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Charles Dupin

1784 - 1873

Charles Dupin

Baron Pierre Charles François Dupin (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃaʁl fʁɑ̃swa dypɛ̃]; 6 October 1784, Varzy, Nièvre – 18 January 1873, Paris, France) was a French Catholic mathematician, engineer, economist and politician, particularly known for work in the field of mathematics, where the Dupin cyclide and Dupin indicatrix are named after him; and for his work in the field of statistical and thematic mapping. In 1826 he created the earliest known choropleth map. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Dupin is the 693rd most popular mathematician (down from 652nd in 2019), the 4,091st most popular biography from France (down from 4,037th in 2019) and the 99th most popular French Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Charles Dupin ranks 693 out of 1,004. Before him are Roy Kerr, Jerzy Różycki, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, Helena Rasiowa, William Kahan, and Karl Georg Christian von Staudt. After him are Avi Wigderson, Joseph Keller, Paul Bernays, Elias M. Stein, Carl Størmer, and Svetlana Gannushkina.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

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Roy Kerr
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 687
Jerzy Różycki
1909 - 1942
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 688
Marie-Jeanne de Lalande
1768 - 1832
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 689
Helena Rasiowa
1917 - 1994
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 690
William Kahan
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 691
Karl Georg Christian von Staudt
1798 - 1867
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 692
Charles Dupin
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 693
Avi Wigderson
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 694
Joseph Keller
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 695
Paul Bernays
1888 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 696
Elias M. Stein
1931 - 2018
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 697
Carl Størmer
1874 - 1957
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 698
Svetlana Gannushkina
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 699

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1784, Charles Dupin ranks 44. Before him are Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria, Denis Davydov, Bagyidaw, Joseph Bové, Juan Mora Fernández, and José Tadeo Monagas. After him are Nicaise Auguste Desvaux, Christopher Hansteen, Leopoldo Nobili, José María Pérez de Urdininea, William Yarrell, and George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland. Among people deceased in 1873, Charles Dupin ranks 59. Before him are Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Odilon Barrot, Paweł Strzelecki, Eugène Flachat, Gheorghe Bibescu, and Francis Marrash. After him are Mary Ann Cotton, Christopher Hansteen, Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Semen Hulak-Artemovsky, Mykhailo Maksymovych, and Salmon P. Chase.

Others Born in 1784

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Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 38
Denis Davydov
WRITER
1784 - 1839
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 39
Bagyidaw
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1846
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 40
Joseph Bové
ARCHITECT
1784 - 1834
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 41
Juan Mora Fernández
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1854
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 42
José Tadeo Monagas
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1868
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 43
Charles Dupin
MATHEMATICIAN
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 44
Nicaise Auguste Desvaux
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 45
Christopher Hansteen
ASTRONOMER
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 46
Leopoldo Nobili
PHYSICIST
1784 - 1835
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 47
José María Pérez de Urdininea
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1865
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 48
William Yarrell
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 49
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1849
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 50