MATHEMATICIAN
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
1517 - 1583
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
Jacques Pelletier du Mans, also spelled Peletier (Latin: Iacobus Peletarius Cenomani, 25 July 1517 – 17 July 1582) was a humanist, poet and mathematician of the French Renaissance. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Pelletier du Mans has received more than 31,242 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Pelletier du Mans is the 635th most popular mathematician (down from 575th in 2019), the 3,972nd most popular biography from France (down from 3,606th in 2019) and the 88th most popular French Mathematician.
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31k
Page Views (PV)
49.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.38
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Jacques Pelletier du Mans ranks 635 out of 1,004. Before him are Robert Simson, Elias M. Stein, Alexander Gelfond, Ingrid Daubechies, Hilda Geiringer, and Joseph Diez Gergonne. After him are Mark Krein, Paul Neményi, Paul Gordan, Harold Hotelling, Georg Stiernhielm, and Vera T. Sós.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Simson
1687 - 1768
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 629
Elias M. Stein
1931 - 2018
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 630
Alexander Gelfond
1906 - 1968
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 631
Ingrid Daubechies
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 632
Hilda Geiringer
1893 - 1973
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 633
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 634
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 635
Mark Krein
1907 - 1989
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 636
Paul Neményi
1895 - 1952
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 637
Paul Gordan
1837 - 1912
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 638
Harold Hotelling
1895 - 1973
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 639
Georg Stiernhielm
1598 - 1672
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 640
Vera T. Sós
1930 - 2023
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 641
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1517, Jacques Pelletier du Mans ranks 12. Before him are Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, Li Shizhen, Pierre Belon, Rembert Dodoens, Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort, and Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Among people deceased in 1583, Jacques Pelletier du Mans ranks 18. Before him are Andrey Kurbsky, Antoinette de Bourbon, Juan de Garay, Humphrey Gilbert, Zacharias Ursinus, and Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels. After him is Thomas Erastus.
Others Born in 1517
Go to all RankingsFrancis I, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1545
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 6
Li Shizhen
PHYSICIAN
1517 - 1593
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 7
Pierre Belon
BIOLOGIST
1517 - 1564
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 8
Rembert Dodoens
PHYSICIAN
1517 - 1585
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 9
Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1604
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 10
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1554
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 11
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
MATHEMATICIAN
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1583
Go to all RankingsAndrey Kurbsky
WRITER
1528 - 1583
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 12
Antoinette de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1583
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 13
Juan de Garay
EXPLORER
1528 - 1583
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 14
Humphrey Gilbert
EXPLORER
1539 - 1583
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 15
Zacharias Ursinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1534 - 1583
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 16
Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels
POLITICIAN
1541 - 1583
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 17
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
MATHEMATICIAN
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 18
Thomas Erastus
PHYSICIAN
1524 - 1583
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 19
In France
Among people born in France, Jacques Pelletier du Mans ranks 3,972 out of 6,770. Before him are J. R. D. Tata (1904), Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville (1720), Guy de la Chapelle (1868), Léon Delagrange (1872), Dominique Fernandez (1929), and Joseph Diez Gergonne (1771). After him are Ratramnus (800), Christiane Desroches Noblecourt (1913), André Lerond (1930), Eugène-Anatole Demarçay (1852), Edmond de Sélys Longchamps (1813), and Pierre Michon (1945).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJ. R. D. Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1904 - 1993
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 3,966
Geneviève Thiroux d'Arconville
CHEMIST
1720 - 1805
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 3,967
Guy de la Chapelle
TENNIS PLAYER
1868 - 1923
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 3,968
Léon Delagrange
SCULPTOR
1872 - 1910
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 3,969
Dominique Fernandez
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 3,970
Joseph Diez Gergonne
MATHEMATICIAN
1771 - 1859
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 3,971
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
MATHEMATICIAN
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3,972
Ratramnus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 - 868
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3,973
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1913 - 2011
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 3,974
André Lerond
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 3,975
Eugène-Anatole Demarçay
CHEMIST
1852 - 1903
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 3,976
Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
BIOLOGIST
1813 - 1900
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 3,977
Pierre Michon
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 3,978
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Jacques Pelletier du Mans ranks 88. Before him are Pierre Fatou (1878), Jacques Herbrand (1908), Henri Brocard (1845), Joseph Valentin Boussinesq (1842), Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (1923), and Joseph Diez Gergonne (1771). After him are Charles Dupin (1784), Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac (1581), Arnaud Denjoy (1884), Pierre-Louis Lions (1956), Serge Lang (1927), and Sylvestre François Lacroix (1765).
Pierre Fatou
1878 - 1929
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 82
Jacques Herbrand
1908 - 1931
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 83
Henri Brocard
1845 - 1922
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 84
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
1842 - 1929
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 85
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
1923 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 86
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 87
Jacques Pelletier du Mans
1517 - 1583
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 88
Charles Dupin
1784 - 1873
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 89
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac
1581 - 1638
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 90
Arnaud Denjoy
1884 - 1974
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 91
Pierre-Louis Lions
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 92
Serge Lang
1927 - 2005
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 93
Sylvestre François Lacroix
1765 - 1843
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 94