MATHEMATICIAN
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
Jacques Hadamard
Jacques Salomon Hadamard (French: [adamaʁ]; 8 December 1865 – 17 October 1963) was a French mathematician who made major contributions in number theory, complex analysis, differential geometry, and partial differential equations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Hadamard has received more than 355,495 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Jacques Hadamard is the 133rd most popular mathematician (up from 136th in 2019), the 1,000th most popular biography from France (up from 1,006th in 2019) and the 27th most popular French Mathematician.
Jacques Hadamard is most famous for his book "An Essay on the Psychology of Invention in the Mathematical Field" which he published in 1945. This book was the first of its kind to study the psychology of mathematical invention.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Jacques Hadamard ranks 133 out of 1,004. Before him are Ferdinand von Lindemann, Liu Hui, Étienne Bézout, Colin Maclaurin, Hermann of Reichenau, and Lodovico Ferrari. After him are Aloysius Lilius, Sophus Lie, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Oliver Heaviside, Ernst Kummer, and William Oughtred.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFerdinand von Lindemann
1852 - 1939
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 127
Liu Hui
225 - 295
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 128
Étienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 129
Colin Maclaurin
1698 - 1746
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 130
Hermann of Reichenau
1013 - 1054
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 131
Lodovico Ferrari
1522 - 1565
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 132
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 133
Aloysius Lilius
1510 - 1576
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 134
Sophus Lie
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 135
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
1801 - 1862
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 136
Oliver Heaviside
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 137
Ernst Kummer
1810 - 1893
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 138
William Oughtred
1574 - 1660
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 139
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1865, Jacques Hadamard ranks 26. Before him are Alfred Hugenberg, Benjamin Guggenheim, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, Félix Vallotton, Amélie of Orléans, and Akseli Gallen-Kallela. After him are Gérard Encausse, Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Valentin Serov, Gabriel Narutowicz, Rashid Rida, and Mikao Usui. Among people deceased in 1963, Jacques Hadamard ranks 29. Before him are Thích Quảng Đức, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Carmen Amaya, Rajendra Prasad, Theodore von Kármán, and Oleg Penkovsky. After him are Richard Baer, Kurt Zeitzler, Józef Gosławski, Richard Barthelmess, Karl Bühler, and Georg-Hans Reinhardt.
Others Born in 1865
Go to all RankingsAlfred Hugenberg
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1951
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 20
Benjamin Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1865 - 1912
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 21
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1932
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 22
Félix Vallotton
PAINTER
1865 - 1925
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 23
Amélie of Orléans
COMPANION
1865 - 1951
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 24
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
PAINTER
1865 - 1931
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 25
Jacques Hadamard
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 26
Gérard Encausse
OCCULTIST
1865 - 1916
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 27
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1952
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 28
Valentin Serov
PAINTER
1865 - 1911
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 29
Gabriel Narutowicz
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1922
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 30
Rashid Rida
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1935
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 31
Mikao Usui
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1926
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsThích Quảng Đức
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1963
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 23
Abd al-Karim Qasim
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 24
Carmen Amaya
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 25
Rajendra Prasad
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 26
Theodore von Kármán
ENGINEER
1881 - 1963
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 27
Oleg Penkovsky
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1963
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 28
Jacques Hadamard
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 29
Richard Baer
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 30
Kurt Zeitzler
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1963
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 31
Józef Gosławski
SCULPTOR
1908 - 1963
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 32
Richard Barthelmess
ACTOR
1895 - 1963
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 33
Karl Bühler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 34
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1963
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 35
In France
Among people born in France, Jacques Hadamard ranks 1,000 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Nodier (1780), Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802), Michèle Morgan (1920), Pierre-Charles Villeneuve (1763), and Jacques Cassini (1677). After him are Jean Moulin (1899), Georges Brassens (1921), René Girard (1923), Pauline Viardot (1821), Leonard of Noblac (496), and Alice Guy-Blaché (1873).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharles Nodier
WRITER
1780 - 1844
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 994
Jean Casimir-Perier
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1907
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 995
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1857
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 996
Michèle Morgan
ACTOR
1920 - 2016
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 997
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1806
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 998
Jacques Cassini
ASTRONOMER
1677 - 1756
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 999
Jacques Hadamard
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 1,000
Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,001
Georges Brassens
SINGER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,002
René Girard
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 1,003
Pauline Viardot
COMPOSER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 1,004
Leonard of Noblac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
496 - 545
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 1,005
Alice Guy-Blaché
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1968
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 1,006
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Jacques Hadamard ranks 27. Before him are Pierre Louis Maupertuis (1698), Charles Hermite (1822), Girard Desargues (1591), Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788), Alexis Clairaut (1713), and Étienne Bézout (1730). After him are Émile Borel (1871), Henri Lebesgue (1875), Joseph Liouville (1809), Michel Rolle (1652), André Weil (1906), and Pierre Bouguer (1698).
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
1698 - 1759
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 21
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 22
Girard Desargues
1591 - 1661
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 23
Jean-Victor Poncelet
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 24
Alexis Clairaut
1713 - 1765
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 25
Étienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 26
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 27
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 28
Henri Lebesgue
1875 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 29
Joseph Liouville
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 30
Michel Rolle
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 31
André Weil
1906 - 1998
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 32
Pierre Bouguer
1698 - 1758
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 33