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John Napier

1550 - 1617

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John Napier

John Napier, ook bekend onder de naam John Neper (Edinburgh, 1550 - aldaar, 4 april 1617), was een wiskundige uit Schotland die vooral naam heeft gemaakt met zijn uitvinding van de logaritmen. John was de zoon van Archibald Napier, een bekend waarnemend rechter en eigenaar van het Schotse landgoed Merchiston. John studeerde enige tijd aan de Universiteit van St Andrews, maar verbleef ook geruime tijd in andere landen van Europa. Hij was een overtuigd protestant en gepassioneerd door de theologie. Lees meer op Wikipedia

Zijn biografie is beschikbaar in 80 verschillende talen op Wikipedia (afgenomen van 81 in 2024). John Napier staat op plaats 40 onder de meest populaire wiskundige (gedaald van plaats 29 in 2024), plaats 195 onder de meest populaire biografieën uit Verenigd Koninkrijk (gedaald van plaats 90 in 2019) en op plaats 3 onder de populairste wiskundige uit Verenigd Koninkrijk.

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Among Wiskundiges

Among wiskundiges, John Napier ranks 40 out of 1,004. Before him are Niels Henrik Abel, Brahmagupta, Pope Sylvester II, Georg Cantor, Apollonius of Perga, and Augustin-Louis Cauchy. After him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Eudoxus of Cnidus, Johann Bernoulli, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Al-Battani, and Gottlob Frege.

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Niels Henrik Abel
1802 - 1829
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 34
Brahmagupta
598 - 670
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 35
Pope Sylvester II
938 - 1003
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 36
Georg Cantor
1845 - 1918
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 37
Apollonius of Perga
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 78.39
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Augustin-Louis Cauchy
1789 - 1857
HPI: 78.11
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John Napier
1550 - 1617
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 40
Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet
1819 - 1903
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 41
Eudoxus of Cnidus
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HPI: 77.62
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Johann Bernoulli
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Maria Gaetana Agnesi
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Al-Battani
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Gottlob Frege
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1550, John Napier ranks 4. Before him are Charles IX of France, Safiye Sultan, and Willem Barentsz. After him are Charles IX of Sweden, John Davis, Do-Aklin, Henry I, Duke of Guise, Camillus de Lellis, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Jang-geum, and Stanislaus Kostka. Among people deceased in 1617, John Napier ranks 3. Before him are Pocahontas, and Ahmed I. After him are Francisco Suárez, Rose of Lima, Hendrik Goltzius, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, David Fabricius, Concino Concini, 4th Dalai Lama, and Fausto Veranzio.

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Charles IX of France
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1574
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 1
Safiye Sultan
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1550 - 1619
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 2
Willem Barentsz
EXPLORER
1550 - 1597
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 3
John Napier
MATHEMATICIAN
1550 - 1617
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 4
Charles IX of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1611
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 5
John Davis
EXPLORER
1550 - 1605
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 6
Do-Aklin
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1700
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 7
Henry I, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1588
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 8
Camillus de Lellis
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1550 - 1614
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Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
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1550 - 1604
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Jang-geum
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Stanislaus Kostka
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1550 - 1568
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 12

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Pocahontas
DIPLOMAT
1595 - 1617
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 1
Ahmed I
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1617
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 2
John Napier
MATHEMATICIAN
1550 - 1617
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 3
Francisco Suárez
PHILOSOPHER
1548 - 1617
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 4
Rose of Lima
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1586 - 1617
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 5
Hendrik Goltzius
PAINTER
1558 - 1617
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 6
Emperor Go-Yōzei
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Rank: 7
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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1546 - 1617
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David Fabricius
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1564 - 1617
HPI: 68.47
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Concino Concini
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4th Dalai Lama
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Rank: 11
Fausto Veranzio
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1551 - 1617
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 12

In Verenigd Koninkrijk

Among people born in Verenigd Koninkrijk, John Napier ranks 195 out of NaN. Before him are George Harrison (1943), Charles Glover Barkla (1877), William of Ockham (1285), Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771), Maggie Smith (1934), and Victoria, Princess Royal (1840). After him are Paul Dirac (1902), Robert Robinson (1886), Blackbeard (1680), Ian McKellen (1939), Eric Clapton (1945), and Cat Stevens (1948).

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George Harrison
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HPI: 78.02
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Charles Glover Barkla
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William of Ockham
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Rank: 191
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
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1771 - 1851
HPI: 77.97
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Maggie Smith
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Victoria, Princess Royal
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1840 - 1901
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John Napier
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Paul Dirac
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Robert Robinson
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Blackbeard
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Ian McKellen
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1939 - Present
HPI: 77.80
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Eric Clapton
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1945 - Present
HPI: 77.76
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Cat Stevens
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