MATHEMATICIAN
Alfred J. Lotka
1880 - 1949

Alfred J. Lotka
Alfred James Lotka (March 2, 1880 – December 5, 1949) was a Polish-American mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics. A biophysicist, Lotka is best known for his proposal of the predator–prey model, developed simultaneously but independently of Vito Volterra. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred J. Lotka has received more than 119,221 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Alfred J. Lotka is the 473rd most popular mathematician (down from 393rd in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 357th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Ukrainian Mathematician.
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120k
Page Views (PV)
59.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.19
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Alfred J. Lotka ranks 473 out of 1,004. Before him are Isadore Singer, Hermann Hankel, Raoul Bott, Daniele Barbaro, Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq, and James Stirling. After him are Dennis Sullivan, Al-Mahani, Federico Commandino, Adam Ries, Johann Samuel König, and Lazarus Fuchs.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsadore Singer
1924 - 2021
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 467
Hermann Hankel
1839 - 1873
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 468
Raoul Bott
1923 - 2005
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 469
Daniele Barbaro
1513 - 1570
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 470
Yaʿqūb ibn Ṭāriq
800 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 471
James Stirling
1692 - 1770
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 472
Alfred J. Lotka
1880 - 1949
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 473
Dennis Sullivan
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 474
Al-Mahani
820 - 880
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 475
Federico Commandino
1509 - 1575
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 476
Adam Ries
1492 - 1559
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 477
Johann Samuel König
1712 - 1757
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 478
Lazarus Fuchs
1833 - 1902
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 479
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Alfred J. Lotka ranks 107. Before him are Sergei Natanovich Bernstein, Marie Stopes, Fritz Bleyl, Tudor Arghezi, Frigyes Riesz, and Lytton Strachey. After him are Mirza Kuchik Khan, B. C. Forbes, Hans Hofmann, Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Adrian Carton de Wiart. Among people deceased in 1949, Alfred J. Lotka ranks 90. Before him are Vyacheslav Ivanov, Kanji Ishiwara, Boris Asafyev, Tan Malaka, Otto Nerz, and Martin Knudsen. After him are Jankel Adler, Douglas Hyde, Antoun Saadeh, Ehmetjan Qasim, Damaskinos of Athens, and Charles Dullin.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsSergei Natanovich Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1968
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 101
Marie Stopes
BIOLOGIST
1880 - 1958
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 102
Fritz Bleyl
PAINTER
1880 - 1966
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 103
Tudor Arghezi
WRITER
1880 - 1967
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 104
Frigyes Riesz
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1956
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 105
Lytton Strachey
WRITER
1880 - 1932
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 106
Alfred J. Lotka
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1949
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 107
Mirza Kuchik Khan
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1921
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 108
B. C. Forbes
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1954
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 109
Hans Hofmann
PAINTER
1880 - 1966
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 110
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 111
Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1946
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 112
Adrian Carton de Wiart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1963
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 113
Others Deceased in 1949
Go to all RankingsVyacheslav Ivanov
WRITER
1866 - 1949
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 84
Kanji Ishiwara
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1949
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 85
Boris Asafyev
COMPOSER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 86
Tan Malaka
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1949
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 87
Otto Nerz
COACH
1892 - 1949
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 88
Martin Knudsen
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1949
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 89
Alfred J. Lotka
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1949
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 90
Jankel Adler
PAINTER
1895 - 1949
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 91
Douglas Hyde
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1949
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 92
Antoun Saadeh
PHILOSOPHER
1904 - 1949
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 93
Ehmetjan Qasim
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1949
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 94
Damaskinos of Athens
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1949
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 95
Charles Dullin
ACTOR
1885 - 1949
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 96
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Alfred J. Lotka ranks 442 out of 1,365. Before him are Isaac Boleslavsky (1919), Karol Mikuli (1821), Hugo Kołłątaj (1750), Nikolai Linevich (1839), Marian Jaworski (1926), and Ada Rogovtseva (1937). After him are Otto Struve (1897), Boris Iofan (1891), Alexander Spendiaryan (1871), Yury Olesha (1899), Emil Paur (1855), and Isaak Dunayevsky (1900).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsIsaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 436
Karol Mikuli
MUSICIAN
1821 - 1897
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 437
Hugo Kołłątaj
PHILOSOPHER
1750 - 1812
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 438
Nikolai Linevich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1908
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 439
Marian Jaworski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2020
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 440
Ada Rogovtseva
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 441
Alfred J. Lotka
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1949
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 442
Otto Struve
ASTRONOMER
1897 - 1963
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 443
Boris Iofan
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1976
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 444
Alexander Spendiaryan
COMPOSER
1871 - 1928
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 445
Yury Olesha
WRITER
1899 - 1960
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 446
Emil Paur
COMPOSER
1855 - 1932
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 447
Isaak Dunayevsky
COMPOSER
1900 - 1955
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 448
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Ukraine
Among mathematicians born in Ukraine, Alfred J. Lotka ranks 13. Before him are Israel Gelfand (1913), Tatyana Afanasyeva (1876), Viktor Bunyakovsky (1804), Igor Shafarevich (1923), Georgy Voronoy (1868), and Sergei Natanovich Bernstein (1880). After him are Pavel Urysohn (1898), Joseph Ludwig Raabe (1801), Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (1890), Mark Krein (1907), Jerzy Różycki (1909), and Vladimir Drinfeld (1954).
Israel Gelfand
1913 - 2009
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 7
Tatyana Afanasyeva
1876 - 1964
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 8
Viktor Bunyakovsky
1804 - 1889
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 9
Igor Shafarevich
1923 - 2017
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 10
Georgy Voronoy
1868 - 1908
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 11
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
1880 - 1968
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 12
Alfred J. Lotka
1880 - 1949
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 13
Pavel Urysohn
1898 - 1924
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 14
Joseph Ludwig Raabe
1801 - 1859
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 15
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
1890 - 1963
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 16
Mark Krein
1907 - 1989
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 17
Jerzy Różycki
1909 - 1942
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 18
Vladimir Drinfeld
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 19