MATHEMATICIAN
Sophus Lie
1842 - 1899
Sophus Lie
Marius Sophus Lie ( LEE; Norwegian: [liː]; 17 December 1842 – 18 February 1899) was a Norwegian mathematician. He largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and applied it to the study of geometry and differential equations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophus Lie has received more than 333,536 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Sophus Lie is the 135th most popular mathematician (up from 144th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Norway (up from 47th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Mathematician.
Sophus Lie was a Norwegian mathematician who is most famous for the theory of continuous groups.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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8.30
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Sophus Lie ranks 135 out of 1,004. Before him are Étienne Bézout, Colin Maclaurin, Hermann of Reichenau, Lodovico Ferrari, Jacques Hadamard, and Aloysius Lilius. After him are Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Oliver Heaviside, Ernst Kummer, William Oughtred, Vincenzo Viviani, and Harald Bohr.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉtienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 129
Colin Maclaurin
1698 - 1746
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 130
Hermann of Reichenau
1013 - 1054
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 131
Lodovico Ferrari
1522 - 1565
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 132
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 133
Aloysius Lilius
1510 - 1576
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 134
Sophus Lie
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 135
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
1801 - 1862
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 136
Oliver Heaviside
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 137
Ernst Kummer
1810 - 1893
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 138
William Oughtred
1574 - 1660
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 139
Vincenzo Viviani
1622 - 1703
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 140
Harald Bohr
1887 - 1951
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, Sophus Lie ranks 22. Before him are Arrigo Boito, Georg Brandes, Vasily Vereshchagin, Giovanni Giolitti, James Dewar, and Ambrose Bierce. After him are Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, Carl von Linde, Osborne Reynolds, Édouard Lucas, Arkhip Kuindzhi, and Jean Gaston Darboux. Among people deceased in 1899, Sophus Lie ranks 9. Before him are Robert Bunsen, Leo von Caprivi, Félix Faure, Rosa Bonheur, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, and Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia. After him are Paul Reuter, Ernest Chausson, Giovanni Segantini, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Nubar Pasha, and Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.
Others Born in 1842
Go to all RankingsArrigo Boito
WRITER
1842 - 1918
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 16
Georg Brandes
WRITER
1842 - 1927
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 17
Vasily Vereshchagin
PAINTER
1842 - 1904
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 18
Giovanni Giolitti
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1928
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 19
James Dewar
CHEMIST
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 20
Ambrose Bierce
WRITER
1842 - 1914
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 21
Sophus Lie
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 22
Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann
PHILOSOPHER
1842 - 1906
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 23
Carl von Linde
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1934
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 24
Osborne Reynolds
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1912
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 25
Édouard Lucas
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1891
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 26
Arkhip Kuindzhi
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 27
Jean Gaston Darboux
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1917
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1899
Go to all RankingsRobert Bunsen
CHEMIST
1811 - 1899
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 3
Leo von Caprivi
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1899
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 4
Félix Faure
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1899
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 5
Rosa Bonheur
SCULPTOR
1822 - 1899
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 6
Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1899
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 7
Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1899
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8
Sophus Lie
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 9
Paul Reuter
BUSINESSPERSON
1816 - 1899
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Ernest Chausson
COMPOSER
1855 - 1899
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 11
Giovanni Segantini
PAINTER
1858 - 1899
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 12
Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione
CELEBRITY
1837 - 1899
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 13
Nubar Pasha
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1899
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 14
Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
DESIGNER
1811 - 1899
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 15
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Sophus Lie ranks 44 out of 1,039. Before him are Haakon the Good (918), Lars Onsager (1903), Magnus the Good (1024), Gustav Vigeland (1869), Haakon IV of Norway (1204), and Trygve Haavelmo (1911). After him are Ivar Giaever (1929), Oda Krohg (1860), Johan Halvorsen (1864), Haakon Sigurdsson (930), Olaf III of Norway (1050), and Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (1932).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsHaakon the Good
POLITICIAN
918 - 961
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 38
Lars Onsager
CHEMIST
1903 - 1976
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 39
Magnus the Good
POLITICIAN
1024 - 1047
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 40
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 41
Haakon IV of Norway
POLITICIAN
1204 - 1263
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 42
Trygve Haavelmo
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 43
Sophus Lie
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 44
Ivar Giaever
PHYSICIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 45
Oda Krohg
PAINTER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 46
Johan Halvorsen
COMPOSER
1864 - 1935
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 47
Haakon Sigurdsson
POLITICIAN
930 - 995
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 48
Olaf III of Norway
POLITICIAN
1050 - 1093
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 49
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 50
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Norway
Among mathematicians born in Norway, Sophus Lie ranks 2. Before him are Niels Henrik Abel (1802). After him are Atle Selberg (1917), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Caspar Wessel (1745), Viggo Brun (1885), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Thoralf Skolem (1887), Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795), Axel Thue (1863), Carl Størmer (1874), and Øystein Ore (1899).
Niels Henrik Abel
1802 - 1829
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 1
Sophus Lie
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 2
Atle Selberg
1917 - 2007
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 3
Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow
1832 - 1918
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4
Caspar Wessel
1745 - 1818
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 5
Viggo Brun
1885 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 6
Cato Maximilian Guldberg
1836 - 1902
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 7
Thoralf Skolem
1887 - 1963
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 8
Bernt Michael Holmboe
1795 - 1850
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 9
Axel Thue
1863 - 1922
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 10
Carl Størmer
1874 - 1957
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 11
Øystein Ore
1899 - 1968
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 12