MATHEMATICIAN
Seymour Papert
1928 - 2016
Seymour Papert
Seymour Aubrey Papert (; 29 February 1928 – 31 July 2016) was a South African-born American mathematician, computer scientist, and educator, who spent most of his career teaching and researching at MIT. He was one of the pioneers of artificial intelligence, and of the constructionist movement in education. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seymour Papert has received more than 545,457 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Seymour Papert is the 233rd most popular mathematician (down from 223rd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular South African Mathematician.
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550k
Page Views (PV)
58.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
7.26
Effective Languages (L*)
2.99
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Seymour Papert ranks 233 out of 1,004. Before him are L. E. J. Brouwer, S. R. Ranganathan, Ahmad ibn Yusuf, Élie Cartan, Piet Hein, and Joseph Petzval. After him are Gilles de Roberval, Nikolay Bogolyubov, Eduard Heine, Isaac Beeckman, Farkas Bolyai, and Johannes de Sacrobosco.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsL. E. J. Brouwer
1881 - 1966
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 227
S. R. Ranganathan
1892 - 1972
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 228
Ahmad ibn Yusuf
835 - 912
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 229
Élie Cartan
1869 - 1951
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 230
Piet Hein
1905 - 1996
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 231
Joseph Petzval
1807 - 1891
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 232
Seymour Papert
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 233
Gilles de Roberval
1602 - 1675
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 234
Nikolay Bogolyubov
1909 - 1992
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 235
Eduard Heine
1821 - 1881
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 236
Isaac Beeckman
1588 - 1637
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 237
Farkas Bolyai
1775 - 1856
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 238
Johannes de Sacrobosco
1195 - 1256
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 239
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Seymour Papert ranks 104. Before him are Vladimir Beara, Arman, James Earl Ray, Ida Haendel, Georgy Dobrovolsky, and Sol LeWitt. After him are Torben Ulrich, Daniel Nathans, Fats Domino, Takeshi Inoue, Malcolm Glazer, and Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy. Among people deceased in 2016, Seymour Papert ranks 92. Before him are Edgar Mitchell, Bata Živojinović, Kenny Baker, Meir Dagan, Yasuo Takamori, and David Hamilton. After him are André Courrèges, Maria Teresa de Filippis, Paul Elvstrøm, Andrei Karlov, Edward Albee, and Anisa Makhlouf.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsVladimir Beara
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 98
Arman
PAINTER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 99
James Earl Ray
EXTREMIST
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 100
Ida Haendel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 101
Georgy Dobrovolsky
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 1971
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 102
Sol LeWitt
PAINTER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 103
Seymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 104
Torben Ulrich
WRITER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 105
Daniel Nathans
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 106
Fats Domino
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 107
Takeshi Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1992
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 108
Malcolm Glazer
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2014
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 109
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 110
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsEdgar Mitchell
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 86
Bata Živojinović
ACTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 87
Kenny Baker
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 88
Meir Dagan
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 89
Yasuo Takamori
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2016
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 90
David Hamilton
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2016
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 91
Seymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 92
André Courrèges
ENGINEER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 93
Maria Teresa de Filippis
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 94
Paul Elvstrøm
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 95
Andrei Karlov
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2016
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 96
Edward Albee
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 97
Anisa Makhlouf
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2016
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 98
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Seymour Papert ranks 29 out of 454. Before him are Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1761), Steve Biko (1946), Glynis Johns (1923), Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (1936), D. F. Malan (1874), and Basil Rathbone (1892). After him are Jan Smuts (1870), Abba Eban (1915), Kgalema Motlanthe (1949), Michael Levitt (1947), Peter Abrahams (1919), and Arnold Vosloo (1962).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsChristiaan Hendrik Persoon
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1836
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 23
Steve Biko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 24
Glynis Johns
ACTOR
1923 - 2024
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 25
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 26
D. F. Malan
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 27
Basil Rathbone
ACTOR
1892 - 1967
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 28
Seymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 29
Jan Smuts
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1950
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 30
Abba Eban
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 31
Kgalema Motlanthe
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 32
Michael Levitt
CHEMIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 33
Peter Abrahams
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 34
Arnold Vosloo
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 35
Among MATHEMATICIANS In South Africa
Among mathematicians born in South Africa, Seymour Papert ranks 1. After him are Claude Chevalley (1909), Richard Borcherds (1959), Peter Sarnak (1953), and Stanley Skewes (1899).
Seymour Papert
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 1
Claude Chevalley
1909 - 1984
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 2
Richard Borcherds
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 3
Peter Sarnak
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 4
Stanley Skewes
1899 - 1988
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 5