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James Clerk Maxwell
1831 - 1879
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James Clerk Maxwell
Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 134 verschillende talen op Wikipedia (toegenomen van 128 in 2024). James Clerk Maxwell staat op plaats 35 onder de meest populaire natuurkundige (gedaald van plaats 25 in 2024), plaats 86 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit Verenigd Koninkrijk (gedaald van plaats 70 in 2019) en op plaats 12 onder de populairste natuurkundige uit Verenigd Koninkrijk.
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Among Natuurkundiges
Among natuurkundiges, James Clerk Maxwell ranks 35 out of 851. Before him are Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Owen Willans Richardson, Ibn al-Haytham, Heinrich Hertz, Lawrence Bragg, and Christiaan Huygens. After him are Louis de Broglie, Hendrik Lorentz, Daniel Bernoulli, Lise Meitner, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, and Charles H. Townes.
Most Popular Natuurkundiges in Wikipedia
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Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
1869 - 1959
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 29
Owen Willans Richardson
1879 - 1959
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 30
Ibn al-Haytham
965 - 1039
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 31
Heinrich Hertz
1857 - 1894
HPI: 82.34
Rank: 32
Lawrence Bragg
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 33
Christiaan Huygens
1629 - 1695
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 34
James Clerk Maxwell
1831 - 1879
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 35
Louis de Broglie
1892 - 1987
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 36
Hendrik Lorentz
1853 - 1928
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 37
Daniel Bernoulli
1700 - 1782
HPI: 80.97
Rank: 38
Lise Meitner
1878 - 1968
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 39
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
1736 - 1806
HPI: 80.87
Rank: 40
Charles H. Townes
1915 - 2015
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 41
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1831, James Clerk Maxwell ranks 1. After him are John Stith Pemberton, Frederick III, German Emperor, Helena Blavatsky, Sitting Bull, James A. Garfield, Emperor Kōmei, Richard Dedekind, Xianfeng Emperor, Savitribai Phule, Leo von Caprivi, and Lucy Webb Hayes. Among people deceased in 1879, James Clerk Maxwell ranks 1. After him are Bernadette Soubirous, Honoré Daumier, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Adolf Anderssen, Albrecht von Roon, Rowland Hill, Thomas Couture, Maria Teresa of Savoy, Gottfried Semper, and Charles De Coster.
Others Born in 1831
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PHYSICIST
1831 - 1879
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 1
John Stith Pemberton
CHEMIST
1831 - 1888
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 2
Frederick III, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1888
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 3
Helena Blavatsky
OCCULTIST
1831 - 1891
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 4
Sitting Bull
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1890
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 5
James A. Garfield
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1881
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 6
Emperor Kōmei
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1867
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 7
Richard Dedekind
MATHEMATICIAN
1831 - 1916
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 8
Xianfeng Emperor
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1861
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 9
Savitribai Phule
WRITER
1831 - 1897
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 10
Leo von Caprivi
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1899
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 11
Lucy Webb Hayes
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1889
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1879
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PHYSICIST
1831 - 1879
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 1
Bernadette Soubirous
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1879
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 2
Honoré Daumier
PAINTER
1808 - 1879
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 3
Napoléon, Prince Imperial
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1879
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 4
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1879
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 5
Adolf Anderssen
CHESS PLAYER
1818 - 1879
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 6
Albrecht von Roon
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1879
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 7
Rowland Hill
INVENTOR
1795 - 1879
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 8
Thomas Couture
PAINTER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 9
Maria Teresa of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1879
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 10
Gottfried Semper
ARCHITECT
1803 - 1879
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 11
Charles De Coster
WRITER
1827 - 1879
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 12
In Verenigd Koninkrijk
Among people born in Verenigd Koninkrijk, James Clerk Maxwell ranks 86 out of NaN. Before him are Owen Willans Richardson (1879), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), Empress Matilda (1102), Alfred Hitchcock (1899), Anne, Princess Royal (1950), and Tom Jones (1940). After him are Richard Burton (1925), Olav V of Norway (1903), Edward the Martyr (962), Virginia Woolf (1882), Francis Drake (1540), and Charles Babbage (1791).
Others born in Verenigd Koninkrijk
Go to all RankingsOwen Willans Richardson
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1959
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 80
William Ewart Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1898
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 81
Empress Matilda
NOBLEMAN
1102 - 1167
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 82
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 83
Anne, Princess Royal
NOBLEMAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 84
Tom Jones
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 85
James Clerk Maxwell
PHYSICIST
1831 - 1879
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 86
Richard Burton
ACTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 81.95
Rank: 87
Olav V of Norway
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1991
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 88
Edward the Martyr
POLITICIAN
962 - 978
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 89
Virginia Woolf
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 90
Francis Drake
EXPLORER
1540 - 1596
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 91
Charles Babbage
INVENTOR
1791 - 1871
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 92
Among Natuurkundiges In Verenigd Koninkrijk
Among natuurkundiges born in Verenigd Koninkrijk, James Clerk Maxwell ranks 12. Before him are Edward Victor Appleton (1892), William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824), John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842), Robert Hooke (1635), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), and Owen Willans Richardson (1879). After him are William Gilbert (1544), Nevill Francis Mott (1905), David J. Thouless (1934), Brian Josephson (1940), Patrick Blackett (1897), and Charles Glover Barkla (1877).
Edward Victor Appleton
1892 - 1965
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 6
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
1824 - 1907
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 7
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
1842 - 1919
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 8
Robert Hooke
1635 - 1703
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 9
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
1869 - 1959
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 10
Owen Willans Richardson
1879 - 1959
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 11
James Clerk Maxwell
1831 - 1879
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 12
William Gilbert
1544 - 1603
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 13
Nevill Francis Mott
1905 - 1996
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 14
David J. Thouless
1934 - 2019
HPI: 79.67
Rank: 15
Brian Josephson
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 16
Patrick Blackett
1897 - 1974
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 17
Charles Glover Barkla
1877 - 1944
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 18
