MATHEMATICIAN
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
1903 - 1996
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (Dutch: [ˈbɑrtə(l) ˈleːndərt fɑn dər ˈʋaːrdə(n)]; 2 February 1903 – 12 January 1996) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bartel Leendert van der Waerden has received more than 130,439 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Bartel Leendert van der Waerden is the 325th most popular mathematician (up from 376th in 2019), the 328th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 374th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Mathematician.
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130k
Page Views (PV)
56.07
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
8.00
Effective Languages (L*)
1.92
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden ranks 325 out of 1,004. Before him are Abraham Wald, Igor Shafarevich, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, August Leopold Crelle, Shiing-Shen Chern, and Stephen Smale. After him are Maurice René Fréchet, Alain Connes, Johann Friedrich Pfaff, Enrico Bombieri, René-Louis Baire, and Guidobaldo del Monte.
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1902 - 1950
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 319
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1923 - 2017
HPI: 56.20
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1912 - 1999
HPI: 56.18
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August Leopold Crelle
1780 - 1855
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 322
Shiing-Shen Chern
1911 - 2004
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 323
Stephen Smale
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 324
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 325
Maurice René Fréchet
1878 - 1973
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 326
Alain Connes
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 327
Johann Friedrich Pfaff
1765 - 1825
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 328
Enrico Bombieri
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 329
René-Louis Baire
1874 - 1932
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 330
Guidobaldo del Monte
1545 - 1607
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 331
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden ranks 103. Before him are Georges Politzer, Alice Herz-Sommer, Cornell Woolrich, Victor Brauner, Misao Tamai, and Gregor Piatigorsky. After him are Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Michail Stasinopoulos, Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, Nikolay Krylov, Nikolai Voznesensky, and Alexander Imich. Among people deceased in 1996, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden ranks 87. Before him are Zeki Müren, Karl Frenzel, Christopher Robin Milne, Saul Bass, Dondinho, and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. After him are Amos Tversky, Ben Johnson, Lew Ayres, David Packard, Lo Wei, and Infanta María Cristina of Spain.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsGeorges Politzer
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1942
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 97
Alice Herz-Sommer
MUSICIAN
1903 - 2014
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 98
Cornell Woolrich
WRITER
1903 - 1968
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 99
Victor Brauner
PAINTER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 100
Misao Tamai
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 101
Gregor Piatigorsky
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1976
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 102
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 103
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1948
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 104
Michail Stasinopoulos
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2002
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 105
Pedro Eugenio Aramburu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1970
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 106
Nikolay Krylov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1972
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 107
Nikolai Voznesensky
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1950
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 108
Alexander Imich
WRITER
1903 - 2014
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 109
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsZeki Müren
WRITER
1931 - 1996
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 81
Karl Frenzel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1996
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 82
Christopher Robin Milne
WRITER
1920 - 1996
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 83
Saul Bass
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1996
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 84
Dondinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1996
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 85
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 86
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 87
Amos Tversky
PSYCHOLOGIST
1937 - 1996
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 88
Ben Johnson
ACTOR
1918 - 1996
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 89
Lew Ayres
ACTOR
1908 - 1996
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 90
David Packard
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1996
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 91
Lo Wei
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 92
Infanta María Cristina of Spain
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 93
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden ranks 328 out of 1,646. Before him are Aad de Mos (1947), Jan Dirksz Both (1618), Jacobus Kapteyn (1851), Karel Dujardin (1622), Emanuel de Witte (1617), and Franciscus Donders (1818). After him are Samuel Goudsmit (1902), Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), Nikolaus Gerhaert (1420), Esaias van de Velde (1587), and Joanna of Bavaria (1356).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsAad de Mos
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 322
Jan Dirksz Both
PAINTER
1618 - 1652
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 323
Jacobus Kapteyn
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1922
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 324
Karel Dujardin
PAINTER
1622 - 1678
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 325
Emanuel de Witte
PAINTER
1617 - 1692
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 326
Franciscus Donders
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 327
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 328
Samuel Goudsmit
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1978
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 329
Willem van de Velde the Younger
PAINTER
1633 - 1707
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 330
Charles II, Duke of Guelders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1467 - 1538
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 331
Nikolaus Gerhaert
SCULPTOR
1420 - 1473
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 332
Esaias van de Velde
PAINTER
1587 - 1630
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 333
Joanna of Bavaria
COMPANION
1356 - 1386
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 334
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Netherlands
Among mathematicians born in Netherlands, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden ranks 5. Before him are Willebrord Snellius (1580), Willem de Sitter (1872), L. E. J. Brouwer (1881), and Isaac Beeckman (1588). After him are Gemma Frisius (1508), Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856), Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918), Willem 's Gravesande (1688), Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835), Arend Heyting (1898), and Diederik Korteweg (1848).
Willebrord Snellius
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1
Willem de Sitter
1872 - 1934
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 2
L. E. J. Brouwer
1881 - 1966
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 3
Isaac Beeckman
1588 - 1637
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 5
Gemma Frisius
1508 - 1555
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 6
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes
1856 - 1894
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 7
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
1918 - 2000
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 8
Willem 's Gravesande
1688 - 1742
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 9
Auguste Kerckhoffs
1835 - 1903
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 10
Arend Heyting
1898 - 1980
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 11
Diederik Korteweg
1848 - 1941
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 12