MATHEMATICIAN

Hermann of Reichenau

1013 - 1054

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Blessed Hermann of Reichenau or Herman the Cripple (18 July 1013 – 24 September 1054), also known by other names, was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and scholar. He composed works on history, music theory, mathematics, and astronomy, as well as many hymns. He has traditionally been credited with the composition of "Salve Regina", "Veni Sancte Spiritus", and "Alma Redemptoris Mater", although these attributions are sometimes questioned. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann of Reichenau has received more than 145,574 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Hermann of Reichenau is the 131st most popular mathematician (up from 159th in 2019), the 818th most popular biography from Germany (up from 996th in 2019) and the 19th most popular German Mathematician.

Hermann of Reichenau is most famous for his "Chronicle of the Abbey of Reichenau."

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Hermann of Reichenau ranks 131 out of 1,004. Before him are Herbert A. Hauptman, Marian Rejewski, Ferdinand von Lindemann, Liu Hui, Étienne Bézout, and Colin Maclaurin. After him are Lodovico Ferrari, Jacques Hadamard, Aloysius Lilius, Sophus Lie, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, and Oliver Heaviside.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1013, Hermann of Reichenau ranks 1. After him are Sancha of León, Isaac Alfasi, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary, Geoffrey I of Provence, and Guaimar IV of Salerno. Among people deceased in 1054, Hermann of Reichenau ranks 4. Before him are Yaroslav the Wise, Pope Leo IX, and Atiśa. After him are García Sánchez III of Pamplona, and Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann of Reichenau ranks 818 out of 7,253. Before him are Michael Praetorius (1571), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Walter Hallstein (1901), Albert of Brandenburg (1490), Wilhelm Windelband (1848), and Günther Prien (1908). After him are Klaus Nomi (1944), Peter Weiss (1916), Frei Otto (1925), Thomas Bach (1953), George, King of Saxony (1832), and Bruno Walter (1876).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany

Among mathematicians born in Germany, Hermann of Reichenau ranks 19. Before him are Regiomontanus (1436), Felix Klein (1849), Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804), Christopher Clavius (1538), Hermann Weyl (1885), and Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852). After him are Andrew Wiles (1953), Johannes Trithemius (1462), Robert Aumann (1930), Ernst Zermelo (1871), Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), and Constantin Carathéodory (1873).

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