MATHEMATICIAN
Isaac Barrow
1631 - 1677
Isaac Barrow
Isaac Barrow (October 1630 – 4 May 1677) was an English Christian theologian and mathematician who is generally given credit for his early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus; in particular, for proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus. His work centered on the properties of the tangent; Barrow was the first to calculate the tangents of the kappa curve. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac Barrow has received more than 277,677 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Barrow is the 110th most popular mathematician (down from 95th in 2019), the 544th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Mathematician.
Isaac Barrow was an English mathematician and physicist who is most famous for his work on calculus.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Isaac Barrow ranks 110 out of 823. Before him are John Couch Adams, Thābit ibn Qurra, John Wallis, G. H. Hardy, Meton of Athens, and Girard Desargues. After him are Theon of Alexandria, Charles Hermite, Grigori Perelman, Josef Stefan, Christopher Clavius, and Hermann Weyl.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1631, Isaac Barrow ranks 1. After him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, François Vatel, Al-Rashid of Morocco, John Dryden, Pierre Beauchamp, Selim I Giray, Abraham Brueghel, Anne Conway, Stanislaus Papczyński, and Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp. Among people deceased in 1677, Isaac Barrow ranks 4. Before him are Baruch Spinoza, Jan van Riebeeck, and Angelus Silesius. After him are Barbara Strozzi, Wenceslaus Hollar, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Aert van der Neer, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Robert Cambert, and James Harrington.
Others Born in 1631
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1631 - 1677
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 1
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2
François Vatel
1631 - 1671
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 3
Al-Rashid of Morocco
1631 - 1672
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 4
John Dryden
1631 - 1700
HPI: 58.35
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Pierre Beauchamp
1631 - 1705
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 6
Selim I Giray
1631 - 1704
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 7
Abraham Brueghel
1631 - 1690
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 8
Anne Conway
1631 - 1679
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 9
Stanislaus Papczyński
1631 - 1701
HPI: 49.39
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Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp
1631 - 1719
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Baruch Spinoza
1632 - 1677
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Jan van Riebeeck
1619 - 1677
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Angelus Silesius
1624 - 1677
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1631 - 1677
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Barbara Strozzi
1619 - 1677
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Wenceslaus Hollar
1607 - 1677
HPI: 56.66
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Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
1617 - 1677
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 7
Antonio Maria Abbatini
1595 - 1677
HPI: 54.90
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1603 - 1677
HPI: 54.00
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William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
1647 - 1677
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Robert Cambert
1628 - 1677
HPI: 52.95
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James Harrington
1611 - 1677
HPI: 52.42
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In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Isaac Barrow ranks 544 out of 7,765. Before him are Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Thomas Hardy (1840), Tony Buzan (1942), Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Helena Bonham Carter (1966), and Annie Lennox (1954). After him are Roger Glover (1945), Fred Perry (1909), Alexander Pope (1688), John Smith (1580), Alice Liddell (1852), and Alfred Molina (1953).
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1940 - 1962
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1840 - 1928
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1942 - 2019
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1945 - 1987
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Helena Bonham Carter
1966 - Present
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Annie Lennox
1954 - Present
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Isaac Barrow
1631 - 1677
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 544
Roger Glover
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 545
Fred Perry
1909 - 1995
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 546
Alexander Pope
1688 - 1744
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 547
John Smith
1580 - 1631
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 548
Alice Liddell
1852 - 1934
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 549
Alfred Molina
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 550
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Isaac Barrow ranks 10. Before him are Ada Lovelace (1815), Alfred North Whitehead (1861), Thomas Harriot (1560), John Couch Adams (1819), John Wallis (1616), and G. H. Hardy (1877). After him are Andrew Wiles (1953), Brook Taylor (1685), Robert Grosseteste (1175), William Oughtred (1574), Arthur Cayley (1821), and James Joseph Sylvester (1814).
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1560 - 1621
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1819 - 1892
HPI: 64.59
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John Wallis
1616 - 1703
HPI: 64.27
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G. H. Hardy
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HPI: 64.24
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Andrew Wiles
1953 - Present
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1574 - 1660
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