MATHEMATICIAN
Carl David Tolmé Runge
1856 - 1927

Carl David Tolmé Runge
Carl David Tolmé Runge (German: [ˈʁʊŋə]; 30 August 1856 – 3 January 1927) was a German mathematician, physicist, and spectroscopist. He was co-developer and co-eponym of the Runge–Kutta method (German pronunciation: [ˈʀʊŋə ˈkʊta]), in the field of what is today known as numerical analysis. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl David Tolmé Runge is the 169th most popular mathematician (up from 269th in 2019), the 932nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,797th in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Carl David Tolmé Runge ranks 169 out of 1,004. Before him are Sophus Lie, Vito Volterra, Jost Bürgi, James Joseph Sylvester, Menelaus of Alexandria, and Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre. After him are Joseph Bertrand, Johannes Trithemius, Wang Chong, Jean-Pierre Serre, Vladimir Arnold, and Mary Jackson.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSophus Lie
1842 - 1899
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 163
Vito Volterra
1860 - 1940
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 164
Jost Bürgi
1552 - 1632
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 165
James Joseph Sylvester
1814 - 1897
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 166
Menelaus of Alexandria
70 - 140
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 167
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
1749 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 168
Carl David Tolmé Runge
1856 - 1927
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 169
Joseph Bertrand
1822 - 1900
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 170
Johannes Trithemius
1462 - 1516
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 171
Wang Chong
27 - 97
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 172
Jean-Pierre Serre
1926 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 173
Vladimir Arnold
1937 - 2010
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 174
Mary Jackson
1921 - 2005
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 175
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1856, Carl David Tolmé Runge ranks 30. Before him are Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Andrey Markov, Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, H. Rider Haggard, and John Singer Sargent. After him are Jean Moréas, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Mikhail Vrubel, Pedro Lascuráin, Sergei Taneyev, and Wilhelm von Gloeden. Among people deceased in 1927, Carl David Tolmé Runge ranks 17. Before him are Hugo Ball, Andranik, Jerome K. Jerome, Georg Brandes, Kang Youwei, and Paul Sérusier. After him are Michael Ancher, Yusef of Morocco, Armand Guillaumin, Giuseppe Moscati, Edward B. Titchener, and Wilhelm Johannsen.
Others Born in 1856
Go to all RankingsEduard von Böhm-Ermolli
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1941
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 24
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
WRITER
1856 - 1920
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 25
Andrey Markov
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1922
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 26
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1936
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 27
H. Rider Haggard
WRITER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 28
John Singer Sargent
PAINTER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 29
Carl David Tolmé Runge
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1927
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 30
Jean Moréas
WRITER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 31
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1942
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 32
Mikhail Vrubel
PAINTER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 33
Pedro Lascuráin
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1952
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 34
Sergei Taneyev
COMPOSER
1856 - 1915
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 35
Wilhelm von Gloeden
PHOTOGRAPHER
1856 - 1931
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1927
Go to all RankingsHugo Ball
WRITER
1886 - 1927
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 11
Andranik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1927
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 12
Jerome K. Jerome
WRITER
1859 - 1927
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 13
Georg Brandes
WRITER
1842 - 1927
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 14
Kang Youwei
WRITER
1858 - 1927
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 15
Paul Sérusier
PAINTER
1864 - 1927
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 16
Carl David Tolmé Runge
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1927
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 17
Michael Ancher
PAINTER
1849 - 1927
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 18
Yusef of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1927
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 19
Armand Guillaumin
PAINTER
1841 - 1927
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 20
Giuseppe Moscati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1927
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 21
Edward B. Titchener
PSYCHOLOGIST
1867 - 1927
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 22
Wilhelm Johannsen
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1927
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 23
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Carl David Tolmé Runge ranks 932 out of 7,253. Before him are Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1680), Jochen Mass (1946), Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust (1809), Andreas Brehme (1960), Stefan George (1868), and Anna Maria van Schurman (1607). After him are Arthur Auwers (1838), Ulrich von Jungingen (1360), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Frei Otto (1925), Sophia Dorothea of Celle (1666), and Edith Frank (1900).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1735
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 926
Jochen Mass
RACING DRIVER
1946 - 2025
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 927
Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1886
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 928
Andreas Brehme
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - 2024
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 929
Stefan George
WRITER
1868 - 1933
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 930
Anna Maria van Schurman
PAINTER
1607 - 1678
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 931
Carl David Tolmé Runge
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1927
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 932
Arthur Auwers
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1915
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 933
Ulrich von Jungingen
POLITICIAN
1360 - 1410
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 934
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1964
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 935
Frei Otto
ARCHITECT
1925 - 2015
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 936
Sophia Dorothea of Celle
COMPANION
1666 - 1726
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 937
Edith Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 938
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Carl David Tolmé Runge ranks 21. Before him are Felix Klein (1849), Christopher Clavius (1538), Andrew Wiles (1953), Hermann Weyl (1885), Hermann of Reichenau (1013), and Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852). After him are Johannes Trithemius (1462), Ernst Schröder (1841), Maria Reiche (1903), Thomas Abbt (1738), Robert Aumann (1930), and Ernst Zermelo (1871).
Felix Klein
1849 - 1925
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 15
Christopher Clavius
1538 - 1612
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 16
Andrew Wiles
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 17
Hermann Weyl
1885 - 1955
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 18
Hermann of Reichenau
1013 - 1054
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 19
Ferdinand von Lindemann
1852 - 1939
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 20
Carl David Tolmé Runge
1856 - 1927
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 21
Johannes Trithemius
1462 - 1516
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 22
Ernst Schröder
1841 - 1902
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 23
Maria Reiche
1903 - 1998
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 24
Thomas Abbt
1738 - 1766
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 25
Robert Aumann
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 26
Ernst Zermelo
1871 - 1953
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 27