BIOLOGIST
Volcher Coiter
1534 - 1576

Volcher Coiter
Volcher Coiter (also spelled Coyter or Koyter; Latin: Volcherus Coiterus; 1534 – 2 June 1576) was a Dutch anatomist who established the study of comparative osteology and first described cerebrospinal meningitis. He also studied the human eye and was able to demonstrate the replenishment of the aqueous humor. Coiter's muscle is a name sometimes used for the corrugator superciliaris that is involved in wrinkling of the eyebrow. He illustrated his works with his own meticulously detailed drawings. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Volcher Coiter is the 626th most popular biologist (up from 636th in 2019), the 579th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 661st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Dutch Biologist.
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Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, Volcher Coiter ranks 626 out of 1,097. Before him are Étienne Pierre Ventenat, Euclides da Cunha, Alfred Grandidier, Ray Lankester, Aldo Leopold, and Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet. After him are Charles David Keeling, Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg, Carl Bolle, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour, Charles Horton Peck, and Joseph Rock.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉtienne Pierre Ventenat
1757 - 1808
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 620
Euclides da Cunha
1866 - 1909
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 621
Alfred Grandidier
1836 - 1921
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 622
Ray Lankester
1847 - 1929
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 623
Aldo Leopold
1887 - 1948
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 624
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
1723 - 1778
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 625
Volcher Coiter
1534 - 1576
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 626
Charles David Keeling
1928 - 2005
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 627
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
1766 - 1849
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 628
Carl Bolle
1821 - 1909
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 629
Carl Friedrich von Ledebour
1786 - 1851
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 630
Charles Horton Peck
1833 - 1917
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 631
Joseph Rock
1884 - 1962
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 632
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1534, Volcher Coiter ranks 17. Before him are Giovanni de' Bardi, Robert Garnier, Abtai Sain Khan, Hans Bol, Setthathirath, and Fernando de Herrera. After him are Zacharias Ursinus, and Dirck Barendsz. Among people deceased in 1576, Volcher Coiter ranks 14. Before him are Isabella de' Medici, John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg, Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Bartolomé Carranza, Bálint Bakfark, and Nicola Vicentino. After him are Levina Teerlinc, and Juan de Salcedo.
Others Born in 1534
Go to all RankingsGiovanni de' Bardi
WRITER
1534 - 1612
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 11
Robert Garnier
WRITER
1534 - 1590
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 12
Abtai Sain Khan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1534 - 1588
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 13
Hans Bol
PAINTER
1534 - 1593
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 14
Setthathirath
POLITICIAN
1534 - 1571
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 15
Fernando de Herrera
WRITER
1534 - 1597
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 16
Volcher Coiter
BIOLOGIST
1534 - 1576
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 17
Zacharias Ursinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1534 - 1583
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 18
Dirck Barendsz
PAINTER
1534 - 1592
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1576
Go to all RankingsIsabella de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1576
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 8
John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1576
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 9
Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1576
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 10
Bartolomé Carranza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1503 - 1576
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 11
Bálint Bakfark
COMPOSER
1507 - 1576
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 12
Nicola Vicentino
COMPOSER
1511 - 1576
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 13
Volcher Coiter
BIOLOGIST
1534 - 1576
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 14
Levina Teerlinc
PAINTER
1510 - 1576
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 15
Juan de Salcedo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1549 - 1576
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 16
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Volcher Coiter ranks 579 out of 1,646. Before him are Hakim Ziyech (1993), Elly Ameling (1933), Kea Bouman (1903), Dirk van der Aa (1731), Fons Rademakers (1920), and Willem Marinus Dudok (1884). After him are Wander Johannes de Haas (1878), Abraham van Diepenbeeck (1596), Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom (1562), Jan Raas (1952), Pieter van Vollenhoven (1939), and Nigel de Jong (1984).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsHakim Ziyech
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 573
Elly Ameling
SINGER
1933 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 574
Kea Bouman
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1998
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 575
Dirk van der Aa
PAINTER
1731 - 1809
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 576
Fons Rademakers
ACTOR
1920 - 2007
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 577
Willem Marinus Dudok
ARCHITECT
1884 - 1974
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 578
Volcher Coiter
BIOLOGIST
1534 - 1576
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 579
Wander Johannes de Haas
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1960
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 580
Abraham van Diepenbeeck
PAINTER
1596 - 1675
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 581
Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom
PAINTER
1562 - 1640
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 582
Jan Raas
CYCLIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 583
Pieter van Vollenhoven
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 584
Nigel de Jong
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 585
Among BIOLOGISTS In Netherlands
Among biologists born in Netherlands, Volcher Coiter ranks 15. Before him are Pieter Boddaert (1730), Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734), Pieter Bleeker (1819), Wilhem de Haan (1801), George Clifford III (1685), and Pieter Willem Korthals (1807). After him are Johannes Burman (1707), C. B. van Niel (1897), Jan Frederik Gronovius (1686), and Wim Crusio (1954).
Pieter Boddaert
1730 - 1795
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 9
Nicolaas Laurens Burman
1734 - 1793
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 10
Pieter Bleeker
1819 - 1870
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 11
Wilhem de Haan
1801 - 1855
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 12
George Clifford III
1685 - 1760
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 13
Pieter Willem Korthals
1807 - 1892
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 14
Volcher Coiter
1534 - 1576
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 15
Johannes Burman
1707 - 1779
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 16
C. B. van Niel
1897 - 1985
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 17
Jan Frederik Gronovius
1686 - 1762
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 18
Wim Crusio
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 19