MATHEMATICIAN
Edward Waring
1736 - 1798
Edward Waring
Edward Waring (c. 1736 – 15 August 1798) was a British mathematician. He entered Magdalene College, Cambridge as a sizar and became Senior wrangler in 1757. He was elected a Fellow of Magdalene and in 1760 Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, holding the chair until his death. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Waring has received more than 78,737 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Edward Waring is the 280th most popular mathematician (up from 336th in 2019), the 1,347th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,698th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
79k
Page Views (PV)
57.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
9.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.67
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Edward Waring ranks 280 out of 1,004. Before him are Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Paul Cohen, Lev Pontryagin, Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam, Jacques Charles François Sturm, and George Atwood. After him are Lloyd Shapley, Abraham bar Hiyya, John Edensor Littlewood, Kunihiko Kodaira, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, and Marino Ghetaldi.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbū Sahl al-Qūhī
940 - 1000
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 274
Paul Cohen
1934 - 2007
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 275
Lev Pontryagin
1908 - 1988
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 276
Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam
850 - 930
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 277
Jacques Charles François Sturm
1803 - 1855
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 278
George Atwood
1745 - 1807
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 279
Edward Waring
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 280
Lloyd Shapley
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 281
Abraham bar Hiyya
1070 - 1145
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 282
John Edensor Littlewood
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 283
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 284
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 285
Marino Ghetaldi
1568 - 1626
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 286
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1736, Edward Waring ranks 13. Before him are Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Franz Xaver Messerschmidt. After him are Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, Anton Graff, Friedrich Kasimir Medikus, Patrick Henry, and Daniel Morgan. Among people deceased in 1798, Edward Waring ranks 12. Before him are Rigas Feraios, George Vancouver, Christian Gottlob Neefe, Tarrare, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Johann Reinhold Forster. After him are Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Yuan Mei, Infanta María Amalia of Spain, Antoine de Chézy, and Christian Cannabich.
Others Born in 1736
Go to all RankingsClaude Nicolas Ledoux
ARCHITECT
1736 - 1806
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 7
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
COMPOSER
1736 - 1809
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 8
Rudolf Erich Raspe
WRITER
1736 - 1794
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 9
Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1818
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 10
Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 11
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
SCULPTOR
1736 - 1783
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 12
Edward Waring
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 13
Johannes Nikolaus Tetens
PHILOSOPHER
1736 - 1807
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 14
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch
COMPOSER
1736 - 1800
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 15
Anton Graff
PAINTER
1736 - 1813
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 16
Friedrich Kasimir Medikus
PHYSICIAN
1736 - 1808
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 17
Patrick Henry
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1799
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 18
Daniel Morgan
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1802
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1798
Go to all RankingsRigas Feraios
WRITER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 6
George Vancouver
EXPLORER
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 7
Christian Gottlob Neefe
COMPOSER
1748 - 1798
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 8
Tarrare
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1798
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 9
Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 10
Johann Reinhold Forster
BIOLOGIST
1729 - 1798
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 11
Edward Waring
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 12
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
WRITER
1773 - 1798
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 13
François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1798
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 14
Yuan Mei
WRITER
1716 - 1798
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 15
Infanta María Amalia of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1779 - 1798
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 16
Antoine de Chézy
ENGINEER
1718 - 1798
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 17
Christian Cannabich
COMPOSER
1731 - 1798
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 18
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Waring ranks 1,347 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Tew (1649), George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Anne Perry (1938), Roger Fenton (1819), Edmund Kean (1787), and George Atwood (1745). After him are William Prout (1785), Peter Burke (1937), Gideon Mantell (1790), Ted Hughes (1930), Lennox Lewis (1965), and Jeremy Corbyn (1949).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThomas Tew
PIRATE
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,341
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,342
Anne Perry
WRITER
1938 - 2023
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,343
Roger Fenton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1819 - 1869
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,344
Edmund Kean
ACTOR
1787 - 1833
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,345
George Atwood
MATHEMATICIAN
1745 - 1807
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,346
Edward Waring
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,347
William Prout
CHEMIST
1785 - 1850
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,348
Peter Burke
HISTORIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,349
Gideon Mantell
GEOLOGIST
1790 - 1852
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,350
Ted Hughes
WRITER
1930 - 1998
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 1,351
Lennox Lewis
BOXER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,352
Jeremy Corbyn
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 1,353
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Edward Waring ranks 28. Before him are Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Robert Recorde (1512), Thomas Simpson (1710), John Horton Conway (1937), John Wilkins (1614), and George Atwood (1745). After him are John Edensor Littlewood (1885), William George Horner (1786), Alan Baker (1939), John Graunt (1620), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), and Peter Barlow (1776).
Johannes de Sacrobosco
1195 - 1256
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 22
Robert Recorde
1512 - 1558
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 23
Thomas Simpson
1710 - 1761
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 24
John Horton Conway
1937 - 2020
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 25
John Wilkins
1614 - 1672
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 26
George Atwood
1745 - 1807
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 27
Edward Waring
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 28
John Edensor Littlewood
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 29
William George Horner
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 30
Alan Baker
1939 - 2018
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 31
John Graunt
1620 - 1674
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 32
Frank P. Ramsey
1903 - 1930
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 33
Peter Barlow
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 34