1577 - 1643
Paul Guldin (born Habakkuk Guldin; 12 June 1577 (Mels) – 3 November 1643 (Graz)) was a Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer. He discovered the Guldinus theorem to determine the surface and the volume of a solid of revolution. (This theorem is also known as the Pappus–Guldinus theorem and Pappus's centroid theorem, attributed to Pappus of Alexandria.) Guldin was noted for his association with the German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Guldin has received more than 37,792 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Guldin is the 186th most popular mathematician (down from 185th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 112th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swiss Mathematician.
Paul Guldin was a Swiss mathematician and astronomer who is most famous for his work in the field of spherical geometry. He was also a professor at the University of Basel.
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Among mathematicians, Paul Guldin ranks 186 out of 823. Before him are Jean-Pierre Serre, Camille Jordan, Maria Reiche, Étienne-Louis Malus, Theaetetus, and Ibn Yunus. After him are Vladimir Arnold, Al-Karaji, Antoine Augustin Cournot, Scipione del Ferro, Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, and Callippus.
1926 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 180
1838 - 1922
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 181
1903 - 1998
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 182
1775 - 1812
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 183
417 BC - 369 BC
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 184
950 - 1009
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 185
1577 - 1643
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 186
1937 - 2010
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 187
953 - 1029
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 188
1801 - 1877
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 189
1465 - 1526
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 190
1749 - 1822
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 191
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 192
Among people born in 1577, Paul Guldin ranks 7. Before him are Peter Paul Rubens, Christian IV of Denmark, Beatrice Cenci, Nur Jahan, François Leclerc du Tremblay, and Cristofano Allori. After him are Dmitry Pozharsky, Scipione Borghese, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Jacob Cats. Among people deceased in 1643, Paul Guldin ranks 6. Before him are Louis XIII of France, Claudio Monteverdi, Hong Taiji, Girolamo Frescobaldi, and Sophia Brahe. After him are Giovanni Baglione, François Duquesnoy, Hendrik Brouwer, Herman Wrangel, Tawaraya Sōtatsu, and Jean du Vergier de Hauranne.
1577 - 1640
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 1
1577 - 1648
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 2
1577 - 1599
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 3
1577 - 1645
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 4
1577 - 1638
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 5
1577 - 1621
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 6
1577 - 1643
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 7
1577 - 1642
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 8
1577 - 1633
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 9
1577 - 1629
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 10
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 11
1577 - 1626
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 12
1577 - 1660
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 13
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 1
1567 - 1643
HPI: 79.43
Rank: 2
1592 - 1643
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 3
1583 - 1643
HPI: 67.33
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1556 - 1643
HPI: 61.00
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1577 - 1643
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 6
1566 - 1643
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 7
1597 - 1643
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 8
1581 - 1643
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 9
1584 - 1643
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 10
1570 - 1643
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 11
1581 - 1643
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 12
Among people born in Switzerland, Paul Guldin ranks 116 out of 876. Before him are Anna Göldi (1734), Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1867), Henri Guisan (1874), Judith of Habsburg (1271), Jacques Dubochet (1942), and Gottfried Keller (1819). After him are Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702), Heinrich Bullinger (1504), Sigismond Thalberg (1812), Jacob Sprenger (1435), Mario Adorf (1930), and Matthäus Merian (1593).
1734 - 1782
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 110
1867 - 1909
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 111
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 112
1271 - 1297
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 113
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 114
1819 - 1890
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 115
1577 - 1643
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 116
1702 - 1789
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 117
1504 - 1575
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 118
1812 - 1871
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 119
1435 - 1495
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 120
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 121
1593 - 1650
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 122
Among mathematicians born in Switzerland, Paul Guldin ranks 7. Before him are Leonhard Euler (1707), Johann Bernoulli (1667), Jacob Bernoulli (1654), Gabriel Cramer (1704), Jakob Steiner (1796), and Jost Bürgi (1552). After him are Nicolaus II Bernoulli (1695), Jean-Robert Argand (1768), Jacques Charles François Sturm (1803), Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750), Johann II Bernoulli (1710), and Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687).
1707 - 1783
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 1
1667 - 1748
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 2
1654 - 1705
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 3
1704 - 1752
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 4
1796 - 1863
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 5
1552 - 1632
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 6
1577 - 1643
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 7
1695 - 1726
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 8
1768 - 1822
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 9
1803 - 1855
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 10
1750 - 1840
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 11
1710 - 1790
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 12
1687 - 1759
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 13