HISTORIAN
Florian Cajori
1859 - 1930

Florian Cajori
Florian Cajori (February 28, 1859 – August 14 or 15, 1930) was a Swiss-American historian of mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Florian Cajori is the 396th most popular historian (up from 406th in 2019), the 491st most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 496th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Historian.
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Florian Cajori ranks 396 out of 561. Before him are Zhao Rukuo, Olena Apanovych, Joan Wallach Scott, Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok, Hugo Falcandus, and Constantine Paparrigopoulos. After him are George Finlay, Michael Panaretos, Stanley G. Payne, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Marc Fumaroli, and Pierre Chaunu.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZhao Rukuo
1170 - 1228
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 390
Olena Apanovych
1919 - 2000
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 391
Joan Wallach Scott
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 392
Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok
1879 - 1943
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 393
Hugo Falcandus
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 394
Constantine Paparrigopoulos
1815 - 1891
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 395
Florian Cajori
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 396
George Finlay
1799 - 1875
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 397
Michael Panaretos
1320 - 1390
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 398
Stanley G. Payne
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 399
Sirarpie Der Nersessian
1896 - 1989
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 400
Marc Fumaroli
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 401
Pierre Chaunu
1923 - 2009
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 402
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1859, Florian Cajori ranks 113. Before him are Childe Hassam, Émil Goeldi, Clarence Clark, Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas, Jón Magnússon, and Juan Campisteguy. After him are Ludwig Knorr, Paul Passy, Nikolay Kasatkin, Stefan Toshev, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Karel Halíř. Among people deceased in 1930, Florian Cajori ranks 100. Before him are Joseph Alzin, Leonard Meredith, Aleksandr Golovin, Gombojab Tsybikov, Juan Luis Sanfuentes, and Walther Reinhardt. After him are Moritz Pasch, Vladan Đorđević, Jens Christian Christensen, Nikolay Kasatkin, Pieter Jelles Troelstra, and Vintilă Brătianu.
Others Born in 1859
Go to all RankingsChilde Hassam
PAINTER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 107
Émil Goeldi
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1917
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 108
Clarence Clark
TENNIS PLAYER
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 109
Manuel García-Prieto, 1st Marquess of Alhucemas
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1938
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 110
Jón Magnússon
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1926
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 111
Juan Campisteguy
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1937
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 112
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 113
Ludwig Knorr
CHEMIST
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 114
Paul Passy
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1940
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 115
Nikolay Kasatkin
PAINTER
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 116
Stefan Toshev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1924
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 117
Carrie Chapman Catt
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1947
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 118
Karel Halíř
MUSICIAN
1859 - 1909
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 119
Others Deceased in 1930
Go to all RankingsJoseph Alzin
ATHLETE
1893 - 1930
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 94
Leonard Meredith
CYCLIST
1882 - 1930
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 95
Aleksandr Golovin
ARTIST
1863 - 1930
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 96
Gombojab Tsybikov
EXPLORER
1873 - 1930
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 97
Juan Luis Sanfuentes
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1930
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 98
Walther Reinhardt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1930
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 99
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 100
Moritz Pasch
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1930
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 101
Vladan Đorđević
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1930
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 102
Jens Christian Christensen
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1930
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 103
Nikolay Kasatkin
PAINTER
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 104
Pieter Jelles Troelstra
WRITER
1860 - 1930
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 105
Vintilă Brătianu
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1930
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 106
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Florian Cajori ranks 491 out of 1,015. Before him are Jakob Stämpfli (1820), Robert Pinget (1919), Marie-Theres Nadig (1954), Alex Zülle (1968), Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), and Paul Niggli (1888). After him are Patrick Juvet (1950), Walther von Wartburg (1888), Johann David Wyss (1743), Urs Widmer (1938), René Bader (1922), and Georges de Rham (1903).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJakob Stämpfli
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1879
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 485
Robert Pinget
WRITER
1919 - 1997
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 486
Marie-Theres Nadig
SKIER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 487
Alex Zülle
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 488
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 489
Paul Niggli
GEOLOGIST
1888 - 1953
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 490
Florian Cajori
HISTORIAN
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 491
Patrick Juvet
SINGER
1950 - 2021
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 492
Walther von Wartburg
LINGUIST
1888 - 1971
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 493
Johann David Wyss
WRITER
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 494
Urs Widmer
WRITER
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 495
René Bader
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 496
Georges de Rham
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 497
Among HISTORIANS In Switzerland
Among historians born in Switzerland, Florian Cajori ranks 4. Before him are Jacob Burckhardt (1818), Heinrich Wölfflin (1864), and Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815).
Jacob Burckhardt
1818 - 1897
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 1
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 2
Johann Jakob Bachofen
1815 - 1887
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 3
Florian Cajori
1859 - 1930
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 4