1871 - 1953
Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Zermelo (, German: [tsɛɐ̯ˈmeːlo]; 27 July 1871 – 21 May 1953) was a German logician and mathematician, whose work has major implications for the foundations of mathematics. He is known for his role in developing Zermelo–Fraenkel axiomatic set theory and his proof of the well-ordering theorem. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Zermelo has received more than 246,353 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Zermelo is the 158th most popular mathematician (down from 148th in 2019), the 987th most popular biography from Germany (down from 900th in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Mathematician.
Ernst Zermelo was a mathematician who is most famous for his work in set theory and the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms.
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Among mathematicians, Ernst Zermelo ranks 158 out of 823. Before him are Harald Bohr, Nicomachus, Hermann Grassmann, Zoia Ceaușescu, Gabriel Lamé, and Paul Ehrenfest. After him are Hermann of Reichenau, Étienne Bézout, Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Mary Jackson, Rafael Bombelli, and Jost Bürgi.
1887 - 1951
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 152
60 - 120
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 153
1809 - 1877
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 154
1949 - 2006
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 155
1795 - 1870
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 156
1880 - 1933
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 157
1871 - 1953
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 158
1013 - 1054
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 159
1730 - 1783
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 160
1846 - 1927
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 161
1921 - 2005
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 162
1526 - 1573
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 163
1552 - 1632
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 164
Among people born in 1871, Ernst Zermelo ranks 29. Before him are Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, Maurice Garin, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Stjepan Radić, Cordell Hull, and Stephen Crane. After him are William Stern, Leonid Andreyev, Walter Bradford Cannon, Lyonel Feininger, Princess Hélène of Orléans, and Willem Mengelberg. Among people deceased in 1953, Ernst Zermelo ranks 26. Before him are Erich Mendelsohn, Richard Walther Darré, Lionel Logue, Hugo Sperrle, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick, and Alice Prin. After him are Vsevolod Pudovkin, Hans Reichenbach, Dylan Thomas, Ludwig Prandtl, Richard von Mises, and Nikolay Zelinsky.
1871 - 1899
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 23
1871 - 1957
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 24
1871 - 1942
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 25
1871 - 1928
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 26
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 27
1871 - 1900
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 28
1871 - 1953
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 29
1871 - 1938
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 30
1871 - 1919
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 31
1871 - 1945
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 32
1871 - 1956
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 33
1871 - 1951
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 34
1871 - 1951
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 35
1887 - 1953
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 20
1895 - 1953
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 21
1880 - 1953
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 22
1885 - 1953
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 23
1887 - 1953
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 24
1901 - 1953
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 25
1871 - 1953
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 26
1893 - 1953
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 27
1891 - 1953
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 28
1914 - 1953
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 29
1875 - 1953
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 30
1883 - 1953
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 31
1861 - 1953
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 32
Among people born in Germany, Ernst Zermelo ranks 987 out of 6,142. Before him are Godigisel (359), Alfred von Waldersee (1832), Christian Thomasius (1655), Berti Vogts (1946), Conrad Schumann (1942), and Henry II, Duke of Austria (1107). After him are August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818), Ernst Heinkel (1888), Ludwig Guttmann (1899), Theodor W. Hänsch (1941), Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine (1823), and Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1854).
359 - 406
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 981
1832 - 1904
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 982
1655 - 1728
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 983
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 984
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 985
1107 - 1177
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 986
1871 - 1953
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 987
1818 - 1892
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 988
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 989
1899 - 1980
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 990
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 991
1823 - 1888
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 992
1854 - 1920
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 993
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Ernst Zermelo ranks 21. Before him are Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804), Christopher Clavius (1538), Hermann Weyl (1885), Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852), Robert Aumann (1930), and Johannes Trithemius (1462). After him are Hermann of Reichenau (1013), Maria Reiche (1903), Constantin Carathéodory (1873), Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), Thomas Abbt (1738), and Eduard Heine (1821).
1804 - 1851
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 15
1538 - 1612
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 16
1885 - 1955
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 17
1852 - 1939
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 18
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 19
1462 - 1516
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 20
1871 - 1953
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 21
1013 - 1054
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 22
1903 - 1998
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 23
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 24
1849 - 1917
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 25
1738 - 1766
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 26
1821 - 1881
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 27