MATHEMATICIAN

Jean-Pierre Serre

1926 - Today

Photo of Jean-Pierre Serre

Icon of person Jean-Pierre Serre

Jean-Pierre Serre (French: [sɛʁ]; born 15 September 1926) is a French mathematician who has made contributions to algebraic topology, algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Pierre Serre has received more than 510,369 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jean-Pierre Serre is the 175th most popular mathematician (up from 180th in 2019), the 1,266th most popular biography from France (up from 1,280th in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Mathematician.

Jean-Pierre Serre is most famous for his work in algebraic geometry. He introduced the idea of a scheme, which is a generalization of the notion of a curve.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Jean-Pierre Serre ranks 175 out of 1,004. Before him are Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, Aleksandr Lyapunov, Camille Jordan, Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Marcel Grossmann, and Jost Bürgi. After him are Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Édouard Lucas, Conon of Samos, Ernst Zermelo, Leo Perutz, and Rafael Bombelli.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Jean-Pierre Serre ranks 77. Before him are César Pelli, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Gyula Grosics, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Kim Jae-gyu, and John Berger. After him are Michel Butor, Norman Jewison, Yoshio Okada, Aaron Klug, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, and Francisco Rabal.

Others Born in 1926

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Pierre Serre ranks 1,266 out of 6,770. Before him are Jules Chéret (1836), Guy, Count of Flanders (1226), André Masson (1896), Jean Marc Gaspard Itard (1774), Aimé Jacquet (1941), and Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831). After him are Joël Robuchon (1945), Philippe Petit (1949), Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (1936), Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968), Élisée Reclus (1830), and Eva Gonzalès (1849).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MATHEMATICIANS In France

Among mathematicians born in France, Jean-Pierre Serre ranks 37. Before him are Michel Rolle (1652), André Weil (1906), Pierre Bouguer (1698), René Thom (1923), Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (1749), and Camille Jordan (1838). After him are Édouard Lucas (1842), Jean Gaston Darboux (1842), Gabriel Lamé (1795), Laurent Schwartz (1915), Étienne-Louis Malus (1775), and Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801).

French born Mathematicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous