MATHEMATICIAN
Archytas
428 BC - 347 BC
Archytas
Archytas (; Greek: Ἀρχύτας; 435/410–360/350 BC) was an Ancient Greek mathematician, music theorist, statesman, and strategist from the ancient city of Taras (Tarentum) in Southern Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archytas has received more than 295,627 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Archytas is the 46th most popular mathematician (down from 41st in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from Italy (down from 300th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Mathematician.
Archytas is most famous for his invention of the screw.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
70.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
12.18
Effective Languages (L*)
2.64
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Archytas by language
Over the past year Archytas has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 36,678 views, followed by Russian (13,448), and Italian (10,799). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (359.38%), Bosnian (54.36%), and Ukrainian (46.01%)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Archytas ranks 46 out of 1,004. Before him are Pope Sylvester II, Gottlob Frege, George Boole, Charles Sanders Peirce, Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia, and Maria Gaetana Agnesi. After him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Sofia Kovalevskaya, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Brahmagupta, Sophie Germain, and Karl Weierstrass.
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Pope Sylvester II
938 - 1003
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 40
Gottlob Frege
1848 - 1925
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 41
George Boole
1815 - 1864
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 42
Charles Sanders Peirce
1839 - 1914
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 43
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
1499 - 1557
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 44
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
1718 - 1799
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 45
Archytas
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 46
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
1819 - 1903
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 47
Sofia Kovalevskaya
1850 - 1891
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 48
Eudoxus of Cnidus
408 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 49
Brahmagupta
598 - 670
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 50
Sophie Germain
1776 - 1831
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 51
Karl Weierstrass
1815 - 1897
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 428 BC, Archytas ranks 1. Among people deceased in 347 BC, Archytas ranks 2. Before him is Plato.
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In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Archytas ranks 377 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Julius I (300), Gordian III (225), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Guido Reni (1575), Antipope John XXIII (1370), and Vitus (290). After him are Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), Pope Sixtus III (390), Alberto Moravia (1907), Pope Leo IV (790), Marcus Terentius Varro (-116), and Nero Claudius Drusus (-38).
Others born in Italy
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Pope Julius I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 352
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 371
Gordian III
POLITICIAN
225 - 244
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 372
Pope Celestine IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1241
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 373
Guido Reni
PAINTER
1575 - 1642
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 374
Antipope John XXIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1370 - 1419
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 375
Vitus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
290 - 303
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 376
Archytas
MATHEMATICIAN
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 377
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
ASTRONOMER
1625 - 1712
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 378
Pope Sixtus III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
390 - 440
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 379
Alberto Moravia
WRITER
1907 - 1990
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 380
Pope Leo IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
790 - 855
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 381
Marcus Terentius Varro
WRITER
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 382
Nero Claudius Drusus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
38 BC - 9 BC
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 383
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy
Among mathematicians born in Italy, Archytas ranks 8. Before him are Fibonacci (1170), Luca Pacioli (1445), Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736), Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia (1499), and Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718). After him are Philolaus (-470), Giuseppe Peano (1858), Bonaventura Cavalieri (1598), Lodovico Ferrari (1522), Aloysius Lilius (1510), and Vincenzo Viviani (1622).
Fibonacci
1170 - 1240
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 2
Luca Pacioli
1445 - 1517
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 3
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
1736 - 1813
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 4
Gerolamo Cardano
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 5
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
1499 - 1557
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 6
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
1718 - 1799
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 7
Archytas
428 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 8
Philolaus
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 9
Giuseppe Peano
1858 - 1932
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 10
Bonaventura Cavalieri
1598 - 1647
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 11
Lodovico Ferrari
1522 - 1565
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 12
Aloysius Lilius
1510 - 1576
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 13
Vincenzo Viviani
1622 - 1703
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 14
