PHYSICIST
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
Ami Argand
François-Pierre-Amédée Argand, known as Ami Argand (5 July 1750 – 14 or 24 October 1803) was a Genevan physicist and chemist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ami Argand has received more than 32,107 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ami Argand is the 332nd most popular physicist (up from 341st in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 164th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swiss Physicist.
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32k
Page Views (PV)
58.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
9.30
Effective Languages (L*)
1.17
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Ami Argand ranks 332 out of 851. Before him are John B. Goodenough, Luis Walter Alvarez, Daniel C. Tsui, Félix Savart, Joseph Swan, and Pierre Louis Dulong. After him are Donna Strickland, Otto Schmidt, Frank Wilczek, Ferenc Krausz, Frank Oppenheimer, and Philip Abelson.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn B. Goodenough
1922 - 2023
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 326
Luis Walter Alvarez
1911 - 1988
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 327
Daniel C. Tsui
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 328
Félix Savart
1791 - 1841
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 329
Joseph Swan
1828 - 1914
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 330
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 331
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 332
Donna Strickland
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 333
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 334
Frank Wilczek
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 335
Ferenc Krausz
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 336
Frank Oppenheimer
1912 - 1985
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 337
Philip Abelson
1913 - 2004
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 338
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1750, Ami Argand ranks 13. Before him are Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Francisco de Miranda, Heshen, Murad Bey, and Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa. After him are Karl August von Hardenberg, Adam Afzelius, Sheikh Mansur, Henri Grégoire, Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, and Lorenzo Mascheroni. Among people deceased in 1803, Ami Argand ranks 12. Before him are Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Vittorio Alfieri, Louis I of Etruria, and Louis Claude de Saint-Martin. After him are Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Samuel Adams, Kirill Razumovski, Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud, and Samuel von Brukenthal.
Others Born in 1750
Go to all RankingsArchduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria
COMPANION
1750 - 1762
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 7
Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1750 - 1806
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 8
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 9
Heshen
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1799
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 10
Murad Bey
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1801
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 11
Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1829
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 12
Ami Argand
PHYSICIST
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 13
Karl August von Hardenberg
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1822
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 14
Adam Afzelius
BIOLOGIST
1750 - 1837
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 15
Sheikh Mansur
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1794
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 16
Henri Grégoire
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1831
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 17
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
GEOLOGIST
1750 - 1801
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 18
Lorenzo Mascheroni
MATHEMATICIAN
1750 - 1800
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1803
Go to all RankingsGrand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1803
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 6
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
PAINTER
1749 - 1803
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 7
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
COMPOSER
1766 - 1803
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 8
Vittorio Alfieri
WRITER
1749 - 1803
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 9
Louis I of Etruria
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1803
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 10
Louis Claude de Saint-Martin
OCCULTIST
1743 - 1803
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 11
Ami Argand
PHYSICIST
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 12
Xenia of Saint Petersburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1719 - 1803
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 13
Samuel Adams
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1803
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 14
Kirill Razumovski
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1803
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 15
Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1803
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 16
Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1803
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 17
Samuel von Brukenthal
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1803
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 18
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Ami Argand ranks 145 out of 1,015. Before him are Marina Doria (1935), Jacob Sprenger (1435), Charles Gleyre (1806), Hugo Koblet (1925), Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), and Théophile Steinlen (1859). After him are Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938), Alexander Agassiz (1835), Jaime, Duke of Madrid (1870), Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695), Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1867), and Jakob Ammann (1644).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMarina Doria
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 139
Jacob Sprenger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 140
Charles Gleyre
PAINTER
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 141
Hugo Koblet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1964
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 142
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 143
Théophile Steinlen
PAINTER
1859 - 1923
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 144
Ami Argand
PHYSICIST
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 145
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2015
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 146
Alexander Agassiz
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1910
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 147
Jaime, Duke of Madrid
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1931
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 148
Nicolaus II Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1695 - 1726
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 149
Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1909
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 150
Jakob Ammann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1644 - 1730
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 151
Among PHYSICISTS In Switzerland
Among physicists born in Switzerland, Ami Argand ranks 7. Before him are Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), Heinrich Rohrer (1933), K. Alex Müller (1927), Felix Bloch (1905), Auguste Piccard (1884), and Johann Jakob Balmer (1825). After him are Walter H. Schottky (1886), Raoul Pictet (1846), Walther Ritz (1878), Jakob II Bernoulli (1759), Alfred Kleiner (1849), and Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724).
Charles Édouard Guillaume
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 1
Heinrich Rohrer
1933 - 2013
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 2
K. Alex Müller
1927 - 2023
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 3
Felix Bloch
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 4
Auguste Piccard
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 5
Johann Jakob Balmer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 6
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 7
Walter H. Schottky
1886 - 1976
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 8
Raoul Pictet
1846 - 1929
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 9
Walther Ritz
1878 - 1909
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 10
Jakob II Bernoulli
1759 - 1789
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 11
Alfred Kleiner
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 12
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 13