MATHEMATICIAN
Theodor Kaluza
1885 - 1954
Theodor Kaluza
Theodor Franz Eduard Kaluza (German: [kaˈluːt͡sa]; 9 November 1885 – 19 January 1954) was a German mathematician and physicist known for the Kaluza–Klein theory, involving field equations in five-dimensional space-time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodor Kaluza has received more than 149,291 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Theodor Kaluza is the 317th most popular mathematician (up from 321st in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from Poland (up from 460th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Polish Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
56.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
8.07
Effective Languages (L*)
2.35
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Theodor Kaluza ranks 317 out of 1,004. Before him are Pierre Deligne, John Graunt, John Milnor, Johannes Widmann, John G. Thompson, and Oronce Finé. After him are Gotthold Eisenstein, Abraham Wald, Igor Shafarevich, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, August Leopold Crelle, and Shiing-Shen Chern.
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HPI: 56.51
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1620 - 1674
HPI: 56.47
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HPI: 56.44
Rank: 313
Johannes Widmann
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HPI: 56.42
Rank: 314
John G. Thompson
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 315
Oronce Finé
1494 - 1555
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 316
Theodor Kaluza
1885 - 1954
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 317
Gotthold Eisenstein
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HPI: 56.28
Rank: 318
Abraham Wald
1902 - 1950
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 319
Igor Shafarevich
1923 - 2017
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 320
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1912 - 1999
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 321
August Leopold Crelle
1780 - 1855
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 322
Shiing-Shen Chern
1911 - 2004
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 323
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Theodor Kaluza ranks 86. Before him are Harlow Shapley, Jacques Feyder, Bess Truman, Platt Adams, Friedrich Kellner, and Noman Çelebicihan. After him are Lev Rudnev, Nikolai Krylenko, Alexander Shliapnikov, Lilly Reich, Dorando Pietri, and Paul von Hase. Among people deceased in 1954, Theodor Kaluza ranks 48. Before him are Ahmed Nihad, Viktor Abakumov, Gideon Sundback, Oscar Straus, Lionel Barrymore, and Stig Dagerman. After him are Claude Cahun, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, James Hilton, Jacob Tullin Thams, Robert H. Jackson, and Emil Leon Post.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsHarlow Shapley
ASTRONOMER
1885 - 1972
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 80
Jacques Feyder
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 81
Bess Truman
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1982
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 82
Platt Adams
ATHLETE
1885 - 1961
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 83
Friedrich Kellner
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1970
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 84
Noman Çelebicihan
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1918
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 85
Theodor Kaluza
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1954
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 86
Lev Rudnev
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1956
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 87
Nikolai Krylenko
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1938
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 88
Alexander Shliapnikov
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1937
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 89
Lilly Reich
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1947
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 90
Dorando Pietri
ATHLETE
1885 - 1942
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 91
Paul von Hase
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1944
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsAhmed Nihad
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 42
Viktor Abakumov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1954
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 43
Gideon Sundback
INVENTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 44
Oscar Straus
COMPOSER
1870 - 1954
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 45
Lionel Barrymore
ACTOR
1878 - 1954
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 46
Stig Dagerman
WRITER
1923 - 1954
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 47
Theodor Kaluza
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1954
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 48
Claude Cahun
PHOTOGRAPHER
1894 - 1954
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 49
Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1899 - 1954
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 50
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 51
Jacob Tullin Thams
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1954
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 52
Robert H. Jackson
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1954
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 53
Emil Leon Post
MATHEMATICIAN
1897 - 1954
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 54
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Theodor Kaluza ranks 442 out of 1,694. Before him are Bronisława Dłuska (1865), Krakus (null), Alfred Flatow (1869), Dita Parlo (1906), Joachim Kroll (1933), and Max Simon (1899). After him are Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1464), Józef Cyrankiewicz (1911), Karol Świerczewski (1897), Lubomyr Husar (1933), Jacek Malczewski (1854), and Gustav Freytag (1816).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsBronisława Dłuska
PHYSICIAN
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 436
Krakus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 437
Alfred Flatow
GYMNAST
1869 - 1942
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 438
Dita Parlo
ACTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 439
Joachim Kroll
EXTREMIST
1933 - 1991
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 440
Max Simon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1961
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 441
Theodor Kaluza
MATHEMATICIAN
1885 - 1954
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 442
Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
COMPANION
1464 - 1512
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 443
Józef Cyrankiewicz
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1989
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 444
Karol Świerczewski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1947
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 445
Lubomyr Husar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 446
Jacek Malczewski
PAINTER
1854 - 1929
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 447
Gustav Freytag
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1895
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 448
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Poland
Among mathematicians born in Poland, Theodor Kaluza ranks 15. Before him are Hermann Grassmann (1809), Hermann Schwarz (1843), Kazimierz Kuratowski (1896), Alfred Korzybski (1879), Hugo Steinhaus (1887), and Vitello (1230). After him are Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865), Emil Leon Post (1897), Klaus Roth (1925), Richard Courant (1888), Abraham Robinson (1918), and Michael O. Rabin (1931).
Hermann Grassmann
1809 - 1877
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 9
Hermann Schwarz
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 10
Kazimierz Kuratowski
1896 - 1980
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 11
Alfred Korzybski
1879 - 1950
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 12
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