MATHEMATICIAN
Emil Leon Post
1897 - 1954
Emil Leon Post
Emil Leon Post (; February 11, 1897 – April 21, 1954) was an American mathematician and logician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emil Leon Post has received more than 105,020 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Emil Leon Post is the 356th most popular mathematician (up from 365th in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from Poland (up from 528th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Polish Mathematician.
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110k
Page Views (PV)
55.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
7.71
Effective Languages (L*)
2.21
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Emil Leon Post ranks 356 out of 1,004. Before him are Ernesto Cesàro, Rolf Nevanlinna, Antoine Gombaud, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, Ostilio Ricci, and Jean-Marie Duhamel. After him are Albert Girard, Julius Plücker, Madhava of Sangamagrama, Rudolf Lipschitz, Kurt Hensel, and Lothar Collatz.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErnesto Cesàro
1859 - 1906
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 350
Rolf Nevanlinna
1895 - 1980
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 351
Antoine Gombaud
1607 - 1684
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 352
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
1735 - 1796
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 353
Ostilio Ricci
1540 - 1603
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 354
Jean-Marie Duhamel
1797 - 1872
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 355
Emil Leon Post
1897 - 1954
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 356
Albert Girard
1595 - 1632
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 357
Julius Plücker
1801 - 1868
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 358
Madhava of Sangamagrama
1350 - 1425
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 359
Rudolf Lipschitz
1832 - 1903
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 360
Kurt Hensel
1861 - 1941
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 361
Lothar Collatz
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 362
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Emil Leon Post ranks 121. Before him are Husni al-Za'im, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Eddie Eagan, Agustín Lara, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and Eric Knight. After him are Sergey Taboritsky, Elisabeth Bergner, Ngô Đình Thục, Vaso Čubrilović, Ernst-Günther Baade, and Manlio Brosio. Among people deceased in 1954, Emil Leon Post ranks 54. Before him are Theodor Kaluza, Claude Cahun, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, James Hilton, Jacob Tullin Thams, and Robert H. Jackson. After him are Wilhelm Schmidt, Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, Herms Niel, Thành Thái, Franz Neumann, and Yehuda Ashlag.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsHusni al-Za'im
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1949
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 115
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
ARCHITECT
1897 - 2000
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 116
Eddie Eagan
ATHLETE
1897 - 1967
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 117
Agustín Lara
COMPOSER
1897 - 1970
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 118
Nisargadatta Maharaj
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 119
Eric Knight
WRITER
1897 - 1943
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 120
Emil Leon Post
MATHEMATICIAN
1897 - 1954
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 121
Sergey Taboritsky
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 122
Elisabeth Bergner
ACTOR
1897 - 1986
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 123
Ngô Đình Thục
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1984
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 124
Vaso Čubrilović
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1990
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 125
Ernst-Günther Baade
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1945
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 126
Manlio Brosio
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 127
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsTheodor Kaluza
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1954
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 48
Claude Cahun
PHOTOGRAPHER
1894 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 49
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1899 - 1954
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 50
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 51
Jacob Tullin Thams
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1954
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 52
Robert H. Jackson
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1954
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 53
Emil Leon Post
MATHEMATICIAN
1897 - 1954
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 54
Wilhelm Schmidt
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1868 - 1954
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 55
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1954
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 56
Herms Niel
COMPOSER
1888 - 1954
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 57
Thành Thái
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1954
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 58
Franz Neumann
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 59
Yehuda Ashlag
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1954
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 60
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Emil Leon Post ranks 517 out of 1,694. Before him are Władysław III Spindleshanks (1165), Izabella Scorupco (1970), Eduard Strasburger (1844), Paweł Pawlikowski (1957), Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727), and Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1549). After him are Jan Gotlib Bloch (1836), Ernst Kantorowicz (1895), Jack Tramiel (1928), Gustav Flatow (1875), Bronisław Huberman (1882), and Nikita Ivanovich Panin (1718).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsWładysław III Spindleshanks
POLITICIAN
1165 - 1231
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 511
Izabella Scorupco
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 512
Eduard Strasburger
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1912
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 513
Paweł Pawlikowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 514
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
COMPOSER
1727 - 1756
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 515
Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin
NOBLEMAN
1549 - 1602
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 516
Emil Leon Post
MATHEMATICIAN
1897 - 1954
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 517
Jan Gotlib Bloch
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1836 - 1902
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 518
Ernst Kantorowicz
HISTORIAN
1895 - 1963
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 519
Jack Tramiel
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2012
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 520
Gustav Flatow
ATHLETE
1875 - 1945
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 521
Bronisław Huberman
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1947
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 522
Nikita Ivanovich Panin
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1783
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 523
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Poland
Among mathematicians born in Poland, Emil Leon Post ranks 17. Before him are Kazimierz Kuratowski (1896), Alfred Korzybski (1879), Hugo Steinhaus (1887), Vitello (1230), Theodor Kaluza (1885), and Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865). After him are Klaus Roth (1925), Richard Courant (1888), Abraham Robinson (1918), Michael O. Rabin (1931), Martin Kutta (1867), and Lazarus Fuchs (1833).
Kazimierz Kuratowski
1896 - 1980
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 11
Alfred Korzybski
1879 - 1950
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 12
Hugo Steinhaus
1887 - 1972
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 13
Vitello
1230 - 1275
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14
Theodor Kaluza
1885 - 1954
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 15
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
1865 - 1923
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 16
Emil Leon Post
1897 - 1954
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 17
Klaus Roth
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 18
Richard Courant
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 19
Abraham Robinson
1918 - 1974
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 20
Michael O. Rabin
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 21
Martin Kutta
1867 - 1944
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 22
Lazarus Fuchs
1833 - 1902
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 23