PHYSICIST
Hendrik Lorentz
1853 - 1928
Hendrik Lorentz
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz ( LORR-ənts; Dutch: [ˈɦɛndrɪk ˈloːrɛnts]; 18 July 1853 – 4 February 1928) was a Dutch physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pieter Zeeman for his theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect. He derived the Lorentz transformation of the special theory of relativity, as well as the Lorentz force, which describes the combined electric and magnetic forces acting on a charged particle in an electromagnetic field. Lorentz was also responsible for the Lorentz oscillator model, a classical model used to describe the anomalous dispersion observed in dielectric materials when the driving frequency of the electric field was near the resonant frequency of the material, resulting in abnormal refractive indices. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hendrik Lorentz has received more than 1,105,574 page views. His biography is available in 101 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2019). Hendrik Lorentz is the 28th most popular physicist (up from 29th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Physicist.
Hendrik Lorentz is most famous for his work in the field of electromagnetism. He is credited with the discovery of the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
75.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
101
Languages Editions (L)
14.34
Effective Languages (L*)
3.73
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Hendrik Lorentz ranks 28 out of 851. Before him are Georg Ohm, Christiaan Huygens, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, James Clerk Maxwell, Edward Teller, and Heinrich Hertz. After him are Daniel Bernoulli, Ibn al-Haytham, Luigi Galvani, Gustav Kirchhoff, Max Born, and Andrei Sakharov.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
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1789 - 1854
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 22
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1629 - 1695
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 23
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HPI: 77.33
Rank: 24
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HPI: 76.55
Rank: 25
Edward Teller
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HPI: 76.11
Rank: 26
Heinrich Hertz
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HPI: 76.10
Rank: 27
Hendrik Lorentz
1853 - 1928
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 28
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1700 - 1782
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 29
Ibn al-Haytham
965 - 1039
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 30
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HPI: 75.43
Rank: 31
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1824 - 1887
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 32
Max Born
1882 - 1970
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 33
Andrei Sakharov
1921 - 1989
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 34
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1853, Hendrik Lorentz ranks 3. Before him are Vincent van Gogh, and Cecil Rhodes. After him are Wilhelm Ostwald, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Carl Larsson, Chulalongkorn, Albrecht Kossel, Aleksei Brusilov, José Martí, and Vladimir Solovyov. Among people deceased in 1928, Hendrik Lorentz ranks 2. Before him is Roald Amundsen. After him are Wilhelm Wien, Leoš Janáček, Max Scheler, Maria Feodorovna, Emmeline Pankhurst, Édouard-Henri Avril, Pyotr Wrangel, Johannes Fibiger, Theodore William Richards, and Zhang Zuolin.
Others Born in 1853
Go to all RankingsVincent van Gogh
PAINTER
1853 - 1890
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 1
Cecil Rhodes
BUSINESSPERSON
1853 - 1902
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 2
Hendrik Lorentz
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1928
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 3
Wilhelm Ostwald
CHEMIST
1853 - 1932
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 4
Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1931
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 5
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1926
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 6
Carl Larsson
PAINTER
1853 - 1919
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 7
Chulalongkorn
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1910
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 8
Albrecht Kossel
BIOLOGIST
1853 - 1927
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 9
Aleksei Brusilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1853 - 1926
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 10
José Martí
WRITER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
Vladimir Solovyov
PHILOSOPHER
1853 - 1900
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1928
Go to all RankingsRoald Amundsen
EXPLORER
1872 - 1928
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 1
Hendrik Lorentz
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1928
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 2
Wilhelm Wien
PHYSICIST
1864 - 1928
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 3
Leoš Janáček
COMPOSER
1854 - 1928
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 4
Max Scheler
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1928
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1847 - 1928
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 6
Emmeline Pankhurst
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1928
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 7
Édouard-Henri Avril
PAINTER
1849 - 1928
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 8
Pyotr Wrangel
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1928
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 9
Johannes Fibiger
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1928
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 10
Theodore William Richards
CHEMIST
1868 - 1928
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
Zhang Zuolin
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1928
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 12
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Hendrik Lorentz ranks 15 out of 1,646. Before him are Hieronymus Bosch (1450), Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632), Christiaan Huygens (1629), Hugo Grotius (1583), Abel Tasman (1603), and Mata Hari (1876). After him are Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Daniel Bernoulli (1700), Pope Adrian VI (1459), Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Gerard 't Hooft (1946), and Pieter Zeeman (1865).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsHieronymus Bosch
PAINTER
1450 - 1516
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 9
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 10
Christiaan Huygens
PHYSICIST
1629 - 1695
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 11
Hugo Grotius
LAWYER
1583 - 1645
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 12
Abel Tasman
EXPLORER
1603 - 1659
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 13
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 14
Hendrik Lorentz
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1928
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 15
Beatrix of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 16
Daniel Bernoulli
PHYSICIST
1700 - 1782
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 17
Pope Adrian VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1459 - 1523
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 18
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 19
Gerard 't Hooft
PHYSICIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 20
Pieter Zeeman
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1943
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 21
Among PHYSICISTS In Netherlands
Among physicists born in Netherlands, Hendrik Lorentz ranks 2. Before him are Christiaan Huygens (1629). After him are Daniel Bernoulli (1700), Gerard 't Hooft (1946), Pieter Zeeman (1865), Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837), Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853), Peter Debye (1884), Frits Zernike (1888), Simon van der Meer (1925), Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920), and Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931).
Christiaan Huygens
1629 - 1695
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 1
Hendrik Lorentz
1853 - 1928
HPI: 75.95
Rank: 2
Daniel Bernoulli
1700 - 1782
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 3
Gerard 't Hooft
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 4
Pieter Zeeman
1865 - 1943
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 5
Johannes Diderik van der Waals
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 6
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
1853 - 1926
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 7
Peter Debye
1884 - 1966
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 8
Frits Zernike
1888 - 1966
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 9
Simon van der Meer
1925 - 2011
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 10
Nicolaas Bloembergen
1920 - 2017
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 11
Martinus J. G. Veltman
1931 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 12