ASTRONOMER
Roger Joseph Boscovich
1711 - 1787

Roger Joseph Boscovich
Roger Joseph Boscovich (Croatian: Ruđer Josip Bošković, pronounced [rûd͡ʑer jǒsip bôʃkoʋit͡ɕ]; Italian: Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich; Latin: Rogerius (Iosephus) Boscovicius; 18 May 1711 – 13 February 1787) was a Croatian physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa. He studied and lived in Italy and France where he also published many of his works. Boscovich produced a precursor of atomic theory and made many contributions to astronomy, including the first geometric procedure for determining the equator of a rotating planet from three observations of a surface feature and for computing the orbit of a planet from three observations of its position. In 1753 he also discovered the absence of an atmosphere on the Moon. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Joseph Boscovich is the 29th most popular astronomer (down from 24th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Astronomer.
Roger Joseph Boscovich was a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa (now Croatia) who made significant contributions to a wide range of fields including mathematics, physics, astronomy, and philosophy. He is known for his development of the atomic theory of matter, which proposed that atoms are not solid, indivisible particles but rather dynamic entities that are constantly interacting with one another. He also made important contributions to the field of optics and was a pioneer in the study of the nature of light.
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Roger Joseph Boscovich ranks 29 out of 644. Before her are Caroline Herschel, Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Charles Messier, Giuseppe Piazzi, and Neil deGrasse Tyson. After her are Riccardo Giacconi, Charles Greeley Abbot, Giovanni Schiaparelli, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Johann Palisa, and Johann Gottfried Galle.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
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1750 - 1848
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 23
Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
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HPI: 75.12
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell
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HPI: 75.09
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Charles Messier
1730 - 1817
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 26
Giuseppe Piazzi
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HPI: 74.97
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HPI: 74.94
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Roger Joseph Boscovich
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 29
Riccardo Giacconi
1931 - 2018
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 30
Charles Greeley Abbot
1872 - 1973
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 31
Giovanni Schiaparelli
1835 - 1910
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 32
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
1822 - 1875
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 33
Johann Palisa
1848 - 1925
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 34
Johann Gottfried Galle
1812 - 1910
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 35
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1711, Roger Joseph Boscovich ranks 4. Before her are David Hume, Qianlong Emperor, and Mikhail Lomonosov. After her are Laura Bassi, William IV, Prince of Orange, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Barbara of Portugal, Ablai Khan, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg, and Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1787, Roger Joseph Boscovich ranks 3. Before her are Christoph Willibald Gluck, and Leopold Mozart. After her are Alphonsus Liguori, Carl Friedrich Abel, Pompeo Batoni, Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Louise of France, Şahin Giray, Johann Karl August Musäus, William Watson, and Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau.
Others Born in 1711
Go to all RankingsDavid Hume
PHILOSOPHER
1711 - 1776
HPI: 83.28
Rank: 1
Qianlong Emperor
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1799
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 2
Mikhail Lomonosov
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1765
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 3
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 4
Laura Bassi
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1778
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 5
William IV, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1751
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 6
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1794
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 7
Barbara of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1758
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 8
Ablai Khan
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1781
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 9
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
WRITER
1711 - 1780
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 10
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1711 - 1785
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 11
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1711 - 1741
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1787
Go to all RankingsChristoph Willibald Gluck
COMPOSER
1714 - 1787
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 1
Leopold Mozart
MUSICIAN
1719 - 1787
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 2
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 3
Alphonsus Liguori
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1696 - 1787
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 4
Carl Friedrich Abel
COMPOSER
1723 - 1787
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 5
Pompeo Batoni
PAINTER
1708 - 1787
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 6
Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
POLITICIAN
1723 - 1787
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 7
Louise of France
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1787
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 8
Şahin Giray
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1787
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 9
Johann Karl August Musäus
WRITER
1735 - 1787
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 10
William Watson
PHYSICIST
1715 - 1787
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 11
Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1787
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 12
In Croatia
Among people born in Croatia, Roger Joseph Boscovich ranks 10 out of 700. Before her are Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (-63), Rüstem Pasha (1500), Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valens (328), Leopold Ružička (1887), and János Kádár (1912). After her are Pope John IV (600), Pope Caius (250), Saint Marinus (275), Laura Antonelli (1941), Franz von Suppé (1819), and Joanna II of Naples (1373).
Others born in Croatia
Go to all RankingsMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
63 BC - 12 BC
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 4
Rüstem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1561
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 5
Franjo Tuđman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 6
Valens
POLITICIAN
328 - 378
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 7
Leopold Ružička
CHEMIST
1887 - 1976
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 8
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 9
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 10
Pope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 11
Pope Caius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 296
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 12
Saint Marinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
275 - 366
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 13
Laura Antonelli
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 14
Franz von Suppé
COMPOSER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 15
Joanna II of Naples
POLITICIAN
1373 - 1435
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 16
Among ASTRONOMERS In Croatia
Among astronomers born in Croatia, Roger Joseph Boscovich ranks 1. After her are Korado Korlević (1958).