MATHEMATICIAN
Thomas Abbt
1738 - 1766
Thomas Abbt
Thomas Abbt (German: [apt]; 25 November 1738 – 3 November 1766) was a German mathematician and writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Abbt has received more than 57,561 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Abbt is the 222nd most popular mathematician (up from 226th in 2019), the 1,352nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,435th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Mathematician.
Memorability Metrics
58k
Page Views (PV)
59.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
13.20
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Thomas Abbt ranks 222 out of 1,004. Before him are Kazimierz Kuratowski, Callippus, Michel Chasles, Xu Guangqi, Henri Cartan, and Henry Briggs. After him are Anatoly Fomenko, Maria Reiche, Israel Gelfand, Pierre Varignon, L. E. J. Brouwer, and S. R. Ranganathan.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKazimierz Kuratowski
1896 - 1980
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 216
Callippus
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 217
Michel Chasles
1793 - 1880
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 218
Xu Guangqi
1562 - 1633
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 219
Henri Cartan
1904 - 2008
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 220
Henry Briggs
1561 - 1630
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 221
Thomas Abbt
1738 - 1766
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 222
Anatoly Fomenko
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 223
Maria Reiche
1903 - 1998
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 224
Israel Gelfand
1913 - 2009
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 225
Pierre Varignon
1654 - 1722
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 226
L. E. J. Brouwer
1881 - 1966
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 227
S. R. Ranganathan
1892 - 1972
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 228
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1738, Thomas Abbt ranks 10. Before him are Cesare Beccaria, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Túpac Amaru II, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, and Ethan Allen. After him are Arthur Phillip, Jacques François Dugommier, Aleijadinho, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Johann Hermann, and Benjamin West. Among people deceased in 1766, Thomas Abbt ranks 9. Before him are Elisabeth Farnese, James Francis Edward Stuart, Jean-Marc Nattier, Johann Maria Farina, Giuseppe Castiglione, and Leopold Joseph von Daun. After him are Johann Christoph Gottsched, Marie Victoire de Noailles, François-Jean de la Barre, Adrien Maurice de Noailles, Jean Astruc, and Dominikus Zimmermann.
Others Born in 1738
Go to all RankingsCesare Beccaria
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1794
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 4
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1789
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 5
Túpac Amaru II
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1738 - 1781
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 6
Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1822
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 7
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1805
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 8
Ethan Allen
BUSINESSPERSON
1738 - 1789
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 9
Thomas Abbt
MATHEMATICIAN
1738 - 1766
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 10
Arthur Phillip
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 11
Jacques François Dugommier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1794
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 12
Aleijadinho
SCULPTOR
1738 - 1814
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 13
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1809
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 14
Johann Hermann
BIOLOGIST
1738 - 1800
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 15
Benjamin West
PAINTER
1738 - 1820
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1766
Go to all RankingsElisabeth Farnese
NOBLEMAN
1692 - 1766
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 3
James Francis Edward Stuart
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 4
Jean-Marc Nattier
PAINTER
1685 - 1766
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 5
Johann Maria Farina
INVENTOR
1685 - 1766
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 6
Giuseppe Castiglione
PAINTER
1688 - 1766
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 7
Leopold Joseph von Daun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1705 - 1766
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 8
Thomas Abbt
MATHEMATICIAN
1738 - 1766
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 9
Johann Christoph Gottsched
PHILOSOPHER
1700 - 1766
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 10
Marie Victoire de Noailles
NOBLEMAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 11
François-Jean de la Barre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1745 - 1766
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 12
Adrien Maurice de Noailles
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1766
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 13
Jean Astruc
WRITER
1684 - 1766
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 14
Dominikus Zimmermann
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1766
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 15
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Thomas Abbt ranks 1,352 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans Staden (1525), Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (1803), Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (1753), Prince Joachim of Prussia (1890), Wilhelm Busch (1832), and Hugo Schmeisser (1884). After him are Heinz Linge (1913), Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748), Ernst Chladni (1756), Hans Baur (1897), Kurt Franz (1914), and Otto Rasch (1891).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans Staden
EXPLORER
1525 - 1579
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,346
Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony
COMPANION
1803 - 1829
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 1,347
Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1830
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,348
Prince Joachim of Prussia
COMPANION
1890 - 1920
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,349
Wilhelm Busch
PAINTER
1832 - 1908
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,350
Hugo Schmeisser
INVENTOR
1884 - 1953
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,351
Thomas Abbt
MATHEMATICIAN
1738 - 1766
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,352
Heinz Linge
PAINTER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,353
Christian Gottlob Neefe
COMPOSER
1748 - 1798
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,354
Ernst Chladni
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,355
Hans Baur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1993
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,356
Kurt Franz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,357
Otto Rasch
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1948
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,358
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Thomas Abbt ranks 26. Before him are Andrew Wiles (1953), Johannes Trithemius (1462), Robert Aumann (1930), Ernst Zermelo (1871), Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), and Constantin Carathéodory (1873). After him are Maria Reiche (1903), Eduard Heine (1821), Edmund Landau (1877), Michael Stifel (1487), Andreas Osiander (1498), and Adolf Hurwitz (1859).
Andrew Wiles
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 20
Johannes Trithemius
1462 - 1516
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 21
Robert Aumann
1930 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 22
Ernst Zermelo
1871 - 1953
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 23
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
1849 - 1917
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 24
Constantin Carathéodory
1873 - 1950
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 25
Thomas Abbt
1738 - 1766
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 26
Maria Reiche
1903 - 1998
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 27
Eduard Heine
1821 - 1881
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 28
Edmund Landau
1877 - 1938
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 29
Michael Stifel
1487 - 1567
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 30
Andreas Osiander
1498 - 1552
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 31
Adolf Hurwitz
1859 - 1919
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 32