MATHEMATICIAN
Willebrord Snellius
1580 - 1626
Willebrord Snellius
Willebrord Snellius (born Willebrord Snel van Royen) (13 June 1580 – 30 October 1626) was a Dutch astronomer and mathematician, commonly known as Snell. His name is usually associated with the law of refraction of light known as Snell's law. The lunar crater Snellius is named after Willebrord Snellius. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willebrord Snellius has received more than 229,132 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Willebrord Snellius is the 103rd most popular mathematician (down from 70th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 46th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Mathematician.
Willebrord Snellius is most famous for his law of refraction, which is the law that governs the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction.
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230k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
9.87
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Willebrord Snellius ranks 103 out of 1,004. Before him are Thābit ibn Qurra, Pierre Louis Maupertuis, Isaac Barrow, Grigori Perelman, Joan Clarke, and Christian Goldbach. After him are Thomas Harriot, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Charles Hermite, Paul Ehrenfest, John Wallis, and Anthemius of Tralles.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThābit ibn Qurra
836 - 901
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 97
Pierre Louis Maupertuis
1698 - 1759
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 98
Isaac Barrow
1631 - 1677
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 99
Grigori Perelman
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 100
Joan Clarke
1917 - 1996
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 101
Christian Goldbach
1690 - 1764
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 102
Willebrord Snellius
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 103
Thomas Harriot
1560 - 1621
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 104
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
1804 - 1851
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 105
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 106
Paul Ehrenfest
1880 - 1933
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 107
John Wallis
1616 - 1703
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 108
Anthemius of Tralles
474 - 534
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 109
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1580, Willebrord Snellius ranks 3. Before him are Jan Baptist van Helmont, and Josaphat Kuntsevych. After him are John Smith, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Ernst von Mansfeld, Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Gabriel Bethlen, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Cristóvão Ferreira, Augusta of Denmark, and Andrea Falconieri. Among people deceased in 1626, Willebrord Snellius ranks 3. Before him are Francis Bacon, and Nurhaci. After him are John Dowland, Ernst von Mansfeld, William V, Duke of Bavaria, Adriaen de Vries, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Isabella of Savoy, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Marino Ghetaldi, and Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Others Born in 1580
Go to all RankingsJan Baptist van Helmont
CHEMIST
1580 - 1644
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1
Josaphat Kuntsevych
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1623
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 2
Willebrord Snellius
MATHEMATICIAN
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 3
John Smith
EXPLORER
1580 - 1631
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 4
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1661
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 5
Ernst von Mansfeld
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1580 - 1626
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 6
Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1637
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 7
Gabriel Bethlen
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1629
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 8
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
ASTRONOMER
1580 - 1637
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 9
Cristóvão Ferreira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1650
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 10
Augusta of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1639
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 11
Andrea Falconieri
COMPOSER
1580 - 1656
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1626
Go to all RankingsFrancis Bacon
PHILOSOPHER
1561 - 1626
HPI: 85.99
Rank: 1
Nurhaci
POLITICIAN
1559 - 1626
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 2
Willebrord Snellius
MATHEMATICIAN
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 3
John Dowland
MUSICIAN
1563 - 1626
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 4
Ernst von Mansfeld
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1580 - 1626
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 5
William V, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1548 - 1626
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 6
Adriaen de Vries
SCULPTOR
1556 - 1626
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 7
Christian the Younger of Brunswick
POLITICIAN
1599 - 1626
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 8
Isabella of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1626
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 9
Wakisaka Yasuharu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1554 - 1626
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 10
Marino Ghetaldi
MATHEMATICIAN
1568 - 1626
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 11
Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1577 - 1626
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 12
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Willebrord Snellius ranks 85 out of 1,646. Before him are Petrus Christus (1410), Tobias Asser (1838), Cornelius Jansen (1585), Bernard Mandeville (1670), Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), and Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612). After him are Jan Oort (1900), Lucas van Leyden (1494), Cornelis Drebbel (1572), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), and Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsPetrus Christus
PAINTER
1410 - 1475
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 79
Tobias Asser
LAWYER
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 80
Cornelius Jansen
PHYSICIAN
1585 - 1638
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 81
Bernard Mandeville
ECONOMIST
1670 - 1733
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 82
Edsger W. Dijkstra
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 83
Saskia van Uylenburgh
PAINTER
1612 - 1642
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 84
Willebrord Snellius
MATHEMATICIAN
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 85
Jan Oort
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1992
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 86
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 87
Cornelis Drebbel
INVENTOR
1572 - 1633
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 88
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 89
Gerard van Honthorst
PAINTER
1592 - 1656
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 90
Martinus J. G. Veltman
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 91
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Netherlands
Among mathematicians born in Netherlands, Willebrord Snellius ranks 1. After him are Willem de Sitter (1872), L. E. J. Brouwer (1881), Isaac Beeckman (1588), Bartel Leendert van der Waerden (1903), Gemma Frisius (1508), Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856), Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918), Willem 's Gravesande (1688), Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835), Arend Heyting (1898), and Diederik Korteweg (1848).
Willebrord Snellius
1580 - 1626
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1
Willem de Sitter
1872 - 1934
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 2
L. E. J. Brouwer
1881 - 1966
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 3
Isaac Beeckman
1588 - 1637
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4
Bartel Leendert van der Waerden
1903 - 1996
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 5
Gemma Frisius
1508 - 1555
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 6
Thomas Joannes Stieltjes
1856 - 1894
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 7
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
1918 - 2000
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 8
Willem 's Gravesande
1688 - 1742
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 9
Auguste Kerckhoffs
1835 - 1903
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 10
Arend Heyting
1898 - 1980
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 11
Diederik Korteweg
1848 - 1941
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 12