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Vergilius of Salzburg

700 - 784

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Virgil (c. 700– 27 November 784), also spelled Vergil, Vergilius, Virgilius, Feirgil or Fearghal, was an Irish priest and early astronomer. He left Ireland around 745, intending to visit the Holy Land; but, like many of his countrymen, he settled in Francia. Virgil served as abbot of Aghaboe, bishop of Ossory and later bishop of Salzburg. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vergilius of Salzburg has received more than 81,169 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Vergilius of Salzburg is the 296th most popular mathematician (down from 282nd in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 74th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 296 out of 1,004. Before him are Pavel Alexandrov, Helge von Koch, Issai Schur, William George Horner, Yi Xing, and Liu Xin. After him are Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Kiyosi Itô, Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow, Georg Alexander Pick, Giambattista Benedetti, and Alan Baker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 27. Before him are Antipope Paschal, Julian the Hospitaller, Dharmakirti, Irmina of Oeren, Gregoria, and Ardo. After him are Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, Hieda no Are, Dymphna, Marcello Tegalliano, Kormisosh, and Ine of Wessex. Among people deceased in 784, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 1. After him are Paul IV of Constantinople, and Ecgberht II of Kent.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 76 out of 549. Before him are John Banville (1945), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), Peter Lacy (1678), Brenda Fricker (1945), James Barry (1795), and Saint Fiacre (607). After him are Brigid of Kildare (451), Neil Jordan (1950), James Hoban (1762), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), Conor McGregor (1988), and George Johnstone Stoney (1826).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Ireland

Among mathematicians born in Ireland, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 2. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819). After him are William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), Alicia Boole Stott (1860), George Salmon (1819), and Henry John Stephen Smith (1826).

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