MATHEMATICIAN
Alexis Clairaut
1713 - 1765
Alexis Clairaut
Alexis Claude Clairaut (French: [alɛksi klod klɛʁo]; 13 May 1713 – 17 May 1765) was a French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist. He was a prominent Newtonian whose work helped to establish the validity of the principles and results that Sir Isaac Newton had outlined in the Principia of 1687. Clairaut was one of the key figures in the expedition to Lapland that helped to confirm Newton's theory for the figure of the Earth. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexis Clairaut has received more than 179,605 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexis Clairaut is the 121st most popular mathematician (up from 132nd in 2019), the 882nd most popular biography from France (up from 981st in 2019) and the 25th most popular French Mathematician.
Alexis Clairaut was a mathematician and astronomer who is most famous for his work on the shape of the Earth.
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180k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
12.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.74
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Alexis Clairaut ranks 121 out of 1,004. Before him are Hippocrates of Chios, Meton of Athens, Theon of Alexandria, Leonid Kantorovich, Josef Stefan, and Nicomachus. After him are Christopher Clavius, Zu Chongzhi, Hermann Weyl, Herbert A. Hauptman, Marian Rejewski, and Ferdinand von Lindemann.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHippocrates of Chios
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 115
Meton of Athens
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 116
Theon of Alexandria
335 - 405
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 117
Leonid Kantorovich
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 118
Josef Stefan
1835 - 1893
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 119
Nicomachus
60 - 120
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 120
Alexis Clairaut
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 121
Christopher Clavius
1538 - 1612
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 122
Zu Chongzhi
429 - 500
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 123
Hermann Weyl
1885 - 1955
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 124
Herbert A. Hauptman
1917 - 2011
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 125
Marian Rejewski
1905 - 1980
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 126
Ferdinand von Lindemann
1852 - 1939
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 127
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1713, Alexis Clairaut ranks 5. Before him are Denis Diderot, Ferdinand VI of Spain, Laurence Sterne, and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille. After him are Jacques-Germain Soufflot, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Junípero Serra, Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha, Johann Ludwig Krebs, and Guillaume Thomas François Raynal. Among people deceased in 1765, Alexis Clairaut ranks 6. Before him are Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis, Dauphin of France, Mikhail Lomonosov, Muhammad bin Saud, and Philip, Duke of Parma. After him are Giovanni Paolo Panini, Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, Charles-André van Loo, Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, and Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.
Others Born in 1713
Go to all RankingsDenis Diderot
WRITER
1713 - 1784
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 1
Ferdinand VI of Spain
POLITICIAN
1713 - 1759
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 2
Laurence Sterne
WRITER
1713 - 1768
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 3
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
ASTRONOMER
1713 - 1762
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 4
Alexis Clairaut
MATHEMATICIAN
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 5
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
ARCHITECT
1713 - 1780
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 6
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
PUBLIC WORKER
1713 - 1792
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 7
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1713 - 1780
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 8
Junípero Serra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1713 - 1784
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 9
Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1713 - 1790
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 10
Johann Ludwig Krebs
COMPOSER
1713 - 1780
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 11
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
WRITER
1713 - 1796
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1765
Go to all RankingsFrancis I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 1
Louis, Dauphin of France
POLITICIAN
1729 - 1765
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 2
Mikhail Lomonosov
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1765
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 3
Muhammad bin Saud
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1765
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 4
Philip, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1765
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 5
Alexis Clairaut
MATHEMATICIAN
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 6
Giovanni Paolo Panini
PAINTER
1691 - 1765
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 7
Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
CHEMIST
1722 - 1765
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 8
Charles-André van Loo
PAINTER
1705 - 1765
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 9
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1719 - 1765
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 10
Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
COMPANION
1688 - 1765
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 11
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1765
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Alexis Clairaut ranks 882 out of 6,770. Before him are Martin Schongauer (1450), Lucien Laurent (1907), Eleanor of Provence (1223), Edmond Rostand (1868), François Cevert (1944), and Jean Rochefort (1930). After him are Henriette of France (1727), Louis Vuitton (1821), Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847), Georges Dumézil (1898), Renée of France (1510), and Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMartin Schongauer
PAINTER
1450 - 1491
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 876
Lucien Laurent
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 2005
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 877
Eleanor of Provence
COMPANION
1223 - 1291
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 878
Edmond Rostand
WRITER
1868 - 1918
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 879
François Cevert
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 1973
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 880
Jean Rochefort
ACTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 881
Alexis Clairaut
MATHEMATICIAN
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 882
Henriette of France
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1752
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 883
Louis Vuitton
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1892
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 884
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1923
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 885
Georges Dumézil
LINGUIST
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 886
Renée of France
POLITICIAN
1510 - 1574
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 887
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1857
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 888
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Alexis Clairaut ranks 25. Before him are Siméon Denis Poisson (1781), Guillaume de l'Hôpital (1661), Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698), Charles Hermite (1822), Girard Desargues (1591), and Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788). After him are Étienne Bézout (1730), Jacques Hadamard (1865), Émile Borel (1871), Henri Lebesgue (1875), Joseph Liouville (1809), and Michel Rolle (1652).
Siméon Denis Poisson
1781 - 1840
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 19
Guillaume de l'Hôpital
1661 - 1704
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 20
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
1698 - 1759
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 21
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 22
Girard Desargues
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 23
Jean-Victor Poncelet
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 24
Alexis Clairaut
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 25
Étienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 26
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 27
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 28
Henri Lebesgue
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 29
Joseph Liouville
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 30
Michel Rolle
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 31