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Varāhamihira

505 - 587

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Varāhamihira (c. 20/21 March 505 – c. 587), also called Varāha or Mihira, was an ancient Indian astrologer-astronomer who lived in or around Ujjain in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Varāhamihira is the 93rd most popular astronomer (down from 52nd in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from India (down from 90th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Astronomer.

Varāhamihira is most famous for his book the "Brihat Samhita" which is a compilation of astronomical information.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Varāhamihira ranks 93 out of 644. Before him are George O. Abell, Mariam al-Asturlabi, Petrus Apianus, Pieter van Musschenbroek, Jacques Cassini, and Ferdinand Verbiest. After him are Fritz Zwicky, Angelo Secchi, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Henry Norris Russell, and Abu Hanifa Dinawari.

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Among people born in 505, Varāhamihira ranks 3. Before him are Belisarius, and Pope Pelagius I. After him are Jacob Baradaeus, Germanus, and Hesychius of Miletus. Among people deceased in 587, Varāhamihira ranks 1. After him are Radegund, Saint Maurus, Emperor Yōmei, and Æscwine of Essex.

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In India

Among people born in India, Varāhamihira ranks 145 out of 1,861. Before him are Vātsyāyana (300), Nathuram Godse (1910), Sambhaji (1657), Sanghamitta (-281), Chandrakirti (600), and Akshay Kumar (1967). After him are C. N. R. Rao (1934), Sadhu Sundar Singh (1889), Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak (1551), Guru Arjan (1563), Rajaraja I (947), and Ahilyabai Holkar (1725).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In India

Among astronomers born in India, Varāhamihira ranks 2. Before him are Aryabhata (476). After him are Philip Herbert Cowell (1870).

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