WRITER
Isaac Casaubon
1559 - 1614

Isaac Casaubon
Isaac Casaubon (; French: [kazobɔ̃]; 18 February 1559 – 1 July 1614) was a classical scholar and philologist, first in France and then later in England. His son Méric Casaubon was also a classical scholar. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Casaubon is the 2,602nd most popular writer (up from 3,346th in 2019), the 273rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 346th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Swiss Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Isaac Casaubon ranks 2,602 out of 7,302. Before him are Alice B. Toklas, Palaephatus, Bhanubhakta Acharya, Timotheus of Miletus, Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, and André Salmon. After him are Jorge Guillén, Cornelia Funke, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, Ottavio Rinuccini, Mir Taqi Mir, and D. B. Weiss.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlice B. Toklas
1877 - 1967
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 2,596
Palaephatus
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 2,597
Bhanubhakta Acharya
1814 - 1868
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,598
Timotheus of Miletus
450 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,599
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
1739 - 1791
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,600
André Salmon
1881 - 1969
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 2,601
Isaac Casaubon
1559 - 1614
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,602
Jorge Guillén
1893 - 1984
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,603
Cornelia Funke
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,604
Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire
1802 - 1861
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 2,605
Ottavio Rinuccini
1562 - 1621
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,606
Mir Taqi Mir
1723 - 1810
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,607
D. B. Weiss
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 2,608
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1559, Isaac Casaubon ranks 9. Before him are Ishida Mitsunari, Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Catherine de Bourbon, Lawrence of Brindisi, Ōtani Yoshitsugu, and Cigoli. After him are Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and George Chapman. Among people deceased in 1614, Isaac Casaubon ranks 11. Before him are Luís Vaz de Torres, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Mavro Orbini, Marina Mniszech, and Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme. After him are Man Singh I, François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Sibylla of Anhalt, and Felice Anerio.
Others Born in 1559
Go to all RankingsIshida Mitsunari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 3
Albert VII, Archduke of Austria
COMPANION
1559 - 1621
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 4
Catherine de Bourbon
WRITER
1559 - 1604
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 5
Lawrence of Brindisi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1559 - 1619
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 6
Ōtani Yoshitsugu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1600
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 7
Cigoli
PAINTER
1559 - 1613
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 8
Isaac Casaubon
WRITER
1559 - 1614
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 9
Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1559 - 1588
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 10
George Chapman
WRITER
1559 - 1634
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1614
Go to all RankingsLuís Vaz de Torres
EXPLORER
1565 - 1614
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 5
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós
EXPLORER
1565 - 1614
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 6
Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg
NOBLEMAN
1547 - 1614
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 7
Mavro Orbini
WRITER
1563 - 1614
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 8
Marina Mniszech
NOBLEMAN
1588 - 1614
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 9
Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1614
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 10
Isaac Casaubon
WRITER
1559 - 1614
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 11
Man Singh I
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1614
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 12
François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
NOBLEMAN
1558 - 1614
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 13
Sibylla of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1564 - 1614
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 14
Felice Anerio
COMPOSER
1560 - 1614
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 15
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Isaac Casaubon ranks 273 out of 1,015. Before him are Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767), Matilda of Habsburg (1253), Daniel Peter (1836), Doris Leuthard (1963), Hugo Koblet (1925), and Abraham Trembley (1710). After him are Leopold Kielholz (1911), Alexandre Calame (1810), Johann II Bernoulli (1710), Giovanni Giacometti (1868), Gustave Moynier (1826), and Gilberto Agustoni (1922).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJacques-Laurent Agasse
PAINTER
1767 - 1849
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 267
Matilda of Habsburg
POLITICIAN
1253 - 1304
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 268
Daniel Peter
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1919
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 269
Doris Leuthard
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 270
Hugo Koblet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1964
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 271
Abraham Trembley
BIOLOGIST
1710 - 1784
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 272
Isaac Casaubon
WRITER
1559 - 1614
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 273
Leopold Kielholz
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 274
Alexandre Calame
PAINTER
1810 - 1864
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 275
Johann II Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 276
Giovanni Giacometti
PAINTER
1868 - 1933
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 277
Gustave Moynier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1826 - 1910
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 278
Gilberto Agustoni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 279
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Isaac Casaubon ranks 27. Before him are Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825), Jean Starobinski (1920), Jeremias Gotthelf (1797), Emma Jung (1882), Johann Peter Hebel (1760), and Heinrich Glarean (1488). After him are Alphonse Matejka (1902), Peter Bichsel (1935), Peter Bieri (1944), Fleur Jaeggy (1940), Arthur Cravan (1887), and Fernán Caballero (1796).
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 21
Jean Starobinski
1920 - 2019
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 22
Jeremias Gotthelf
1797 - 1854
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 23
Emma Jung
1882 - 1955
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 24
Johann Peter Hebel
1760 - 1826
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 25
Heinrich Glarean
1488 - 1563
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 26
Isaac Casaubon
1559 - 1614
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 27
Alphonse Matejka
1902 - 1999
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 28
Peter Bichsel
1935 - 2025
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 29
Peter Bieri
1944 - 2023
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 30
Fleur Jaeggy
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 31
Arthur Cravan
1887 - 1918
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 32
Fernán Caballero
1796 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 33