MATHEMATICIAN
Ion Barbu
1895 - 1961
Ion Barbu
Ion Barbu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ˈbarbu], pen name of Dan Barbilian; 18 March 1895 –11 August 1961) was a Romanian mathematician and poet. His name is associated with the Mathematics Subject Classification number 51C05, which is a major posthumous recognition reserved only to pioneers of investigations in an area of mathematical inquiry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ion Barbu has received more than 90,127 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ion Barbu is the 715th most popular mathematician (down from 659th in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Romania (down from 317th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Mathematician.
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2.01
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Ion Barbu ranks 715 out of 1,004. Before him are Stanisław Mazur, Guido Castelnuovo, Alfréd Haar, Otto E. Neugebauer, Leopold Vietoris, and Gustav de Vries. After him are Lev Schnirelmann, Evgraf Fedorov, David Cox, Nikoloz Muskhelishvili, William Hopkins, and Eliyahu Rips.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsStanisław Mazur
1905 - 1981
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 709
Guido Castelnuovo
1865 - 1952
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 710
Alfréd Haar
1885 - 1933
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 711
Otto E. Neugebauer
1899 - 1990
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 712
Leopold Vietoris
1891 - 2002
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 713
Gustav de Vries
1866 - 1934
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 714
Ion Barbu
1895 - 1961
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 715
Lev Schnirelmann
1905 - 1938
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 716
Evgraf Fedorov
1853 - 1919
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 717
David Cox
1924 - 2022
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 718
Nikoloz Muskhelishvili
1891 - 1976
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 719
William Hopkins
1793 - 1866
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 720
Eliyahu Rips
1948 - 2024
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 721
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Ion Barbu ranks 213. Before him are Jack Northrop, Andreas Alföldi, Johann Nepomuk David, Florence Vidor, Ali Mansur, and Morris Kirksey. After him are Louis Calhern, Christian Herter, Fedor Ozep, Paavo Johansson, José María Peña, and Hertha Sponer. Among people deceased in 1961, Ion Barbu ranks 136. Before him are Harriet Bosse, Anita Stewart, Paul W. Merrill, María de Zayas, Tiny Sandford, and York Bowen. After him are Nita Naldi, Rosa Sensat, Paul Deman, Percy Grainger, Philibert Jacques Melotte, and Alberto Chividini.
Others Born in 1895
Go to all RankingsJack Northrop
INVENTOR
1895 - 1981
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 207
Andreas Alföldi
HISTORIAN
1895 - 1981
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 208
Johann Nepomuk David
COMPOSER
1895 - 1977
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 209
Florence Vidor
ACTOR
1895 - 1977
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 210
Ali Mansur
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 211
Morris Kirksey
ATHLETE
1895 - 1981
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 212
Ion Barbu
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 213
Louis Calhern
ACTOR
1895 - 1956
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 214
Christian Herter
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1966
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 215
Fedor Ozep
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1949
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 216
Paavo Johansson
ATHLETE
1895 - 1983
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 217
José María Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1988
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 218
Hertha Sponer
PHYSICIST
1895 - 1968
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 219
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsHarriet Bosse
ACTOR
1878 - 1961
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 130
Anita Stewart
ACTOR
1895 - 1961
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 131
Paul W. Merrill
ASTRONOMER
1887 - 1961
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 132
María de Zayas
WRITER
1590 - 1961
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 133
Tiny Sandford
ACTOR
1894 - 1961
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 134
York Bowen
COMPOSER
1884 - 1961
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 135
Ion Barbu
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 136
Nita Naldi
ACTOR
1894 - 1961
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 137
Rosa Sensat
WRITER
1873 - 1961
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 138
Paul Deman
CYCLIST
1889 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 139
Percy Grainger
COMPOSER
1882 - 1961
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 140
Philibert Jacques Melotte
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 141
Alberto Chividini
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1961
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 142
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Ion Barbu ranks 344 out of 844. Before him are Dacian Cioloș (1969), Viorel Moldovan (1972), Constantin Negruzzi (1808), Rodion Cămătaru (1958), Take Ionescu (1858), and Monica Lovinescu (1923). After him are Gheorghe Mureșan (1971), Dimitrie Ghica (1816), Ion Bogdan (1915), Alexandru Marghiloman (1854), Emerich Vogl (1905), and Sámuel Teleki (1845).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsDacian Cioloș
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 338
Viorel Moldovan
COACH
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 339
Constantin Negruzzi
WRITER
1808 - 1868
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 340
Rodion Cămătaru
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 341
Take Ionescu
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 342
Monica Lovinescu
WRITER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 343
Ion Barbu
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 344
Gheorghe Mureșan
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 345
Dimitrie Ghica
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1897
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 346
Ion Bogdan
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1992
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 347
Alexandru Marghiloman
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1925
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 348
Emerich Vogl
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1971
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 349
Sámuel Teleki
EXPLORER
1845 - 1916
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 350
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Romania
Among mathematicians born in Romania, Ion Barbu ranks 6. Before him are János Bolyai (1802), Zoia Ceaușescu (1949), Farkas Bolyai (1775), Abraham Wald (1902), and Ion Ghica (1816). After him are Spiru Haret (1851), Grigore Moisil (1906), Solomon Marcus (1925), and George Lusztig (1946).
János Bolyai
1802 - 1860
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 1
Zoia Ceaușescu
1949 - 2006
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 2
Farkas Bolyai
1775 - 1856
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 3
Abraham Wald
1902 - 1950
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 4
Ion Ghica
1816 - 1897
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 5
Ion Barbu
1895 - 1961
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 6
Spiru Haret
1851 - 1912
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 7
Grigore Moisil
1906 - 1973
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 8
Solomon Marcus
1925 - 2016
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 9
George Lusztig
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 10