MATHEMATICIAN
Ion Ghica
1816 - 1897
Ion Ghica
Ion Ghica (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ˈɡika] ; 12 August 1816 – 7 May 1897) was a Romanian statesman, mathematician, diplomat and politician, who was Prime Minister of Romania five times. He was a full member of the Romanian Academy and its president many times (1876–1882, 1884–1887, 1890–1893 and 1894–1895). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ion Ghica has received more than 65,806 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Ion Ghica is the 482nd most popular mathematician (down from 449th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Romania (down from 206th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Romanian Mathematician.
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Page Views (PV)
52.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
4.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Ion Ghica ranks 482 out of 1,004. Before him are Federico Commandino, Adam Ries, Johann Samuel König, Lazarus Fuchs, George David Birkhoff, and Karl Mollweide. After him are W. V. D. Hodge, Samuel Eilenberg, David Mumford, Moritz Pasch, Alfred Pringsheim, and Friedrich Hirzebruch.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
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1509 - 1575
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 476
Adam Ries
1492 - 1559
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 477
Johann Samuel König
1712 - 1757
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 478
Lazarus Fuchs
1833 - 1902
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 479
George David Birkhoff
1884 - 1944
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 480
Karl Mollweide
1774 - 1825
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 481
Ion Ghica
1816 - 1897
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 482
W. V. D. Hodge
1903 - 1975
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 483
Samuel Eilenberg
1913 - 1998
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 484
David Mumford
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 485
Moritz Pasch
1843 - 1930
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 486
Alfred Pringsheim
1850 - 1941
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 487
Friedrich Hirzebruch
1927 - 2012
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 488
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1816, Ion Ghica ranks 28. Before him are Malwida von Meysenbug, Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet, Jean Cabanis, Charles-Denis Bourbaki, Catherine Wolfe Bruce, and August Karl von Goeben. After him are Jean Frédéric Frenet, William Gull, Emanuel Leutze, Jan Arnošt Smoler, Moritz Steinschneider, and Wazir Akbar Khan. Among people deceased in 1897, Ion Ghica ranks 42. Before him are Julius von Sachs, Panteleimon Kulish, Charles-Denis Bourbaki, Charles Boycott, Karol Mikuli, and Henri Meilhac. After him are Émile Levassor, Prince William of Baden, Alfred Des Cloizeaux, Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain, Édouard Deldevez, and Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke.
Others Born in 1816
Go to all RankingsMalwida von Meysenbug
WRITER
1816 - 1903
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 22
Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1892
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 23
Jean Cabanis
BIOLOGIST
1816 - 1906
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 24
Charles-Denis Bourbaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1816 - 1897
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 25
Catherine Wolfe Bruce
ASTRONOMER
1816 - 1900
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 26
August Karl von Goeben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1816 - 1880
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 27
Ion Ghica
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1897
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 28
Jean Frédéric Frenet
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1900
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 29
William Gull
PHYSICIAN
1816 - 1890
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 30
Emanuel Leutze
PAINTER
1816 - 1868
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 31
Jan Arnošt Smoler
WRITER
1816 - 1884
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 32
Moritz Steinschneider
WRITER
1816 - 1907
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 33
Wazir Akbar Khan
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1845
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1897
Go to all RankingsJulius von Sachs
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1897
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 36
Panteleimon Kulish
WRITER
1819 - 1897
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 37
Charles-Denis Bourbaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1816 - 1897
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 38
Charles Boycott
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1832 - 1897
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 39
Karol Mikuli
MUSICIAN
1821 - 1897
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 40
Henri Meilhac
WRITER
1831 - 1897
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 41
Ion Ghica
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1897
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 42
Émile Levassor
ENGINEER
1843 - 1897
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 43
Prince William of Baden
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1897
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 44
Alfred Des Cloizeaux
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1897
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 45
Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1897
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 46
Édouard Deldevez
COMPOSER
1817 - 1897
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 47
Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke
ASTRONOMER
1835 - 1897
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 48
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Ion Ghica ranks 223 out of 844. Before him are Nikolai Spathari (1636), Marcel Iureș (1951), Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Radu Vasile (1942), Isidor Kaufmann (1853), and Maria Tănase (1913). After him are Sabbas the Goth (334), Vasile Dîba (1954), Miodrag Belodedici (1964), Ilie Verdeț (1925), Ion G. Duca (1879), and Matei Basarab (1580).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsNikolai Spathari
EXPLORER
1636 - 1708
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 217
Marcel Iureș
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 218
Liviu Rebreanu
WRITER
1885 - 1944
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 219
Radu Vasile
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2013
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 220
Isidor Kaufmann
PAINTER
1853 - 1921
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 221
Maria Tănase
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 222
Ion Ghica
MATHEMATICIAN
1816 - 1897
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 223
Sabbas the Goth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
334 - 372
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 224
Vasile Dîba
ATHLETE
1954 - 2024
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 225
Miodrag Belodedici
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 226
Ilie Verdeț
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2001
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 227
Ion G. Duca
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1933
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 228
Matei Basarab
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1654
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 229
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Romania
Among mathematicians born in Romania, Ion Ghica ranks 5. Before him are János Bolyai (1802), Zoia Ceaușescu (1949), Farkas Bolyai (1775), and Abraham Wald (1902). After him are Ion Barbu (1895), Spiru Haret (1851), Grigore Moisil (1906), Solomon Marcus (1925), and George Lusztig (1946).
János Bolyai
1802 - 1860
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 1
Zoia Ceaușescu
1949 - 2006
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2
Farkas Bolyai
1775 - 1856
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 3
Abraham Wald
1902 - 1950
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4
Ion Ghica
1816 - 1897
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 5
Ion Barbu
1895 - 1961
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 6
Spiru Haret
1851 - 1912
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 7
Grigore Moisil
1906 - 1973
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 8
Solomon Marcus
1925 - 2016
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 9
George Lusztig
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 10