1874 - 1957
Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer (3 September 1874 – 13 August 1957) was a Norwegian mathematician and astrophysicist. In mathematics, he is known for his work in number theory, including the calculation of π and Størmer's theorem on consecutive smooth numbers. In physics, he is known for studying the movement of charged particles in the magnetosphere and the formation of aurorae, and for his book on these subjects, From the Depths of Space to the Heart of the Atom. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Størmer has received more than 67,450 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Carl Størmer is the 700th most popular mathematician (down from 605th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Norway (down from 259th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Mathematician.
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Among mathematicians, Carl Størmer ranks 700 out of 823. Before him are Annie S. D. Maunder, Stanisław Mazur, Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Joseph Diez Gergonne, Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt, and William Whiston. After him are William Shanks, Hilda Geiringer, Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Daniel Quillen, Alexander Ostrowski, and Charles Howard Hinton.
1868 - 1947
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 694
1905 - 1981
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 695
1924 - 2016
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 696
1771 - 1859
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 697
1854 - 1925
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 698
1667 - 1752
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 699
1874 - 1957
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 700
1812 - 1882
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 701
1893 - 1973
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 702
1850 - 1916
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 703
1940 - 2011
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 704
1893 - 1986
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 705
1853 - 1907
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 706
Among people born in 1874, Carl Størmer ranks 164. Before him are Adolf Brand, Lewis Sheldon, Bill Holland, Arthur Meighen, Oskari Mantere, and Jan Černý. After him are Lucien Démanet, Janko Jesenský, Charles R. Knight, Sergey Lebedev, Launceston Elliot, and Paul Van Asbroeck. Among people deceased in 1957, Carl Størmer ranks 164. Before him are Ernesto Chaparro, Robert Lowie, Mikhail Gnessin, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, and Wyndham Lewis. After him are Karl Patterson Schmidt, Walter Nausch, Devdas Gandhi, Mark Aldanov, Ernest Oppenheimer, and Zenón Noriega Agüero.
1874 - 1945
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 158
1874 - 1960
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 159
1874 - 1930
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 160
1874 - 1960
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 161
1874 - 1942
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 162
1874 - 1959
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 163
1874 - 1957
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 164
1874 - 1943
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 165
1874 - 1945
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 166
1874 - 1953
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 167
1874 - 1934
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 168
1874 - 1930
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 169
1874 - 1959
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 170
1901 - 1957
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 158
1883 - 1957
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 159
1883 - 1957
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 160
1880 - 1957
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 161
1881 - 1957
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 162
1882 - 1957
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 163
1874 - 1957
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 164
1890 - 1957
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 165
1907 - 1957
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 166
1900 - 1957
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 167
1886 - 1957
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 168
1880 - 1957
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 169
1900 - 1957
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 170
Among people born in Norway, Carl Størmer ranks 294 out of 927. Before him are Olav Aukrust (1883), Jan Kjærstad (1953), Sverre Stenersen (1926), Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1870), Jens Hundseid (1883), and Linn Ullmann (1966). After him are Eva Nansen (1858), Oscar Torp (1893), Sverre Farstad (1920), Bodil Katharine Biørn (1871), Johan Ferner (1927), and Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941).
1883 - 1929
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 288
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 289
1926 - 2005
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 290
1870 - 1943
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 291
1883 - 1963
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 292
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 293
1874 - 1957
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 294
1858 - 1907
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 295
1893 - 1958
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 296
1920 - 1978
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 297
1871 - 1960
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 298
1927 - 2015
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 299
1941 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 300
Among mathematicians born in Norway, Carl Størmer ranks 11. Before him are Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Caspar Wessel (1745), Viggo Brun (1885), Thoralf Skolem (1887), Axel Thue (1863), and Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795). After him are Øystein Ore (1899).
1836 - 1902
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 5
1745 - 1818
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 6
1885 - 1978
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 7
1887 - 1963
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 8
1863 - 1922
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 9
1795 - 1850
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 10
1874 - 1957
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 11
1899 - 1968
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 12