MATHEMATICIAN
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (30 May 1800 – 12 March 1834) was a German geometer and the son of legal scholar Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, and the brother of philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach. After receiving his doctorate at age 22, he became a professor of mathematics at the Gymnasium at Erlangen. In 1822 he wrote a small book on mathematics noted mainly for a theorem on the nine-point circle, which is now known as Feuerbach's theorem. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach has received more than 32,399 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach is the 285th most popular mathematician (up from 367th in 2019), the 1,912th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,532nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Mathematician.
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10.89
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach ranks 285 out of 1,004. Before him are George Atwood, Edward Waring, Lloyd Shapley, Abraham bar Hiyya, John Edensor Littlewood, and Kunihiko Kodaira. After him are Marino Ghetaldi, Lorenzo Mascheroni, Viktor Bunyakovsky, Michael Maestlin, Pavel Alexandrov, and Helge von Koch.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Atwood
1745 - 1807
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 279
Edward Waring
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 280
Lloyd Shapley
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 281
Abraham bar Hiyya
1070 - 1145
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 282
John Edensor Littlewood
1885 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 283
Kunihiko Kodaira
1915 - 1997
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 284
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 285
Marino Ghetaldi
1568 - 1626
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 286
Lorenzo Mascheroni
1750 - 1800
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 287
Viktor Bunyakovsky
1804 - 1889
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 288
Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 289
Pavel Alexandrov
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 290
Helge von Koch
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 291
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1800, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach ranks 28. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Savoy, Pauline Therese of Württemberg, Jean-Jacques Ampère, Roberto de Visiani, Thomas Babington Macaulay, and Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Henri Milne-Edwards, Achille Devéria, George Bentham, Ányos Jedlik, John Nelson Darby, and Charles Rogier. Among people deceased in 1834, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach ranks 16. Before him are William Carey, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Husein Gradaščević, Jacques Balmat, Karl Ludwig Harding, and Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza. After him are Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium, Aleksey Arakcheyev, Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, James Weddell, and Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow.
Others Born in 1800
Go to all RankingsPrincess Elisabeth of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1856
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 22
Pauline Therese of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1873
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 23
Jean-Jacques Ampère
WRITER
1800 - 1864
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 24
Roberto de Visiani
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1878
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 25
Thomas Babington Macaulay
HISTORIAN
1800 - 1859
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 26
Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1842
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 27
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 28
Henri Milne-Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1885
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 29
Achille Devéria
PAINTER
1800 - 1857
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 30
George Bentham
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1884
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 31
Ányos Jedlik
PHYSICIST
1800 - 1895
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 32
John Nelson Darby
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1882
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 33
Charles Rogier
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1885
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 1834
Go to all RankingsWilliam Carey
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1834
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 10
François-Adrien Boieldieu
COMPOSER
1775 - 1834
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 11
Husein Gradaščević
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1834
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 12
Jacques Balmat
MOUNTAINEER
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 13
Karl Ludwig Harding
ASTRONOMER
1765 - 1834
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 14
Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza
COMPANION
1800 - 1834
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 15
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 16
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
BUSINESSPERSON
1771 - 1834
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 17
Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1834
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 18
Aleksey Arakcheyev
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1834
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 19
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1834
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 20
James Weddell
EXPLORER
1787 - 1834
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 21
Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1834
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 22
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach ranks 1,912 out of 7,253. Before him are Ernst Engel (1821), Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg (1821), Guido Buchwald (1961), Elvira Madigan (1867), Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1667), and Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (1889). After him are Ulrich von Hassell (1881), Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1647), Simon Mayr (1763), Ulric Neisser (1928), Frederick of Utrecht (780), and William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1602).
Others born in Germany
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ECONOMIST
1821 - 1896
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 1,906
Duchess Caroline Mariane of Mecklenburg
NOBLEMAN
1821 - 1876
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,907
Guido Buchwald
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,908
Elvira Madigan
WRITER
1867 - 1889
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,909
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
COMPANION
1667 - 1721
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,910
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1968
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,911
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,912
Ulrich von Hassell
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1944
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,913
Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1647 - 1709
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,914
Simon Mayr
COMPOSER
1763 - 1845
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,915
Ulric Neisser
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,916
Frederick of Utrecht
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
780 - 838
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,917
William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1602 - 1637
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,918
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach ranks 34. Before him are Eduard Heine (1821), Edmund Landau (1877), Michael Stifel (1487), Andreas Osiander (1498), Adolf Hurwitz (1859), and Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856). After him are Michael Maestlin (1550), Wilhelm Ackermann (1896), Gotthold Eisenstein (1823), August Leopold Crelle (1780), Johann Friedrich Pfaff (1765), and Nicholas Mercator (1620).
Eduard Heine
1821 - 1881
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 28
Edmund Landau
1877 - 1938
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 29
Michael Stifel
1487 - 1567
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 30
Andreas Osiander
1498 - 1552
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 31
Adolf Hurwitz
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 32
Carl David Tolmé Runge
1856 - 1927
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 33
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 34
Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 35
Wilhelm Ackermann
1896 - 1962
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 36
Gotthold Eisenstein
1823 - 1852
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 37
August Leopold Crelle
1780 - 1855
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 38
Johann Friedrich Pfaff
1765 - 1825
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 39
Nicholas Mercator
1620 - 1687
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 40