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Georg von Peuerbach

1423 - 1461

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Georg von Peuerbach (also Purbach, Peurbach; Latin: Purbachius; 30 May 1423 – 8 April 1461) was an Austrian astronomer, poet, mathematician and instrument maker, best known for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy in the Theoricae Novae Planetarum. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georg von Peuerbach has received more than 78,358 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Georg von Peuerbach is the 188th most popular mathematician (up from 199th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Austria (up from 318th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Austrian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Georg von Peuerbach ranks 188 out of 1,004. Before him are Ibn Yunus, James Gregory, Menaechmus, Vito Volterra, Jan Łukasiewicz, and Ahmes. After him are Jean Gaston Darboux, Hermann Grassmann, Abu Nasr Mansur, Jakob Steiner, Gabriel Lamé, and Theaetetus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1423, Georg von Peuerbach ranks 4. Before him are Louis XI of France, Uzun Hasan, and Ferdinand I of Naples. After him are Laonikos Chalkokondyles, and Pierre d'Aubusson. Among people deceased in 1461, Georg von Peuerbach ranks 3. Before him are Charles VII of France, and Domenico Veneziano. After him are Charles, Prince of Viana, Afonso I, Duke of Braganza, Thomas of Bosnia, Sayf ad-Din Inal, and Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Georg von Peuerbach ranks 291 out of 1,424. Before him are Alexander Wienerberger (1891), Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766), Kunigunde of Austria (1465), Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1534), Felix Baumgartner (1969), and Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432). After him are Katharina Schratt (1853), Hermann Buhl (1924), Bertha Pappenheim (1859), Joseph Lanner (1801), Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614), and Clemence of Austria (1262).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Austria

Among mathematicians born in Austria, Georg von Peuerbach ranks 3. Before him are Paul Ehrenfest (1880), and Josef Stefan (1835). After him are Hans Hahn (1879), Emil Artin (1898), Georg Alexander Pick (1859), Karl Menger (1902), Philipp Frank (1884), Hermann Bondi (1919), Simon von Stampfer (1790), Friedrich Waismann (1896), and Hilda Geiringer (1893).

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