1538 - 1612
Christopher Clavius (25 March 1538 – 6 February 1612) was a Jesuit German mathematician, head of mathematicians at the Collegio Romano, and astronomer who was a member of the Vatican commission that accepted the proposed calendar invented by Aloysius Lilius, that is known as Gregorian calendar. Clavius would later write defences and an explanation of the reformed calendar, including an emphatic acknowledgement of Lilius' work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Clavius has received more than 136,002 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Clavius is the 103rd most popular mathematician (down from 93rd in 2019), the 557th most popular biography from Germany (down from 12th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Mathematician.
Christopher Clavius is most famous for his work on the Gregorian calendar.
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Among mathematicians, Christopher Clavius ranks 103 out of 828. Before him are Alexander Grothendieck, Josef Stefan, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Leopold Kronecker, Stefan Banach, and Thomas Harriot. After him are John Couch Adams, Jean-Victor Poncelet, Meton of Athens, Edward Norton Lorenz, Hippocrates of Chios, and Lodovico Ferrari.
1928 - 2014
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 97
1835 - 1893
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 98
1804 - 1851
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 99
1823 - 1891
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 100
1892 - 1945
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 101
1560 - 1621
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 102
1538 - 1612
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 103
1819 - 1892
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 104
1788 - 1867
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 105
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 106
1917 - 2008
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 107
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 108
1522 - 1565
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 109
Among people born in 1538, Christopher Clavius ranks 2. Before him is Charles Borromeo. After him are Caesar Baronius, Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Maeda Toshiie, Giovanni Battista Guarini, Louis of Nassau, Turibius of Mogrovejo, Hōjō Ujimasa, Infanta Maria of Guimarães, and Ashikaga Yoshihide. Among people deceased in 1612, Christopher Clavius ranks 5. Before him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Vasili IV of Russia, Giovanni Gabrieli, and Sasaki Kojirō. After him are Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Federico Barocci, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Karin Månsdotter, Hans Leo Hassler, and Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.
1538 - 1584
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 1
1538 - 1612
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 2
1538 - 1607
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 3
1538 - 1587
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 4
1538 - 1599
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 5
1538 - 1612
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 6
1538 - 1574
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 7
1538 - 1606
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 8
1538 - 1590
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 9
1538 - 1577
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 10
1538 - 1568
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 11
1552 - 1612
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 1
1552 - 1612
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 2
1557 - 1612
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 3
1583 - 1612
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 4
1538 - 1612
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 5
1562 - 1612
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 6
1535 - 1612
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 7
1575 - 1612
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 8
1594 - 1612
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 9
1550 - 1612
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 10
1564 - 1612
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 11
1586 - 1612
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Christopher Clavius ranks 557 out of 5,289. Before him are Pope Damasus II (1000), Otto Günsche (1917), Dietrich Eckart (1868), Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792), Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), and Wolfgang Petersen (1941). After him are Georg Elser (1903), Hans Spemann (1869), Adam of Bremen (null), Felix Hoffmann (1868), Johann Adolph Hasse (1699), and Sophia of Nassau (1836).
1000 - 1048
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1917 - 2003
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1868 - 1923
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1792 - 1873
HPI: 73.13
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1919 - 1942
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 555
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 556
1538 - 1612
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 557
1903 - 1945
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 558
1869 - 1941
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 559
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 560
1868 - 1946
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 561
1699 - 1783
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 562
1836 - 1913
HPI: 73.04
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Among mathematicians born in Germany, Christopher Clavius ranks 16. Before him are Friedrich Bessel (1784), Richard Dedekind (1831), Regiomontanus (1436), Felix Klein (1849), Alexander Grothendieck (1928), and Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804). After him are Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852), Hermann Weyl (1885), Johannes Trithemius (1462), Robert Aumann (1930), Hermann of Reichenau (1013), and Ernst Zermelo (1871).
1784 - 1846
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 10
1831 - 1916
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 11
1436 - 1476
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 12
1849 - 1925
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 13
1928 - 2014
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 14
1804 - 1851
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 15
1538 - 1612
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 16
1852 - 1939
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 17
1885 - 1955
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 18
1462 - 1516
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 19
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 20
1013 - 1054
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 21
1871 - 1953
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 22