MATHEMATICIAN
Jai Singh II
1688 - 1743
Jai Singh II
Sawai Jai Singh II (3 November 1688 – 21 September 1743), was the 29th Kachwaha Rajput ruler of the Kingdom of Amber, who later founded the fortified city of Jaipur and made it his capital. He became the ruler of Amber at the age of 11, after the untimely death of his father Mirza Raja Bishan Singh on 31 December 1699. Initially, Raja Jai Singh served as a vassal of the Mughal Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jai Singh II has received more than 936,618 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jai Singh II is the 519th most popular mathematician (up from 548th in 2019), the 420th most popular biography from India (up from 421st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Mathematician.
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2.33
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Jai Singh II ranks 519 out of 1,004. Before him are Hermann Bondi, Peter Lax, 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, Solomon Lefschetz, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus. After him are Guðbrandur Þorláksson, Carl Neumann, Julia Robinson, Martin Ohm, Hendrik C. van de Hulst, and Eugenio Calabi.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHermann Bondi
1919 - 2005
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 513
Peter Lax
1926 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 514
'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk
800 - 900
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 515
Solomon Lefschetz
1884 - 1972
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 516
William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker
1620 - 1684
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 517
Polyaenus of Lampsacus
340 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 518
Jai Singh II
1688 - 1743
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 519
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
1542 - 1627
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 520
Carl Neumann
1832 - 1925
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 521
Julia Robinson
1919 - 1985
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 522
Martin Ohm
1792 - 1872
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 523
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
1918 - 2000
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 524
Eugenio Calabi
1923 - 2023
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 525
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1688, Jai Singh II ranks 21. Before him are Antonio Corradini, François Lemoyne, Marie Victoire de Noailles, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Johann Friedrich Fasch. After him are Willem 's Gravesande, George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Ferdinand Brokoff, and Mikhail Zemtsov. Among people deceased in 1743, Jai Singh II ranks 12. Before him are Nicolas Lancret, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, Rafael Casanova, Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans, Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal, and Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz. After him are Augustine Washington, Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, Ogata Kenzan, Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Mikhail Zemtsov, and John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll.
Others Born in 1688
Go to all RankingsAntonio Corradini
SCULPTOR
1688 - 1752
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 15
François Lemoyne
PAINTER
1688 - 1737
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 16
Marie Victoire de Noailles
NOBLEMAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 17
Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
COMPANION
1688 - 1765
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 18
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
NOBLEMAN
1688 - 1748
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 19
Johann Friedrich Fasch
MUSICIAN
1688 - 1758
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 20
Jai Singh II
MATHEMATICIAN
1688 - 1743
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 21
Willem 's Gravesande
MATHEMATICIAN
1688 - 1742
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 22
George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1735
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 23
Ferdinand Brokoff
SCULPTOR
1688 - 1731
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 24
Mikhail Zemtsov
ARCHITECT
1688 - 1743
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1743
Go to all RankingsNicolas Lancret
PAINTER
1690 - 1743
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 6
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1743
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 7
Rafael Casanova
POLITICIAN
1660 - 1743
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 8
Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1698 - 1743
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 9
Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal
POLITICIAN
1667 - 1743
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 10
Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz
NOBLEMAN
1691 - 1743
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 11
Jai Singh II
MATHEMATICIAN
1688 - 1743
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 12
Augustine Washington
POLITICIAN
1694 - 1743
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 13
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde
HISTORIAN
1674 - 1743
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 14
Ogata Kenzan
PAINTER
1663 - 1743
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 15
Karl Friedrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
NOBLEMAN
1712 - 1743
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 16
Mikhail Zemtsov
ARCHITECT
1688 - 1743
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 17
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1743
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 18
In India
Among people born in India, Jai Singh II ranks 420 out of 1,861. Before him are Idries Shah (1924), Man Singh I (1550), Ashapurna Devi (1909), Prince Vijaya (-543), Jagat Gosain (1573), and Sam Manekshaw (1914). After him are Ibn Warraq (1946), Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908), Satya Nadella (1967), Hemu (1501), Guru Har Rai (1630), and Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1898).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsIdries Shah
WRITER
1924 - 1996
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 414
Man Singh I
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1614
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 415
Ashapurna Devi
WRITER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 416
Prince Vijaya
POLITICIAN
543 BC - 504 BC
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 417
Jagat Gosain
COMPANION
1573 - 1619
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 418
Sam Manekshaw
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 419
Jai Singh II
MATHEMATICIAN
1688 - 1743
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 420
Ibn Warraq
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 421
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
WRITER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 422
Satya Nadella
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 423
Hemu
POLITICIAN
1501 - 1556
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 424
Guru Har Rai
POLITICIAN
1630 - 1661
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 425
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay
WRITER
1898 - 1971
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 426
Among MATHEMATICIANS In India
Among mathematicians born in India, Jai Singh II ranks 8. Before him are Brahmagupta (598), Bhāskara II (1114), Augustus De Morgan (1806), S. R. Ranganathan (1892), Madhava of Sangamagrama (1350), and Bhāskara I (600). After him are D. R. Kaprekar (1905), Nilakantha Somayaji (1444), Harish-Chandra (1923), Kātyāyana (-200), Sulochana Gadgil (1944), and S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940).
Brahmagupta
598 - 670
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 2
Bhāskara II
1114 - 1185
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 3
Augustus De Morgan
1806 - 1871
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 4
S. R. Ranganathan
1892 - 1972
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5
Madhava of Sangamagrama
1350 - 1425
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 6
Bhāskara I
600 - 680
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 7
Jai Singh II
1688 - 1743
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 8
D. R. Kaprekar
1905 - 1986
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 9
Nilakantha Somayaji
1444 - 1544
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 10
Harish-Chandra
1923 - 1983
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 11
Kātyāyana
200 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 12
Sulochana Gadgil
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 13
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 14