MATHEMATICIAN
Axel Thue
1863 - 1922
Axel Thue
Axel Thue (Norwegian: [tʉː]; 19 February 1863 – 7 March 1922) was a Norwegian mathematician, known for his original work in diophantine approximation and combinatorics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Axel Thue has received more than 76,854 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Axel Thue is the 727th most popular mathematician (down from 655th in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Norway (down from 267th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Norwegian Mathematician.
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5.04
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Axel Thue ranks 727 out of 1,004. Before him are Eliyahu Rips, Yuri Matiyasevich, Maxim Kontsevich, Paul du Bois-Reymond, Charles Hutton, and Alicia Boole Stott. After him are Wilhelm Killing, William Kahan, Oswald Teichmüller, Stanisław Zaremba, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, and Antanas Mockus.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEliyahu Rips
1948 - 2024
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 721
Yuri Matiyasevich
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 722
Maxim Kontsevich
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 723
Paul du Bois-Reymond
1831 - 1889
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 724
Charles Hutton
1737 - 1823
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 725
Alicia Boole Stott
1860 - 1940
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 726
Axel Thue
1863 - 1922
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 727
Wilhelm Killing
1847 - 1923
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 728
William Kahan
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 729
Oswald Teichmüller
1913 - 1943
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 730
Stanisław Zaremba
1863 - 1942
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 731
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
1891 - 1970
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 732
Antanas Mockus
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 733
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Axel Thue ranks 134. Before him are Dmitry Grave, Alexander Serafimovich, Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis, János Hadik, Zabel Sibil Asadour, and Victor Basch. After him are Stanisław Zaremba, Richard Wettstein, Samuel P. Bush, Sylvain Lévi, Ekvtime Takaishvili, and Blanche Bingley. Among people deceased in 1922, Axel Thue ranks 107. Before him are Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Ferdinand Keller, José de Amézola y Aspizúa, Louis-Antoine Ranvier, Berthold Delbrück, and Take Ionescu. After him are Josef Václav Myslbek, Betzy Akersloot-Berg, František Ondříček, Gaston Bonnier, Lev Chugaev, and Vilma Hugonnai.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsDmitry Grave
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1939
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 128
Alexander Serafimovich
WRITER
1863 - 1949
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 129
Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1938
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 130
János Hadik
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1933
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 131
Zabel Sibil Asadour
WRITER
1863 - 1934
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 132
Victor Basch
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 133
Axel Thue
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1922
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 134
Stanisław Zaremba
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1942
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 135
Richard Wettstein
BIOLOGIST
1863 - 1931
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 136
Samuel P. Bush
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1948
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 137
Sylvain Lévi
LINGUIST
1863 - 1935
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 138
Ekvtime Takaishvili
HISTORIAN
1863 - 1953
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 139
Blanche Bingley
TENNIS PLAYER
1863 - 1946
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 140
Others Deceased in 1922
Go to all RankingsPrincess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1922
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 101
Ferdinand Keller
PAINTER
1842 - 1922
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 102
José de Amézola y Aspizúa
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1922
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 103
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1922
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 104
Berthold Delbrück
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 105
Take Ionescu
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 106
Axel Thue
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1922
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 107
Josef Václav Myslbek
SCULPTOR
1848 - 1922
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 108
Betzy Akersloot-Berg
PAINTER
1850 - 1922
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 109
František Ondříček
MUSICIAN
1857 - 1922
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 110
Gaston Bonnier
BIOLOGIST
1853 - 1922
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 111
Lev Chugaev
CHEMIST
1873 - 1922
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 112
Vilma Hugonnai
PHYSICIAN
1847 - 1922
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 113
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Axel Thue ranks 301 out of 1,039. Before him are Tom Henning Øvrebø (1966), Knud Knudsen (1812), Petter Solberg (1974), Karoline Krüger (1970), Elise Ottesen-Jensen (1886), and Asbjørn Ruud (1919). After him are Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1870), Finn Helgesen (1919), Ketil Bjørnstad (1952), Jahn Teigen (1949), Gunnar Knudsen (1848), and Jan Kjærstad (1953).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsTom Henning Øvrebø
REFEREE
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 295
Knud Knudsen
WRITER
1812 - 1895
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 296
Petter Solberg
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 297
Karoline Krüger
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 298
Elise Ottesen-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 299
Asbjørn Ruud
ATHLETE
1919 - 1989
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 300
Axel Thue
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1922
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 301
Johan Ludwig Mowinckel
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1943
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 302
Finn Helgesen
SKATER
1919 - 2011
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 303
Ketil Bjørnstad
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 304
Jahn Teigen
SINGER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 305
Gunnar Knudsen
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1928
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 306
Jan Kjærstad
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 307
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Norway
Among mathematicians born in Norway, Axel Thue ranks 10. Before him are Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Caspar Wessel (1745), Viggo Brun (1885), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Thoralf Skolem (1887), and Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795). After him are Carl Størmer (1874), and Øystein Ore (1899).
Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow
1832 - 1918
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4
Caspar Wessel
1745 - 1818
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 5
Viggo Brun
1885 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 6
Cato Maximilian Guldberg
1836 - 1902
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 7
Thoralf Skolem
1887 - 1963
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 8
Bernt Michael Holmboe
1795 - 1850
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 9
Axel Thue
1863 - 1922
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 10
Carl Størmer
1874 - 1957
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 11
Øystein Ore
1899 - 1968
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 12