MATHEMATICIAN
Helge von Koch
1870 - 1924
Helge von Koch
Niels Fabian Helge von Koch (25 January 1870 – 11 March 1924) was a Swedish mathematician who gave his name to the famous fractal known as the Koch snowflake, one of the earliest fractal curves to be described. He was born to Swedish nobility. His grandfather, Nils Samuel von Koch (1801–1881), was the Chancellor of Justice. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helge von Koch has received more than 103,262 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Helge von Koch is the 291st most popular mathematician (down from 264th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 258th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Mathematician.
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Page Views (PV)
56.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
9.20
Effective Languages (L*)
1.97
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Helge von Koch ranks 291 out of 1,004. Before him are Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, Marino Ghetaldi, Lorenzo Mascheroni, Viktor Bunyakovsky, Michael Maestlin, and Pavel Alexandrov. After him are Issai Schur, William George Horner, Yi Xing, Liu Xin, Vergilius of Salzburg, and Olga Ladyzhenskaya.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 285
Marino Ghetaldi
1568 - 1626
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 286
Lorenzo Mascheroni
1750 - 1800
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 287
Viktor Bunyakovsky
1804 - 1889
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 288
Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 289
Pavel Alexandrov
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 290
Helge von Koch
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 291
Issai Schur
1875 - 1941
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 292
William George Horner
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 293
Yi Xing
683 - 727
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 294
Liu Xin
50 BC - 23
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 295
Vergilius of Salzburg
700 - 784
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 296
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
1922 - 2004
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 297
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Helge von Koch ranks 60. Before him are Vítězslav Novák, Alexandre Benois, Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Oscar Straus, Florent Schmitt, and Vladimir Purishkevich. After him are Leopold Godowsky, Guillaume Lekeu, Emil Orlík, David Riazanov, Herbert Kilpin, and Saki. Among people deceased in 1924, Helge von Koch ranks 40. Before him are Matsukata Masayoshi, Aleksa Šantić, Théodore Dubois, Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza, Roland Bonaparte, and Franz von Bayros. After him are Valery Bryusov, Princess Isabella of Bavaria, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Jacques de Morgan, Joseph Henry Blackburne, and Dimitar Blagoev.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsVítězslav Novák
COMPOSER
1870 - 1949
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 54
Alexandre Benois
WRITER
1870 - 1960
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 55
Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1964
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 56
Oscar Straus
COMPOSER
1870 - 1954
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 57
Florent Schmitt
COMPOSER
1870 - 1958
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 58
Vladimir Purishkevich
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1920
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 59
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 60
Leopold Godowsky
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1938
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 61
Guillaume Lekeu
COMPOSER
1870 - 1894
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 62
Emil Orlík
PAINTER
1870 - 1932
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 63
David Riazanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1870 - 1938
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 64
Herbert Kilpin
SOCCER PLAYER
1870 - 1916
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 65
Saki
WRITER
1870 - 1916
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 66
Others Deceased in 1924
Go to all RankingsMatsukata Masayoshi
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1924
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 34
Aleksa Šantić
WRITER
1868 - 1924
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 35
Théodore Dubois
COMPOSER
1837 - 1924
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 36
Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1924
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 37
Roland Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1924
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 38
Franz von Bayros
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 39
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 40
Valery Bryusov
WRITER
1873 - 1924
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 41
Princess Isabella of Bavaria
COMPANION
1863 - 1924
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 42
Zeynalabdin Taghiyev
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1924
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 43
Jacques de Morgan
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1857 - 1924
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 44
Joseph Henry Blackburne
CHESS PLAYER
1841 - 1924
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 45
Dimitar Blagoev
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1924
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 46
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Helge von Koch ranks 277 out of 1,879. Before him are Harry Nyquist (1889), Joey Tempest (1963), Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982), Bruno Liljefors (1860), Börje Salming (1951), and Stig Blomqvist (1946). After him are Per Wahlöö (1926), Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), Oskar Klein (1894), Christopher Polhem (1661), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), and Mikael Persbrandt (1963).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsHarry Nyquist
ENGINEER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 271
Joey Tempest
SINGER
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 272
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
NOBLEMAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 273
Bruno Liljefors
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 274
Börje Salming
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 275
Stig Blomqvist
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 276
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 277
Per Wahlöö
WRITER
1926 - 1975
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 278
Thorbjörn Fälldin
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 279
Oskar Klein
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1977
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 280
Christopher Polhem
PHYSICIST
1661 - 1751
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 281
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
COMPOSER
1807 - 1844
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 282
Mikael Persbrandt
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 283
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Sweden
Among mathematicians born in Sweden, Helge von Koch ranks 2. Before him are Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846). After him are Lennart Carleson (1928), Lars Hörmander (1931), Erik Ivar Fredholm (1866), Harald Cramér (1893), and Ivar Otto Bendixson (1861).
Gösta Mittag-Leffler
1846 - 1927
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 1
Helge von Koch
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 2
Lennart Carleson
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 3
Lars Hörmander
1931 - 2012
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4
Erik Ivar Fredholm
1866 - 1927
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5
Harald Cramér
1893 - 1985
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 6
Ivar Otto Bendixson
1861 - 1935
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 7