1508 - 1555
Gemma Frisius (; born Jemme Reinerszoon; December 9, 1508 – May 25, 1555) was a Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer, philosopher, and instrument maker. He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation. Gemma's rings, an astronomical instrument, are named after him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gemma Frisius has received more than 142,117 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Gemma Frisius is the 371st most popular mathematician (down from 354th in 2019), the 371st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 346th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Dutch Mathematician.
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Among mathematicians, Gemma Frisius ranks 371 out of 823. Before him are Emil Leon Post, Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, Jim Simons, David Cox, and Yang Hui. After him are Raymond Smullyan, Zhu Shijie, László Lovász, Otto Hesse, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, and Igor Shafarevich.
1897 - 1954
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 365
786 - 833
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 366
1800 - 1834
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 367
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 368
1924 - 2022
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 369
1238 - 1298
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 370
1508 - 1555
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 371
1919 - 2017
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 372
1249 - 1314
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 373
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 374
1811 - 1874
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 375
1903 - 1996
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 376
1923 - 2017
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 377
Among people born in 1508, Gemma Frisius ranks 11. Before him are Pieter Aertsen, Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, Primož Trubar, Anne de Pisseleu d'Heilly, and Marin Držić. After him is Nicolás Monardes. Among people deceased in 1555, Gemma Frisius ranks 16. Before him are Oronce Finé, Herri met de Bles, Heinrich Aldegrever, Agnes of Hesse, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, and Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja. After him are Luis de Narváez, Jan Mostaert, Justus Jonas, Hugh Latimer, Stephen Gardiner, and Polydore Vergil.
1508 - 1575
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 5
1508 - 1559
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 6
1508 - 1549
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 7
1508 - 1586
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 8
1508 - 1580
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 9
1508 - 1567
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 10
1508 - 1555
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 11
1508 - 1588
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 12
1494 - 1555
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 10
1480 - 1555
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 11
1502 - 1555
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 12
1527 - 1555
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 13
1485 - 1555
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 14
1506 - 1555
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 15
1508 - 1555
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 16
1500 - 1555
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 17
1475 - 1555
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 18
1493 - 1555
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 19
1485 - 1555
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 20
1497 - 1555
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 21
1470 - 1555
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 22
Among people born in Netherlands, Gemma Frisius ranks 371 out of 1,427. Before him are Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927), Cristina Deutekom (1931), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), Louis Andriessen (1939), Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053), and Jan Dirksz Both (1618). After him are Maria van Oosterwijck (1630), Memphis Depay (1994), Adriaen van der Werff (1659), Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (1903), Floris II, Count of Holland (1091), and Faas Wilkes (1923).
1927 - 1977
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 365
1931 - 2014
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 366
1467 - 1538
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 367
1939 - 2021
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 368
1053 - 1091
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 369
1618 - 1652
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 370
1508 - 1555
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 371
1630 - 1693
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 372
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 373
1659 - 1722
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 374
1903 - 1996
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 375
1091 - 1121
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 376
1923 - 2006
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 377
Among mathematicians born in Netherlands, Gemma Frisius ranks 5. Before him are Willebrord Snellius (1580), Willem de Sitter (1872), L. E. J. Brouwer (1881), and Isaac Beeckman (1588). After him are Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (1903), Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918), Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835), Willem 's Gravesande (1688), Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856), Arend Heyting (1898), and Diederik Korteweg (1848).
1580 - 1626
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1
1872 - 1934
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 2
1881 - 1966
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 3
1588 - 1637
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 4
1508 - 1555
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 5
1903 - 1996
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 6
1918 - 2000
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 7
1835 - 1903
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 8
1688 - 1742
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 9
1856 - 1894
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 10
1898 - 1980
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 11
1848 - 1941
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 12