1548 - 1620
Simon Stevin (Dutch: [ˈsimɔn ˈsteːvɪn]; 1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, physicist and military engineer. He made various contributions in many areas of science and engineering, both theoretical and practical. He also translated various mathematical terms into Dutch, making it one of the few European languages in which the word for mathematics, wiskunde (wis and kunde, i.e., "the knowledge of what is certain"), was not a loanword from Greek but a calque via Latin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Stevin has received more than 321,449 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Simon Stevin is the 53rd most popular mathematician (down from 47th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 32nd in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Mathematician.
Simon Stevin is most famous for his contributions to mathematics, including his introduction of the decimal system and his work on the law of refraction.
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Among mathematicians, Simon Stevin ranks 53 out of 828. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Norbert Wiener, Sophie Germain, Brahmagupta, and Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia. After him are Philolaus, Ludolph van Ceulen, Nikolai Lobachevsky, Marin Mersenne, Karl Weierstrass, and Al-Battani.
1819 - 1903
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 47
1718 - 1799
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 48
1894 - 1964
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 49
1776 - 1831
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 50
598 - 670
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 51
1499 - 1557
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 52
1548 - 1620
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 53
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 54
1540 - 1610
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 55
1792 - 1856
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 56
1588 - 1648
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 57
1815 - 1897
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 58
858 - 929
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 59
Among people born in 1548, Simon Stevin ranks 2. Before him is Giordano Bruno. After him are Tomás Luis de Victoria, Francisco Suárez, Vincenzo Scamozzi, Karel van Mander, Bianca Cappello, Honda Tadakatsu, William V, Duke of Bavaria, Palma il Giovane, Sebastián Vizcaíno, and Antonio Priuli. Among people deceased in 1620, Simon Stevin ranks 1. After him are Wanli Emperor, Mahfiruz Hatun, William Adams, Taichang Emperor, Stanisław Żółkiewski, Louise de Coligny, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, and Thomas Campion.
1548 - 1600
HPI: 88.92
Rank: 1
1548 - 1620
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
1548 - 1611
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 3
1548 - 1617
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 4
1548 - 1616
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 5
1548 - 1606
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 6
1548 - 1587
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 7
1548 - 1610
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 8
1548 - 1626
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 9
1548 - 1628
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 10
1548 - 1624
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 11
1548 - 1623
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 12
1548 - 1620
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 1
1563 - 1620
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 2
1590 - 1620
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 3
1564 - 1620
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 4
1582 - 1620
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 5
1547 - 1620
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 6
1555 - 1620
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 7
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 8
1567 - 1620
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 9
Among people born in Belgium, Simon Stevin ranks 39 out of 899. Before him are Django Reinhardt (1910), Eddy Merckx (1945), Eleanor of Austria (1498), César Franck (1822), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), and William III of the Netherlands (1817). After him are Pepin of Herstal (635), Henry van de Velde (1863), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), Abraham Ortelius (1527), and Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568).
1910 - 1953
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 33
1945 - Present
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 34
1498 - 1558
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 35
1822 - 1890
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 36
1390 - 1464
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 37
1817 - 1890
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 38
1548 - 1620
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 39
635 - 714
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 40
1863 - 1957
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 41
1958 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 42
1397 - 1474
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 43
1527 - 1598
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 44
1568 - 1625
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 45
Among mathematicians born in Belgium, Simon Stevin ranks 1. After him are Victor D'Hondt (1841), Eugène Charles Catalan (1814), Pierre François Verhulst (1804), Pierre Deligne (1944), Adriaan van Roomen (1561), Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584), Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin (1866), David Ruelle (1935), Elias M. Stein (1931), Jean Bourgain (1954), and Jacques Tits (1930).
1548 - 1620
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 1
1841 - 1902
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 2
1814 - 1894
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 3
1804 - 1849
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 4
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 5
1561 - 1615
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 6
1584 - 1667
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 7
1866 - 1962
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 8
1935 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 9
1931 - 2018
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 10
1954 - 2018
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 11
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 12