MATHEMATICIAN
Richard Courant
1888 - 1972
Richard Courant
Richard Courant (January 8, 1888 – January 27, 1972) was a German-American mathematician. He is best known by the general public for the book What is Mathematics?, co-written with Herbert Robbins. His research focused on the areas of real analysis, mathematical physics, the calculus of variations and partial differential equations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Courant has received more than 283,617 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Richard Courant is the 385th most popular mathematician (down from 332nd in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from Poland (down from 476th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Polish Mathematician.
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Languages Editions (L)
5.64
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Richard Courant ranks 385 out of 1,004. Before him are Viggo Brun, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, Rudolf E. Kálmán, William Sealy Gosset, William Jones, and Elwin Bruno Christoffel. After him are Grigory Margulis, Maryam Mirzakhani, Lennart Carleson, Eugenio Beltrami, Ibn Sahl, and John G. Kemeny.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsViggo 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
Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 - 2017
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 387
Lennart Carleson
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 388
Eugenio Beltrami
1835 - 1900
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 389
Ibn Sahl
940 - 1000
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 390
John G. Kemeny
1926 - 1992
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 391
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Richard Courant ranks 101. Before him are Odile Defraye, Richard Kohn, Roberto Assagioli, Paul Ramadier, Harilal Gandhi, and Herms Niel. After him are Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Harukichi Hyakutake, Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria, José Félix Estigarribia, Domenico Tardini, and Mohammed Hussein Heikal. Among people deceased in 1972, Richard Courant ranks 89. Before him are Frank Knight, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Milton L. Humason, Mohamed Oufkir, Fulbert Youlou, and Joseph Paul-Boncour. After him are James F. Byrnes, Ángel Romano, Pierre Brasseur, Edward Calvin Kendall, Ivan Yefremov, and Dan Blocker.
Others Born in 1888
Go to all RankingsOdile Defraye
CYCLIST
1888 - 1965
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 95
Richard Kohn
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1963
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 96
Roberto Assagioli
PSYCHOLOGIST
1888 - 1974
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 97
Paul Ramadier
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1961
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 98
Harilal Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 99
Herms Niel
COMPOSER
1888 - 1954
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 100
Richard Courant
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 101
Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
COMPANION
1888 - 1962
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 102
Harukichi Hyakutake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 103
Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1951
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 104
José Félix Estigarribia
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1940
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 105
Domenico Tardini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1961
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 106
Mohammed Hussein Heikal
WRITER
1888 - 1956
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 107
Others Deceased in 1972
Go to all RankingsFrank Knight
ECONOMIST
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 83
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
INVENTOR
1878 - 1972
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 84
Milton L. Humason
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 85
Mohamed Oufkir
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 1972
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 86
Fulbert Youlou
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1972
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 87
Joseph Paul-Boncour
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1972
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 88
Richard Courant
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 89
James F. Byrnes
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1972
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 90
Ángel Romano
SOCCER PLAYER
1894 - 1972
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 91
Pierre Brasseur
ACTOR
1905 - 1972
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 92
Edward Calvin Kendall
CHEMIST
1972 - 1972
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 93
Ivan Yefremov
WRITER
1908 - 1972
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 94
Dan Blocker
ACTOR
1928 - 1972
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 95
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Richard Courant ranks 542 out of 1,694. Before him are Franz Waxman (1906), Otto von Gierke (1841), Duchess Amelia of Württemberg (1799), Oskar Kummetz (1891), Jadwiga of Kalisz (1266), and Bolesław the Pious (1225). After him are Peter Yorck von Wartenburg (1904), Paul Löbe (1875), Lidia Zamenhof (1904), Jerzy Andrzejewski (1909), Kazys Grinius (1866), and Franz Neumann (1900).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsFranz Waxman
COMPOSER
1906 - 1967
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 536
Otto von Gierke
HISTORIAN
1841 - 1921
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 537
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1848
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 538
Oskar Kummetz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1980
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 539
Jadwiga of Kalisz
NOBLEMAN
1266 - 1339
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 540
Bolesław the Pious
POLITICIAN
1225 - 1279
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 541
Richard Courant
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 542
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
LAWYER
1904 - 1944
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 543
Paul Löbe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1967
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 544
Lidia Zamenhof
WRITER
1904 - 1942
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 545
Jerzy Andrzejewski
WRITER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 546
Kazys Grinius
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1950
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 547
Franz Neumann
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 548
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Poland
Among mathematicians born in Poland, Richard Courant ranks 19. Before him are Hugo Steinhaus (1887), Vitello (1230), Theodor Kaluza (1885), Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865), Emil Leon Post (1897), and Klaus Roth (1925). After him are Abraham Robinson (1918), Michael O. Rabin (1931), Martin Kutta (1867), Lazarus Fuchs (1833), Samuel Eilenberg (1913), and Moritz Pasch (1843).
Hugo Steinhaus
1887 - 1972
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 13
Vitello
1230 - 1275
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 14
Theodor Kaluza
1885 - 1954
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 15
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
1865 - 1923
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 16
Emil Leon Post
1897 - 1954
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 17
Klaus Roth
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 18
Richard Courant
1888 - 1972
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 19
Abraham Robinson
1918 - 1974
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 20
Michael O. Rabin
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 21
Martin Kutta
1867 - 1944
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 22
Lazarus Fuchs
1833 - 1902
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 23
Samuel Eilenberg
1913 - 1998
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 24
Moritz Pasch
1843 - 1930
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 25