Mathematicians from Denmark

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Danish Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Danish Mathematicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Harald Bohr

   1887 - 1951

   HPI 67.9338 langs

   Harald Bohr is most famous for his work on atomic theory. He was the first to propose that electrons orbit the nucleus in quantized orbits....Read moreShow less

   Harald Bohr is most famous for his work on atomic theory. He was the first to propose that electrons orbit the nucleus in quantized orbits. He also proposed that electrons only have a certain amount of energy that they can absorb or emit, which is called the Bohr model.

2. #2

   

   Piet Hein

   1905 - 1996

   HPI 67.0733 langs

   20th-century Danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet (1905–1996)

3. #3

   

   Georg Mohr

   1640 - 1697

   HPI 59.2719 langs

   Danish mathematician

4. #4

   

   Johan Jensen

   1859 - 1925

   HPI 58.0024 langs

   Danish mathematician and engineer

5. #5

   

   Agner Krarup Erlang

   1878 - 1929

   HPI 57.8719 langs

   Danish mathematician, statistician and engineer

6. #6

   

   Julius Petersen

   1839 - 1910

   HPI 57.6923 langs

   Danish mathematician

7. #7

   

   Jørgen Pedersen Gram

   1850 - 1916

   HPI 55.1819 langs

   Danish mathematician (1850–1916)

8. #8

   

   Poul Heegaard

   1871 - 1948

   HPI 51.2616 langs

   Danish mathematician