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Charles Joseph Minard

1781 - 1870

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Charles Joseph Minard (; French: [minaʁ]; 27 March 1781 – 24 October 1870) was a French civil engineer recognized for his significant contribution in the field of information graphics in civil engineering and statistics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Joseph Minard has received more than 670,821 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Joseph Minard is the 333rd most popular engineer, the 4,972nd most popular biography from France and the 60th most popular French Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Charles Joseph Minard ranks 333 out of 389Before him are Mario Theissen, Da-Wen Sun, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Octave Chanute, Aldo Costa, and Anatoly Blagonravov. After him are Leon O. Chua, Otmar Szafnauer, John Houbolt, Chuck Peddle, R. J. Mitchell, and Tommy Flowers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1781, Charles Joseph Minard ranks 44Before him are Henri Cassini, Andrés Narvarte, Joaquín Suárez, Alexander Vostokov, William John Burchell, and José María Calatrava y Peinado. After him are Francis Leggatt Chantrey, William Wyatt Bibb, and John M. Berrien. Among people deceased in 1870, Charles Joseph Minard ranks 65Before him are Umihana Čuvidina, Pascual Madoz, Jules Pierre Rambur, John P. Kennedy, Thomas Campbell Eyton, and Radhanath Sikdar. After him are Emma Willard, George Henry Thomas, and William Gilmore Simms.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Joseph Minard ranks 4,972 out of 6,770Before him are Elizabeth F. Neufeld (1928), Jean Lucas (1917), Paul Bontemps (1902), Gilles Panizzi (1965), Lydie Salvayre (1948), and Jacques Gamblin (1957). After him are Philippe Montanier (1964), Célestin Delmer (1907), Guillaume Grandidier (1873), Mickaël Landreau (1979), David Cage (1969), and Reynald Pedros (1971).

Among ENGINEERS In France

Among engineers born in France, Charles Joseph Minard ranks 60Before him are Robert Esnault-Pelterie (1881), Charles Combes (1801), Louis Armand (1905), Marc René, marquis de Montalembert (1714), Albert Auguste Perdonnet (1801), and Octave Chanute (1832). After him are Julien Simon-Chautemps (1978).