PHYSICIST
Jurij Vega
1754 - 1802

Jurij Vega
Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also spelled Veha; Latin: Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha; German: Georg Freiherr von Vega; born Vehovec, March 23, 1754 – September 26, 1802) was a Slovene mathematician, physicist, and artillery commissioned officer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jurij Vega is the 371st most popular physicist (up from 375th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 36th in 2019) and the most popular Slovene Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Jurij Vega ranks 371 out of 851. Before him are Théophile de Donder, Louis Slotin, William Sturgeon, George F. R. Ellis, Wolfgang Ketterle, and Karl Guthe Jansky. After him are Vladimir Shukhov, Franz Ernst Neumann, Galileo Ferraris, Johann Wilhelm Hittorf, Maurice de Broglie, and Walter H. Schottky.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThéophile de Donder
1872 - 1957
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 365
Louis Slotin
1910 - 1946
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 366
William Sturgeon
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 367
George F. R. Ellis
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 368
Wolfgang Ketterle
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 369
Karl Guthe Jansky
1905 - 1950
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 370
Jurij Vega
1754 - 1802
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 371
Vladimir Shukhov
1853 - 1939
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 372
Franz Ernst Neumann
1798 - 1895
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 373
Galileo Ferraris
1847 - 1897
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 374
Johann Wilhelm Hittorf
1824 - 1914
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 375
Maurice de Broglie
1875 - 1960
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 376
Walter H. Schottky
1886 - 1976
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 377
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1754, Jurij Vega ranks 23. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Regnault, Salawat Yulayev, Salomon Maimon, Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, Franz Xaver von Zach, and Usman dan Fodio. After him are Jean-Antoine Marbot, Pavel Tsitsianov, Vicente Martín y Soler, Andrea Appiani, Joseph Joubert, and Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 1802, Jurij Vega ranks 14. Before him are Ludovico Manin, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, Alexander Radishchev, Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Franz Aepinus, and Jens Juel. After him are Prince Henry of Prussia, Giuseppe Sarti, María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, August Batsch, George Romney, and Johann Gottlieb Georgi.
Others Born in 1754
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste Regnault
PAINTER
1754 - 1829
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 17
Salawat Yulayev
WRITER
1754 - 1800
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 18
Salomon Maimon
PHILOSOPHER
1754 - 1800
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 19
Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1754 - 1818
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 20
Franz Xaver von Zach
ASTRONOMER
1754 - 1832
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 21
Usman dan Fodio
PHILOSOPHER
1754 - 1817
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 22
Jurij Vega
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1802
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 23
Jean-Antoine Marbot
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1800
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 24
Pavel Tsitsianov
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1806
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 25
Vicente Martín y Soler
COMPOSER
1754 - 1806
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 26
Andrea Appiani
PAINTER
1754 - 1817
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 27
Joseph Joubert
WRITER
1754 - 1824
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 28
Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1754 - 1823
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1802
Go to all RankingsLudovico Manin
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1802
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 8
Charles Alexandre de Calonne
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1802
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 9
Alexander Radishchev
WRITER
1749 - 1802
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 10
Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1802
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 11
Franz Aepinus
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1802
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 12
Jens Juel
PAINTER
1745 - 1802
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 13
Jurij Vega
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1802
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 14
Prince Henry of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1802
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 15
Giuseppe Sarti
COMPOSER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 16
María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1802
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 17
August Batsch
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1802
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 18
George Romney
PAINTER
1734 - 1802
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 19
Johann Gottlieb Georgi
GEOGRAPHER
1729 - 1802
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 20
In Slovenia
Among people born in Slovenia, Jurij Vega ranks 34 out of 340. Before him are Jacobus Gallus (1550), Branko Oblak (1947), Hermann II, Count of Celje (1361), Anton Ažbe (1862), Thomas Luckmann (1927), and Anton Janša (1734). After him are Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1406), Anton Korošec (1872), Anna of Cilli (1380), Ivana Kobilca (1861), Robert Golob (1967), and Leon Štukelj (1898).
Others born in Slovenia
Go to all RankingsJacobus Gallus
COMPOSER
1550 - 1591
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 28
Branko Oblak
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 29
Hermann II, Count of Celje
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1435
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 30
Anton Ažbe
PAINTER
1862 - 1905
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 31
Thomas Luckmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 32
Anton Janša
PAINTER
1734 - 1773
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 33
Jurij Vega
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1802
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 34
Ulrich II, Count of Celje
NOBLEMAN
1406 - 1456
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 35
Anton Korošec
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1940
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 36
Anna of Cilli
COMPANION
1380 - 1416
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 37
Ivana Kobilca
PAINTER
1861 - 1926
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 38
Robert Golob
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 39
Leon Štukelj
GYMNAST
1898 - 1999
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 40
Among PHYSICISTS In Slovenia
Among physicists born in Slovenia, Jurij Vega ranks 1.