HISTORIAN
Florian Cajori
1859 - 1930
Florian Cajori
Florian Cajori (February 28, 1859 – August 14 or 15, 1930) was a Swiss-American historian of mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Florian Cajori has received more than 122,487 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Florian Cajori is the 406th most popular historian (down from 405th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 526th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Historian.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
55.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Florian Cajori ranks 406 out of 561. Before him are Gerhard Ritter, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Stanley Morison, Olena Apanovych, Philip K. Hitti, and Vladimir Ćorović. After him are Chimalpahin, Daniel Pipes, Carl Benjamin Boyer, Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Ekvtime Takaishvili, and Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGerhard Ritter
1888 - 1967
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 400
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
1917 - 2007
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 401
Stanley Morison
1889 - 1967
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 402
Olena Apanovych
1919 - 2000
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 403
Philip K. Hitti
1886 - 1978
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 404
Vladimir Ćorović
1885 - 1941
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 405
Florian Cajori
1859 - 1930
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 406
Chimalpahin
1579 - 1660
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 407
Daniel Pipes
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 408
Carl Benjamin Boyer
1906 - 1976
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 409
Henrik Gabriel Porthan
1739 - 1804
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 410
Ekvtime Takaishvili
1863 - 1953
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 411
Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī
1413 - 1482
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 412
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1859, Florian Cajori ranks 108. Before him are Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, Nikolay Gamaleya, Karin Bergöö Larsson, Ludwig Knorr, Paul Passy, and Georgios Orphanidis. After him are Juan Campisteguy, Nikolay Kasatkin, Émil Goeldi, Teodor Teodorov, A. E. Housman, and Luigi Capello. Among people deceased in 1930, Florian Cajori ranks 100. Before him are Henry Dudeney, Vladan Đorđević, Launceston Elliot, Bill Holland, Vintilă Brătianu, and Juan Luis Sanfuentes. After him are Leonard Meredith, Nikolay Kasatkin, Alfred John Keene, Thomas Walker Arnold, John Russell, and Mary Whiton Calkins.
Others Born in 1859
Go to all RankingsRizaeddin bin Fakhreddin
WRITER
1859 - 1936
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 102
Nikolay Gamaleya
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1949
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 103
Karin Bergöö Larsson
PAINTER
1859 - 1928
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 104
Ludwig Knorr
CHEMIST
1859 - 1921
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 105
Paul Passy
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1940
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 106
Georgios Orphanidis
ATHLETE
1859 - 1942
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 107
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 108
Juan Campisteguy
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1937
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 109
Nikolay Kasatkin
PAINTER
1859 - 1930
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 110
Émil Goeldi
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1917
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 111
Teodor Teodorov
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1924
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 112
A. E. Housman
WRITER
1859 - 1936
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 113
Luigi Capello
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1941
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 114
Others Deceased in 1930
Go to all RankingsHenry Dudeney
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1930
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 94
Vladan Đorđević
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1930
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 95
Launceston Elliot
ATHLETE
1874 - 1930
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 96
Bill Holland
ATHLETE
1874 - 1930
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 97
Vintilă Brătianu
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1930
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 98
Juan Luis Sanfuentes
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 99
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 100
Leonard Meredith
CYCLIST
1882 - 1930
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 101
Nikolay Kasatkin
PAINTER
1859 - 1930
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 102
Alfred John Keene
PAINTER
1864 - 1930
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 103
Thomas Walker Arnold
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1930
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 104
John Russell
PAINTER
1858 - 1930
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 105
Mary Whiton Calkins
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1930
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 106
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Florian Cajori ranks 496 out of 1,015. Before him are Wilhelm Matthias Naeff (1802), Roger Vonlanthen (1930), Alois Estermann (1954), Mattia Binotto (1969), Hans Huber (1852), and Jakob Stämpfli (1820). After him are James of Saint George (1230), Simon Ammann (1981), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), John Isaac Briquet (1870), Émil Goeldi (1859), and Eugen Huber (1849).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Matthias Naeff
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1881
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 490
Roger Vonlanthen
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 491
Alois Estermann
POLITICIAN
1954 - 1998
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 492
Mattia Binotto
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 493
Hans Huber
COMPOSER
1852 - 1921
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 494
Jakob Stämpfli
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1879
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 495
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 496
James of Saint George
ARCHITECT
1230 - 1309
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 497
Simon Ammann
SKIER
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 498
Johann Jakob Breitinger
WRITER
1701 - 1776
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 499
John Isaac Briquet
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1931
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 500
Émil Goeldi
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1917
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 501
Eugen Huber
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 502
Among HISTORIANS In Switzerland
Among historians born in Switzerland, Florian Cajori ranks 4. Before him are Jacob Burckhardt (1818), Heinrich Wölfflin (1864), and Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815).
Jacob Burckhardt
1818 - 1897
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 1
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 2
Johann Jakob Bachofen
1815 - 1887
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 3
Florian Cajori
1859 - 1930
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 4