PHYSICIST
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
Georges-Louis Le Sage
Georges-Louis Le Sage (French: [lə saʒ]; 13 June 1724 – 9 November 1803) was a Genevan physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and his anticipation of the kinetic theory of gases. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georges-Louis Le Sage has received more than 54,640 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Georges-Louis Le Sage is the 623rd most popular physicist (down from 590th in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 418th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swiss Physicist.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
5.55
Effective Languages (L*)
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Page views of Georges-Louis Le Sages by language
Over the past year Georges-Louis Le Sage has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 6,503 views, followed by French (1,652), and German (1,291). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (76.55%), Hebrew (67.06%), and Ukrainian (4.58%)
Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Georges-Louis Le Sage ranks 623 out of 851. Before him are Grote Reber, Walther Müller, Brian Greene, John Lennard-Jones, Lawrence M. Krauss, and Sumio Iijima. After him are Norris Bradbury, Michael Green, Antonius van den Broek, Leo Kadanoff, Walter Kaufmann, and Giovanni Giorgi.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGrote Reber
1911 - 2002
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 617
Walther Müller
1905 - 1979
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 618
Brian Greene
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 619
John Lennard-Jones
1894 - 1954
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 620
Lawrence M. Krauss
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 621
Sumio Iijima
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 622
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 623
Norris Bradbury
1909 - 1997
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 624
Michael Green
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 625
Antonius van den Broek
1870 - 1926
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 626
Leo Kadanoff
1937 - 2015
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 627
Walter Kaufmann
1871 - 1947
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 628
Giovanni Giorgi
1871 - 1950
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 629
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1724, Georges-Louis Le Sage ranks 32. Before him are William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ji Yun, Johann Julius Walbaum, Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, Anton Friedrich Büsching, and Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. After him is Jane Colden. Among people deceased in 1803, Georges-Louis Le Sage ranks 35. Before him are Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, Jean François de Saint-Lambert, Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi, Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, George Bass, and Peter Woulfe. After him are François Marie Daudin, Lemuel Francis Abbott, Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, Nikolay Lvov, Peter Ascanius, and Robert Emmet.
Others Born in 1724
Go to all RankingsWilliam, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1777
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 26
Ji Yun
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1805
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 27
Johann Julius Walbaum
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1799
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 28
Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1724 - 1816
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 29
Anton Friedrich Büsching
GEOGRAPHER
1724 - 1793
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 30
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
POLITICIAN
1724 - 1808
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 31
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 32
Jane Colden
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1766
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1803
Go to all RankingsPrince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1803
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 29
Jean François de Saint-Lambert
PHILOSOPHER
1716 - 1803
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 30
Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1714 - 1803
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 31
Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1803
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 32
George Bass
EXPLORER
1771 - 1803
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 33
Peter Woulfe
CHEMIST
1727 - 1803
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 34
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 35
François Marie Daudin
BIOLOGIST
1776 - 1803
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 36
Lemuel Francis Abbott
PAINTER
1760 - 1803
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 37
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim
WRITER
1719 - 1803
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 38
Nikolay Lvov
ARCHITECT
1753 - 1803
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 39
Peter Ascanius
BIOLOGIST
1723 - 1803
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 40
Robert Emmet
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1778 - 1803
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 41
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Georges-Louis Le Sage ranks 476 out of 1,015. Before him are Carlo Clerici (1929), Arnold Koller (1933), Kurt Furgler (1924), Martin Suter (1948), Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (1963), and Marguerite Bays (1815). After him are Johann Amman (1707), Urs Fischer (1966), Lionel Dunsterville (1865), Vreni Schneider (1964), Alex Zülle (1968), and Kaspar Villiger (1941).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsCarlo Clerici
CYCLIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 470
Arnold Koller
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 471
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 472
Martin Suter
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 473
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 474
Marguerite Bays
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1815 - 1879
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 475
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 476
Johann Amman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1741
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 477
Urs Fischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 478
Lionel Dunsterville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1946
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 479
Vreni Schneider
SKIER
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 480
Alex Zülle
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 481
Kaspar Villiger
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 482
Among PHYSICISTS In Switzerland
Among physicists born in Switzerland, Georges-Louis Le Sage ranks 13. Before him are Ami Argand (1750), Walter H. Schottky (1886), Raoul Pictet (1846), Walther Ritz (1878), Jakob II Bernoulli (1759), and Alfred Kleiner (1849). After him are Paul Scherrer (1890), and Ernst Stueckelberg (1905).
Ami Argand
1750 - 1803
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 7
Walter H. Schottky
1886 - 1976
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 8
Raoul Pictet
1846 - 1929
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 9
Walther Ritz
1878 - 1909
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 10
Jakob II Bernoulli
1759 - 1789
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 11
Alfred Kleiner
1849 - 1916
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 12
Georges-Louis Le Sage
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 13
Paul Scherrer
1890 - 1969
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 14
Ernst Stueckelberg
1905 - 1984
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 15