Mathematicians from Netherlands

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Dutchs Mathematicians of all time. This list of famous Dutchs Mathematicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Dutchs Mathematicians.

1. #1

   

   L. E. J. Brouwer

   1881 - 1966

   HPI 72.4237 langs

   L.E.J. Brouwer was a Dutch mathematician and one of the founders of topology. He is most famous for the Brouwer fixed point theorem, which...Read moreShow less

   L.E.J. Brouwer was a Dutch mathematician and one of the founders of topology. He is most famous for the Brouwer fixed point theorem, which states that any continuous function from a compact convex set into itself has at least one fixed point.

2. #2

   

   Willebrord Snellius

   1580 - 1626

   HPI 71.4544 langs

   Willebrord Snellius is most famous for his law of refraction, which is the law that governs the relationship between the angle of incidence...Read moreShow less

   Willebrord Snellius is most famous for his law of refraction, which is the law that governs the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction.

3. #3

   

   Gemma Frisius

   1508 - 1555

   HPI 65.1330 langs

   Frisian physician, mathematician and cartographer (1508–1555)

4. #4

   

   Isaac Beeckman

   1588 - 1637

   HPI 64.3320 langs

   Dutch philosopher and scientist

5. #5

   

   Willem de Sitter

   1872 - 1934

   HPI 64.0442 langs

   Dutch cosmologist (*1872 – †1934)

6. #6

   

   Bartel Leendert van der Waerden

   1903 - 1996

   HPI 61.7924 langs

   Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics (1903–1996)

7. #7

   

   Auguste Kerckhoffs

   1835 - 1903

   HPI 60.6820 langs

   Dutch linguist and cryptographer

8. #8

   

   Thomas Joannes Stieltjes

   1856 - 1894

   HPI 60.2824 langs

   mathematician (1856–1894)

9. #9

   

   Hendrik C. van de Hulst

   1918 - 2000

   HPI 60.2623 langs

   Dutch astronomer (1918–2000)

10. #10

    

    Willem 's Gravesande

    1688 - 1742

    HPI 58.3618 langs

    Dutch physicist