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Ahmes

1680 BC - 1620 BC

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Ahmes (Ancient Egyptian: jꜥḥ-ms “, a common Egyptian name also transliterated Ahmose) was an ancient Egyptian scribe who lived towards the end of the Fifteenth Dynasty (and of the Second Intermediate Period) and the beginning of the Eighteenth Dynasty (and of the New Kingdom). He transcribed the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, a work of ancient Egyptian mathematics that dates to approximately 1550 BC; he is the earliest contributor to mathematics whose name is known. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmes has received more than 121,862 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmes is the 187th most popular mathematician (down from 178th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 191st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Egyptian Mathematician.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Ahmes ranks 187 out of 1,004. Before him are Rafael Bombelli, Ibn Yunus, James Gregory, Menaechmus, Vito Volterra, and Jan Łukasiewicz. After him are Georg von Peuerbach, Jean Gaston Darboux, Hermann Grassmann, Abu Nasr Mansur, Jakob Steiner, and Gabriel Lamé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1680 BC, Ahmes ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 1620 BC, Ahmes ranks 2. Before him is Ḫattušili I.

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    Ahmes

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1680 BC - 1620 BC

    HPI: 66.09

    Rank: 1

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    Ḫattušili I

    POLITICIAN

    1700 BC - 1620 BC

    HPI: 68.60

    Rank: 1

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    Ahmes

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1680 BC - 1620 BC

    HPI: 66.09

    Rank: 2

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ahmes ranks 213 out of 642. Before him are Ibn Yunus (950), Jehan Sadat (1933), Ahmed ‘Urabi (1841), Hemiunu (-2500), Robert II, Count of Artois (1250), and Pentawer (-1173). After him are Suzanne Mubarak (1941), Saad Zaghloul (1858), Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Takelot II (-900), Amyrtaeus (-450), and Iry-Hor (-3101).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Egypt

Among mathematicians born in Egypt, Ahmes ranks 10. Before him are Diophantus (201), Pappus of Alexandria (290), Ctesibius (-284), Theon of Alexandria (335), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), and Ibn Yunus (950). After him are Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), and Hypsicles (-190).

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