MATHEMATICIAN
Henry John Stephen Smith
1826 - 1883
Henry John Stephen Smith
Henry John Stephen Smith (2 November 1826 – 9 February 1883) was an Irish mathematician and amateur astronomer remembered for his work in elementary divisors, quadratic forms, and Smith–Minkowski–Siegel mass formula in number theory. In matrix theory he is visible today in having his name on the Smith normal form of a matrix. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry John Stephen Smith has received more than 65,428 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Henry John Stephen Smith is the 952nd most popular mathematician (down from 873rd in 2019), the 364th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 367th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Mathematician.
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65k
Page Views (PV)
40.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
3.14
Effective Languages (L*)
2.82
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Henry John Stephen Smith ranks 952 out of 1,004. Before him are Timothy Gowers, David Blackwell, Sun-Yung Alice Chang, Christopher Zeeman, Richard Schoen, and Mary Ellen Rudin. After him are Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Peter Scholze, Marcus du Sautoy, Frank Adams, Fan Chung, and Peter Sarnak.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTimothy Gowers
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 946
David Blackwell
1919 - 2010
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 947
Sun-Yung Alice Chang
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 948
Christopher Zeeman
1925 - 2016
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 949
Richard Schoen
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 950
Mary Ellen Rudin
1924 - 2013
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 951
Henry John Stephen Smith
1826 - 1883
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 952
Kathleen Ollerenshaw
1912 - 2014
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 953
Peter Scholze
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 954
Marcus du Sautoy
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 955
Frank Adams
1930 - 1989
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 956
Fan Chung
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 957
Peter Sarnak
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 958
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1826, Henry John Stephen Smith ranks 67. Before him are Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl, José María Medina, José Eusebio Otalora, John Buford, Varina Davis, and Dinah Craik. Among people deceased in 1883, Henry John Stephen Smith ranks 70. Before him are Philipp Christoph Zeller, General Tom Thumb, Jeremiah S. Black, Matthew Webb, John Lawrence LeConte, and Peter Cooper. After him are William Spottiswoode, and Lot M. Morrill.
Others Born in 1826
Go to all RankingsJuan Pablo Rojas Paúl
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1905
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 61
José María Medina
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1878
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 62
José Eusebio Otalora
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1884
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 63
John Buford
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1826 - 1863
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 64
Varina Davis
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1906
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 65
Dinah Craik
WRITER
1826 - 1887
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 66
Henry John Stephen Smith
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1883
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 67
Others Deceased in 1883
Go to all RankingsPhilipp Christoph Zeller
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1883
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 64
General Tom Thumb
ACTOR
1838 - 1883
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 65
Jeremiah S. Black
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1883
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 66
Matthew Webb
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1848 - 1883
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 67
John Lawrence LeConte
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1883
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 68
Peter Cooper
INVENTOR
1791 - 1883
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 69
Henry John Stephen Smith
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1883
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 70
William Spottiswoode
MATHEMATICIAN
1825 - 1883
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 71
Lot M. Morrill
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1883
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 72
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Henry John Stephen Smith ranks 364 out of 549. Before him are Geoffrey Keating (1569), Patrick Kavanagh (1904), Marian Keyes (1963), Máirtín Ó Cadhain (1906), Desmond Connell (1926), and Mairead McGuinness (1959). After him are Kerry Condon (1983), Shay Given (1976), James Mason (1849), Mary Lou McDonald (1969), Phil Hogan (1960), and Finn Bálor (1981).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsGeoffrey Keating
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1569 - 1644
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 358
Patrick Kavanagh
WRITER
1904 - 1967
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 359
Marian Keyes
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 360
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
WRITER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 361
Desmond Connell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2017
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 362
Mairead McGuinness
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 363
Henry John Stephen Smith
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1883
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 364
Kerry Condon
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 365
Shay Given
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 366
James Mason
WRITER
1849 - 1905
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 367
Mary Lou McDonald
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 368
Phil Hogan
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 369
Finn Bálor
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 370
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Ireland
Among mathematicians born in Ireland, Henry John Stephen Smith ranks 6. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819), Vergilius of Salzburg (700), William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), Alicia Boole Stott (1860), and George Salmon (1819).
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
1819 - 1903
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1
Vergilius of Salzburg
700 - 784
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 2
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker
1620 - 1684
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 3
Alicia Boole Stott
1860 - 1940
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 4
George Salmon
1819 - 1904
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 5
Henry John Stephen Smith
1826 - 1883
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 6