MATHEMATICIAN
Girard Desargues
1591 - 1661
Girard Desargues
Girard Desargues (French: [ʒiʁaʁ dezaʁɡ]; 21 February 1591 – September 1661) was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Girard Desargues has received more than 89,535 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Girard Desargues is the 110th most popular mathematician, the 755th most popular biography from France (up from 787th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Mathematician.
Girard Desargues was a French mathematician who is most famous for his work on projective geometry.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Girard Desargues ranks 110 out of 1,004. Before him are Thomas Harriot, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Charles Hermite, Paul Ehrenfest, John Wallis, and Anthemius of Tralles. After him are Brook Taylor, János Bolyai, John Couch Adams, Jean-Victor Poncelet, Hippocrates of Chios, and Meton of Athens.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Harriot
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 104
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
1804 - 1851
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 105
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 106
Paul Ehrenfest
1880 - 1933
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 107
John Wallis
1616 - 1703
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 108
Anthemius of Tralles
474 - 534
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 109
Girard Desargues
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 110
Brook Taylor
1685 - 1731
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 111
János Bolyai
1802 - 1860
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 112
John Couch Adams
1819 - 1892
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 113
Jean-Victor Poncelet
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 114
Hippocrates of Chios
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 115
Meton of Athens
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 116
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1591, Girard Desargues ranks 3. Before him are Mustafa I, and Jusepe de Ribera. After him are Guercino, Louise de Marillac, Alexandre de Rhodes, Johann Adam Schall von Bell, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Valentin de Boulogne, Isabella of Savoy, Stanisław Koniecpolski, and Andrew Bobola. Among people deceased in 1661, Girard Desargues ranks 3. Before him are Cardinal Mazarin, and Shunzhi Emperor. After him are Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Vasile Lupu, Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Zheng Zhilong, Andrea Sacchi, Louis Couperin, Jan Fyt, and Teimuraz I of Kakheti.
Others Born in 1591
Go to all RankingsMustafa I
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1639
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 1
Jusepe de Ribera
ARTIST
1591 - 1652
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 2
Girard Desargues
MATHEMATICIAN
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 3
Guercino
PAINTER
1591 - 1666
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 4
Louise de Marillac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1660
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 5
Alexandre de Rhodes
LINGUIST
1591 - 1660
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 6
Johann Adam Schall von Bell
ASTRONOMER
1591 - 1666
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 7
Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1644
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 8
Valentin de Boulogne
PAINTER
1591 - 1632
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 9
Isabella of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1626
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 10
Stanisław Koniecpolski
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1646
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 11
Andrew Bobola
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1657
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1661
Go to all RankingsCardinal Mazarin
POLITICIAN
1602 - 1661
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 1
Shunzhi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 2
Girard Desargues
MATHEMATICIAN
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 3
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1661
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 4
Vasile Lupu
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1661
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 5
Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias
POLITICIAN
1657 - 1661
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 6
George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1661
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 7
Zheng Zhilong
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1661
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 8
Andrea Sacchi
PAINTER
1599 - 1661
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 9
Louis Couperin
COMPOSER
1626 - 1661
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 10
Jan Fyt
PAINTER
1611 - 1661
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 11
Teimuraz I of Kakheti
POLITICIAN
1589 - 1661
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Girard Desargues ranks 755 out of 6,770. Before him are François-André Danican Philidor (1726), François Mansart (1598), Theobald I of Navarre (1201), Robert Doisneau (1912), Joan II of Navarre (1311), and Marie Laforêt (1939). After him are Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646), Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763), Adelbert von Chamisso (1781), Charles-François Daubigny (1817), Thomas Bangalter (1), and Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsFrançois-André Danican Philidor
CHESS PLAYER
1726 - 1795
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 749
François Mansart
ARCHITECT
1598 - 1666
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 750
Theobald I of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1201 - 1253
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 751
Robert Doisneau
PHOTOGRAPHER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 752
Joan II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1311 - 1349
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 753
Marie Laforêt
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 754
Girard Desargues
MATHEMATICIAN
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 755
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
ARCHITECT
1646 - 1708
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 756
Jean Victor Marie Moreau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 757
Adelbert von Chamisso
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1838
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 758
Charles-François Daubigny
PAINTER
1817 - 1878
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 759
Thomas Bangalter
MUSICIAN
1 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 760
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1279 - 1341
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 761
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Girard Desargues ranks 23. Before him are Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Siméon Denis Poisson (1781), Guillaume de l'Hôpital (1661), Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698), and Charles Hermite (1822). After him are Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788), Alexis Clairaut (1713), Étienne Bézout (1730), Jacques Hadamard (1865), Émile Borel (1871), and Henri Lebesgue (1875).
Johann Heinrich Lambert
1728 - 1777
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 17
Adrien-Marie Legendre
1752 - 1833
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 18
Siméon Denis Poisson
1781 - 1840
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 19
Guillaume de l'Hôpital
1661 - 1704
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 20
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
1698 - 1759
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 21
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 22
Girard Desargues
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 23
Jean-Victor Poncelet
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 24
Alexis Clairaut
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 25
Étienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 26
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 27
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 28
Henri Lebesgue
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 29