MATHEMATICIAN
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
1821 - 1896
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel ([fɔn ˈzaɪdəl]; 24 October 1821 in Zweibrücken, Germany – 13 August 1896 in Munich, German Empire) was a German mathematician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philipp Ludwig von Seidel has received more than 46,213 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Philipp Ludwig von Seidel is the 380th most popular mathematician (down from 322nd in 2019), the 2,520th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,191st in 2019) and the 44th most popular German Mathematician.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
8.47
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel ranks 380 out of 1,004. Before him are Edward Kasner, Philipp Frank, Felix Bernstein, Hypsicles, Sam Loyd, and Viggo Brun. After him are Rudolf E. Kálmán, William Sealy Gosset, William Jones, Elwin Bruno Christoffel, Richard Courant, and Grigory Margulis.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward Kasner
1878 - 1955
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 374
Philipp Frank
1884 - 1966
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 375
Felix Bernstein
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 376
Hypsicles
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 377
Sam Loyd
1841 - 1911
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 378
Viggo Brun
1885 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 379
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 380
Rudolf E. Kálmán
1930 - 2016
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 381
William Sealy Gosset
1876 - 1937
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 382
William Jones
1675 - 1749
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 383
Elwin Bruno Christoffel
1829 - 1900
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 384
Richard Courant
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 385
Grigory Margulis
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 386
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1821, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel ranks 41. Before him are Franz Doppler, Gabriel García Moreno, Ford Madox Brown, Albert, 4th duc de Broglie, Mary Baker Eddy, and Ferdinand Gregorovius. After him are Vasile Alecsandri, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este, Arthur Saint-Léon, Ion C. Brătianu, Champfleury, and Giuseppe Saracco. Among people deceased in 1896, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel ranks 37. Before him are Luigi Federico Menabrea, Luis Ricardo Falero, Giuseppe Fiorelli, Ernst Curtius, Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev, and Robert Nobel. After him are Louis Gerhard De Geer, Emma Darwin, Antônio Carlos Gomes, Rainilaiarivony, Stamata Revithi, and Karl Verner.
Others Born in 1821
Go to all RankingsFranz Doppler
COMPOSER
1821 - 1883
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 35
Gabriel García Moreno
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1875
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 36
Ford Madox Brown
PAINTER
1821 - 1893
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 37
Albert, 4th duc de Broglie
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1901
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 38
Mary Baker Eddy
WRITER
1821 - 1910
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 39
Ferdinand Gregorovius
HISTORIAN
1821 - 1891
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 40
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
MATHEMATICIAN
1821 - 1896
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 41
Vasile Alecsandri
WRITER
1821 - 1890
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 42
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1849
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 43
Arthur Saint-Léon
DANCER
1821 - 1870
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 44
Ion C. Brătianu
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1891
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 45
Champfleury
WRITER
1821 - 1889
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 46
Giuseppe Saracco
POLITICIAN
1821 - 1907
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 47
Others Deceased in 1896
Go to all RankingsLuigi Federico Menabrea
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1809 - 1896
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 31
Luis Ricardo Falero
PAINTER
1851 - 1896
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 32
Giuseppe Fiorelli
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1823 - 1896
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 33
Ernst Curtius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1814 - 1896
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 34
Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev
COMPOSER
1823 - 1896
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 35
Robert Nobel
BUSINESSPERSON
1829 - 1896
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 36
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
MATHEMATICIAN
1821 - 1896
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 37
Louis Gerhard De Geer
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1896
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 38
Emma Darwin
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1896
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 39
Antônio Carlos Gomes
COMPOSER
1836 - 1896
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 40
Rainilaiarivony
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1896
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 41
Stamata Revithi
ATHLETE
1866 - 1896
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 42
Karl Verner
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1896
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 43
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel ranks 2,520 out of 7,253. Before him are Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (1878), Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1851), Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe (1817), Walter Frentz (1907), Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780), and Rosa Albach-Retty (1874). After him are Charles Galton Darwin (1887), Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (1610), Heinrich Marx (1777), Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905), Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1737), and Otto Baum (1911).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDuchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
COMPANION
1878 - 1912
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,514
Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1928
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,515
Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1893
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 2,516
Walter Frentz
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 2004
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2,517
Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1857
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2,518
Rosa Albach-Retty
ACTOR
1874 - 1980
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2,519
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
MATHEMATICIAN
1821 - 1896
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 2,520
Charles Galton Darwin
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1962
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,521
Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1610 - 1684
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,522
Heinrich Marx
LAWYER
1777 - 1838
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,523
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
COMPOSER
1905 - 1963
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 2,524
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1737 - 1815
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 2,525
Otto Baum
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1998
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 2,526
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel ranks 44. Before him are August Leopold Crelle (1780), Johann Friedrich Pfaff (1765), Nicholas Mercator (1620), Julius Plücker (1801), Lothar Collatz (1910), and Felix Bernstein (1878). After him are Elwin Bruno Christoffel (1829), Hans Freudenthal (1905), Abraham Fraenkel (1891), Carl Ludwig Siegel (1896), Thomas Fincke (1561), and Henryk Zygalski (1908).
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
Julius Plücker
1801 - 1868
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 41
Lothar Collatz
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 42
Felix Bernstein
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 43
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 44
Elwin Bruno Christoffel
1829 - 1900
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 45
Hans Freudenthal
1905 - 1990
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 46
Abraham Fraenkel
1891 - 1965
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 47
Carl Ludwig Siegel
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 48
Thomas Fincke
1561 - 1656
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 49
Henryk Zygalski
1908 - 1978
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 50