MATHEMATICIAN
Christoph Gudermann
1798 - 1852

Christoph Gudermann
Christoph Gudermann (25 March 1798 – 25 September 1852) was a German mathematician noted for introducing the Gudermannian function and the concept of uniform convergence, and for being the teacher of Karl Weierstrass, who was greatly influenced by Gudermann's course on elliptic functions in 1839–1840, the first such course to be taught in any institute. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christoph Gudermann is the 775th most popular mathematician (up from 813th in 2019), the 4,729th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,962nd in 2019) and the 88th most popular German Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Christoph Gudermann ranks 775 out of 1,004. Before him are John Lennox, Paul Montel, Hans Lewy, Francesco Brioschi, Sergey Mergelyan, and Spiru Haret. After him are Jacques-Louis Lions, Grace Chisholm Young, Leo Königsberger, Kenkichi Iwasawa, E. T. Whittaker, and Nikolai Chebotaryov.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn Lennox
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 769
Paul Montel
1876 - 1975
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 770
Hans Lewy
1904 - 1988
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 771
Francesco Brioschi
1824 - 1897
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 772
Sergey Mergelyan
1928 - 2008
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 773
Spiru Haret
1851 - 1912
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 774
Christoph Gudermann
1798 - 1852
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 775
Jacques-Louis Lions
1928 - 2001
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 776
Grace Chisholm Young
1868 - 1944
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 777
Leo Königsberger
1837 - 1921
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 778
Kenkichi Iwasawa
1917 - 1998
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 779
E. T. Whittaker
1873 - 1956
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 780
Nikolai Chebotaryov
1894 - 1947
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 781
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1798, Christoph Gudermann ranks 52. Before him are Karl von Holtei, Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, Jacques Bernard Hombron, Alexander Brullov, Ditlev Blunck, and Alessandro Antonelli. After him are Melchior von Diepenbrock, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Andrea Maffei, Jacques Jasmin, Gustav Rose, and José Hilario López. Among people deceased in 1852, Christoph Gudermann ranks 59. Before him are Pavel Fedotov, Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, José Ballivián, Jacques Bernard Hombron, Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen, and František Čelakovský. After him are Francisco Javier Echeverría, Álvares de Azevedo, Rose Philippine Duchesne, Frances Wright, Walter Forward, and John George Children.
Others Born in 1798
Go to all RankingsKarl von Holtei
WRITER
1798 - 1880
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 46
Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1878
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 47
Jacques Bernard Hombron
EXPLORER
1798 - 1852
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 48
Alexander Brullov
PAINTER
1798 - 1877
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 49
Ditlev Blunck
PAINTER
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 50
Alessandro Antonelli
ARCHITECT
1798 - 1888
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 51
Christoph Gudermann
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1852
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 52
Melchior von Diepenbrock
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 53
Mirabeau B. Lamar
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1859
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 54
Andrea Maffei
WRITER
1798 - 1885
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 55
Jacques Jasmin
WRITER
1798 - 1864
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 56
Gustav Rose
CHEMIST
1798 - 1873
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 57
José Hilario López
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1869
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 1852
Go to all RankingsPavel Fedotov
PAINTER
1815 - 1852
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 53
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen
CHEMIST
1814 - 1852
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 54
José Ballivián
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1852
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 55
Jacques Bernard Hombron
EXPLORER
1798 - 1852
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 56
Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen
NOBLEMAN
1794 - 1852
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 57
František Čelakovský
WRITER
1799 - 1852
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 58
Christoph Gudermann
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1852
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 59
Francisco Javier Echeverría
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1852
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 60
Álvares de Azevedo
WRITER
1831 - 1852
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 61
Rose Philippine Duchesne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1769 - 1852
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 62
Frances Wright
WRITER
1795 - 1852
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 63
Walter Forward
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1852
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 64
John George Children
CHEMIST
1777 - 1852
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 65
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Christoph Gudermann ranks 4,732 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1735), Fritz Herkenrath (1928), Wilhelm Müller (1909), Hermann Harms (1870), Birgit Prinz (1977), and Gerd Wessig (1959). After him are Klaus Köste (1943), Ludwig von Falkenhausen (1844), Klaus Badelt (1967), Peter Brötzmann (1941), Arno Arthur Wachmann (1902), and Jürgen Heinsch (1940).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Frederica Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
NOBLEMAN
1735 - 1791
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,726
Fritz Herkenrath
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,727
Wilhelm Müller
HANDBALL PLAYER
1909 - 1984
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,728
Hermann Harms
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1942
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,729
Birgit Prinz
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,730
Gerd Wessig
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 4,731
Christoph Gudermann
MATHEMATICIAN
1798 - 1852
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 4,732
Klaus Köste
GYMNAST
1943 - 2012
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 4,733
Ludwig von Falkenhausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1844 - 1936
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 4,734
Klaus Badelt
COMPOSER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 4,735
Peter Brötzmann
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 4,736
Arno Arthur Wachmann
ASTRONOMER
1902 - 1990
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 4,737
Jürgen Heinsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2022
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 4,738
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Christoph Gudermann ranks 88. Before him are Heinz Prüfer (1896), Fritz Noether (1884), Wilhelm Killing (1847), Leonard Nelson (1882), Carl Hindenburg (1741), and Johann Faulhaber (1580). After him are Wendelin Werner (1968), Oswald Teichmüller (1913), Paul du Bois-Reymond (1831), Hans Rademacher (1892), Friedrich Engel (1861), and Oskar Perron (1880).
Heinz Prüfer
1896 - 1934
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 82
Fritz Noether
1884 - 1941
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 83
Wilhelm Killing
1847 - 1923
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 84
Leonard Nelson
1882 - 1927
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 85
Carl Hindenburg
1741 - 1808
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 86
Johann Faulhaber
1580 - 1635
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 87
Christoph Gudermann
1798 - 1852
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 88
Wendelin Werner
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 89
Oswald Teichmüller
1913 - 1943
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 90
Paul du Bois-Reymond
1831 - 1889
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 91
Hans Rademacher
1892 - 1969
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 92
Friedrich Engel
1861 - 1941
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 93
Oskar Perron
1880 - 1975
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 94