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Giovanni Ceva

1647 - 1734

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Giovanni Ceva (September 1, 1647 – May 13, 1734) was an Italian mathematician widely known for proving Ceva's theorem in elementary geometry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giovanni Ceva has received more than 45,120 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Giovanni Ceva is the 197th most popular mathematician (up from 232nd in 2019), the 1,327th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,547th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Italian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Giovanni Ceva ranks 197 out of 1,004. Before him are Abu Nasr Mansur, Jakob Steiner, Gabriel Lamé, Theaetetus, Abu Zayd al-Balkhi, and Al-Khazini. After him are Al-Karaji, Laurent Schwartz, Pedro Nunes, Theodorus of Cyrene, Richard von Mises, and Paul Guldin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1647, Giovanni Ceva ranks 8. Before him are Maria Sibylla Merian, Pierre Bayle, Margaret Mary Alacoque, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark, and Suleiman of Persia. After him are Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Elisabeth Hevelius, Constantine Phaulkon, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, John de Britto, and Petter Dass. Among people deceased in 1734, Giovanni Ceva ranks 3. Before him are Claude Louis Hector de Villars, and Georg Ernst Stahl. After him are Richard Cantillon, James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham, Sebastiano Ricci, Rob Roy MacGregor, Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, Johann Conrad Dippel, Domenico Trezzini, and Danylo Apostol.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Ceva ranks 1,327 out of 5,161. Before him are Odoric of Pordenone (1286), Aurelia Cotta (-120), Titus Quinctius Flamininus (-229), Rita Pavone (1945), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), and Muzio Attendolo Sforza (1369). After him are Valentino Rossi (1979), Charles III, Duke of Parma (1823), Lina Wertmüller (1928), Giovanni Verga (1840), Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (1315), and Beppe Grillo (1948).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy

Among mathematicians born in Italy, Giovanni Ceva ranks 19. Before him are Aloysius Lilius (1510), Vincenzo Viviani (1622), Scipione del Ferro (1465), Giambattista della Porta (1535), Rafael Bombelli (1526), and Vito Volterra (1860). After him are Tullio Levi-Civita (1873), Paolo Ruffini (1765), Jacopo Riccati (1676), Lorenzo Mascheroni (1750), Giambattista Benedetti (1530), and Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro (1853).

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