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Charles Hutton

1737 - 1823

Charles Hutton

Charles Hutton FRS FRSE LLD (14 August 1737 – 27 January 1823) was an English mathematician and surveyor. He was professor of mathematics at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich from 1773 to 1807. He is remembered for his calculation of the density of the earth from Nevil Maskelyne's measurements collected during the Schiehallion experiment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Charles Hutton is the 953rd most popular mathematician (down from 725th in 2024), the 5,878th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,409th in 2019) and the 107th most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Charles Hutton ranks 953 out of 1,004. Before him are Edward Charles Titchmarsh, James Maynard, Nigel Hitchin, Alexander Aitken, Stuart Milner-Barry, and Sun-Yung Alice Chang. After him are Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Keith Devlin, Henry John Stephen Smith, Alexander Beilinson, David Singmaster, and Timothy Gowers.

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Edward Charles Titchmarsh
1899 - 1963
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 947
James Maynard
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 948
Nigel Hitchin
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 949
Alexander Aitken
1895 - 1967
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 950
Stuart Milner-Barry
1906 - 1995
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 951
Sun-Yung Alice Chang
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HPI: 49.87
Rank: 952
Charles Hutton
1737 - 1823
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 953
Kathleen Ollerenshaw
1912 - 2014
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 954
Keith Devlin
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 955
Henry John Stephen Smith
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HPI: 49.71
Rank: 956
Alexander Beilinson
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 957
David Singmaster
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HPI: 49.58
Rank: 958
Timothy Gowers
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 959

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1737, Charles Hutton ranks 35. Before him are Vasily Bazhenov, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, Arthur St. Clair, John Hunter, and Francis Hopkinson. Among people deceased in 1823, Charles Hutton ranks 35. Before him are Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga, Aaron Arrowsmith, Johann Baptist Allgaier, Erik Johan Stagnelius, John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, and Daniel Steibelt. After him is William Bartram.

Others Born in 1737

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Vasily Bazhenov
ARCHITECT
1737 - 1799
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 29
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1832
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 30
Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet
PHYSICIAN
1737 - 1801
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 31
Arthur St. Clair
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1818
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 32
John Hunter
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1821
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 33
Francis Hopkinson
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1791
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 34
Charles Hutton
MATHEMATICIAN
1737 - 1823
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 35

Others Deceased in 1823

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Luis María de Borbón y Vallabriga
NOBLEMAN
1777 - 1823
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 29
Aaron Arrowsmith
GEOGRAPHER
1750 - 1823
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 30
Johann Baptist Allgaier
WRITER
1763 - 1823
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 31
Erik Johan Stagnelius
WRITER
1793 - 1823
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 32
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1735 - 1823
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 33
Daniel Steibelt
MUSICIAN
1765 - 1823
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 34
Charles Hutton
MATHEMATICIAN
1737 - 1823
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 35
William Bartram
BIOLOGIST
1739 - 1823
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 36