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Vincenzo Viviani

1622 - 1703

Vincenzo Viviani

Vincenzo Viviani (April 5, 1622 – September 22, 1703) was an Italian mathematician and scientist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vincenzo Viviani has received more than 88,531 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Vincenzo Viviani is the 130th most popular mathematician (down from 127th in 2019), the 949th most popular biography from Italy (down from 873rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Italian Mathematician.

Vincenzo Viviani was a scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. He was also an advisor to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Viviani is most famous for his work on the science of hydraulics and the mathematics of optics.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Vincenzo Viviani ranks 130 out of 828. Before him are Thābit ibn Qurra, William Oughtred, Marian Rejewski, Joseph Liouville, Grigori Perelman, and Scipione del Ferro. After him are Aleksandr Lyapunov, Sophus Lie, Andrew Wiles, Liu Hui, Henri Lebesgue, and Andrey Markov.

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Thābit ibn Qurra
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HPI: 71.53
Rank: 124
William Oughtred
1574 - 1660
HPI: 71.53
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Marian Rejewski
1905 - 1980
HPI: 71.51
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Joseph Liouville
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HPI: 71.43
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Grigori Perelman
1966 - Present
HPI: 71.40
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Scipione del Ferro
1465 - 1526
HPI: 71.28
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Vincenzo Viviani
1622 - 1703
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 130
Aleksandr Lyapunov
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HPI: 71.15
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Sophus Lie
1842 - 1899
HPI: 71.14
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Andrew Wiles
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HPI: 71.13
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Liu Hui
225 - 295
HPI: 71.08
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Henri Lebesgue
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HPI: 71.07
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Andrey Markov
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HPI: 70.97
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1622, Vincenzo Viviani ranks 4. Before him are Molière, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, and Carel Fabritius. After him are Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, Vittoria della Rovere, Bernhardus Varenius, Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Juan de Valdés Leal, Karel Dujardin, and Francisco Herrera the Younger. Among people deceased in 1703, Vincenzo Viviani ranks 6. Before him are Robert Hooke, Charles Perrault, Mustafa II, Man in the Iron Mask, and John Wallis. After him are Johann Christoph Bach, Samuel Pepys, Ilona Zrínyi, Erik Dahlbergh, Thomas Kingo, and Nicolas de Grigny.

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Molière
1622 - 1673
HPI: 88.77
Rank: 1
Charles X Gustav of Sweden
1622 - 1660
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 2
Carel Fabritius
1622 - 1654
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 3
Vincenzo Viviani
1622 - 1703
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 4
Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen
1622 - 1676
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
1622 - 1686
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 6
Vittoria della Rovere
1622 - 1694
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 7
Bernhardus Varenius
1622 - 1650
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 8
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem
1622 - 1683
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 9
Juan de Valdés Leal
1622 - 1690
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 10
Karel Dujardin
1622 - 1678
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 11
Francisco Herrera the Younger
1622 - 1685
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 12