonzi (1940), Esau de' Buondelmonti (1355), Gabriele Salvatores (1950), Fausto Gresini (1961), and Nunzio Gallo (1928).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsCesare Rubini
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1923 - 2011
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 3,723
Carlo Porta
WRITER
1775 - 1821
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 3,724
Stefano Borgonovo
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2013
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 3,725
Letícia Román
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 3,726
Cesare Perdisa
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1998
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 3,727
Ersilio Tonini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2013
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 3,728
Giuseppe Asclepi
ASTRONOMER
1706 - 1776
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 3,729
Mellitus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 624
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 3,730
Antonella Ragno-Lonzi
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 3,731
Esau de' Buondelmonti
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1411
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3,732
Gabriele Salvatores
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3,733
Fausto Gresini
RACING DRIVER
1961 - 2021
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3,734
Nunzio Gallo
SINGER
1928 - 2008
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 3,735
Among ASTRONOMERS In Italy
Among astronomers born in Italy, Giuseppe Asclepi ranks 27. Before him are Niccolò Zucchi (1586), Caterina Scarpellini (1808), Ercole Dembowski (1812), Elia Millosevich (1848), Luciano Tesi (1931), and Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819). After him are Barnaba Oriani (1752), Maura Tombelli (1952), Stefano Sposetti (1958), and Andrea Boattini (1969).
Niccolò Zucchi
1586 - 1670
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 21
Caterina Scarpellini
1808 - 1873
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 22
Ercole Dembowski
1812 - 1881
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 23
Elia Millosevich
1848 - 1919
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 24
Luciano Tesi
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 25
Charles Piazzi Smyth
1819 - 1900
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 26
Giuseppe Asclepi
1706 - 1776
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 27
Barnaba Oriani
1752 - 1832
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 28
Maura Tombelli
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 29
Stefano Sposetti
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 30
Andrea Boattini
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 31