MATHEMATICIAN
Louis Bachelier
1870 - 1946
Louis Bachelier
Louis Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Bachelier (French: [baʃəlje]; 11 March 1870 – 28 April 1946) was a French mathematician at the turn of the 20th century. He is credited with being the first person to model the stochastic process now called Brownian motion, as part of his doctoral thesis The Theory of Speculation (Théorie de la spéculation, defended in 1900). Bachelier's doctoral thesis, which introduced the first mathematical model of Brownian motion and its use for valuing stock options, was the first paper to use advanced mathematics in the study of finance. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Bachelier has received more than 265,453 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Bachelier is the 505th most popular mathematician (down from 494th in 2019), the 3,377th most popular biography from France (down from 3,239th in 2019) and the 79th most popular French Mathematician.
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Languages Editions (L)
5.07
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Louis Bachelier ranks 505 out of 1,004. Before him are Johann Benedict Listing, John Hadley, Geminus, Anders Johan Lexell, Jean Frédéric Frenet, and Gerd Faltings. After him are Charles Julien Brianchon, Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier, Hillel Furstenberg, Johann Baptist Cysat, Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov, and Otto Hölder.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Benedict Listing
1808 - 1882
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 499
John Hadley
1682 - 1744
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 500
Geminus
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 501
Anders Johan Lexell
1740 - 1784
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 502
Jean Frédéric Frenet
1816 - 1900
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 503
Gerd Faltings
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 504
Louis Bachelier
1870 - 1946
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 505
Charles Julien Brianchon
1783 - 1864
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 506
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
1750 - 1840
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 507
Hillel Furstenberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 508
Johann Baptist Cysat
1585 - 1657
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 509
Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov
1906 - 1993
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 510
Otto Hölder
1859 - 1937
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 511
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1870, Louis Bachelier ranks 96. Before him are Francisco S. Carvajal, Édouard Le Roy, Albert Sechehaye, Nikolay Lossky, Annie Londonderry, and William J. Seymour. After him are Magnus Enckell, Oskar Vogt, Evgeny Paton, John Paine, Conrad Böcker, and Ernst Leonard Lindelöf. Among people deceased in 1946, Louis Bachelier ranks 121. Before him are Karl Groos, Leopold Okulicki, Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe, Safiya Zaghloul, Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Erwin Rösener. After him are Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov, Harry Hopkins, Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu, Henri Le Fauconnier, Alexey Sudayev, and Carl Gustav Witt.
Others Born in 1870
Go to all RankingsFrancisco S. Carvajal
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1932
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 90
Édouard Le Roy
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1954
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 91
Albert Sechehaye
LINGUIST
1870 - 1946
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 92
Nikolay Lossky
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1965
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 93
Annie Londonderry
EXPLORER
1870 - 1947
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 94
William J. Seymour
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1922
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 95
Louis Bachelier
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1946
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 96
Magnus Enckell
PAINTER
1870 - 1925
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 97
Oskar Vogt
PHYSICIAN
1870 - 1959
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 98
Evgeny Paton
ENGINEER
1870 - 1953
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 99
John Paine
ATHLETE
1870 - 1951
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 100
Conrad Böcker
GYMNAST
1870 - 1936
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 101
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1946
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 102
Others Deceased in 1946
Go to all RankingsKarl Groos
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1946
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 115
Leopold Okulicki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1946
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 116
Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1946
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 117
Safiya Zaghloul
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1946
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 118
Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1946
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 119
Erwin Rösener
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1946
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 120
Louis Bachelier
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1946
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 121
Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov
WRITER
1854 - 1946
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 122
Harry Hopkins
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 123
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1946
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 124
Henri Le Fauconnier
PAINTER
1881 - 1946
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 125
Alexey Sudayev
ENGINEER
1912 - 1946
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 126
Carl Gustav Witt
ASTRONOMER
1866 - 1946
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 127
In France
Among people born in France, Louis Bachelier ranks 3,377 out of 6,770. Before him are Othon de la Roche (1200), Clotilde Courau (1969), Éric Serra (1959), Claude Bourgelat (1712), Thierry Lhermitte (1952), and Émile Levassor (1843). After him are Théodore Steeg (1868), Alphonse Pénaud (1850), Charles Julien Brianchon (1783), Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor (1770), Jacques Delille (1738), and Sophie, Countess of Bar (1018).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsOthon de la Roche
NOBLEMAN
1200 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3,371
Clotilde Courau
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3,372
Éric Serra
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3,373
Claude Bourgelat
WRITER
1712 - 1779
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3,374
Thierry Lhermitte
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3,375
Émile Levassor
ENGINEER
1843 - 1897
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3,376
Louis Bachelier
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1946
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3,377
Théodore Steeg
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1950
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 3,378
Alphonse Pénaud
ENGINEER
1850 - 1880
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 3,379
Charles Julien Brianchon
MATHEMATICIAN
1783 - 1864
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 3,380
Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1849
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 3,381
Jacques Delille
WRITER
1738 - 1813
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 3,382
Sophie, Countess of Bar
NOBLEMAN
1018 - 1093
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 3,383
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Louis Bachelier ranks 79. Before him are Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (1786), Jean Leray (1906), René de Saussure (1868), Jean-Étienne Montucla (1725), Johannes de Muris (1290), and Jean Frédéric Frenet (1816). After him are Charles Julien Brianchon (1783), Ismaël Bullialdus (1605), Pierre Fatou (1878), Jacques Herbrand (1908), Henri Brocard (1845), and Joseph Valentin Boussinesq (1842).
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
1786 - 1856
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 73
Jean Leray
1906 - 1998
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 74
René de Saussure
1868 - 1943
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 75
Jean-Étienne Montucla
1725 - 1799
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 76
Johannes de Muris
1290 - 1350
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 77
Jean Frédéric Frenet
1816 - 1900
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 78
Louis Bachelier
1870 - 1946
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 79
Charles Julien Brianchon
1783 - 1864
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 80
Ismaël Bullialdus
1605 - 1694
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 81
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