MATHEMATICIAN

Guðbrandur Þorláksson

1542 - 1627

Guðbrandur Þorláksson

Guðbrandur Þorláksson (c. 1542 – 20 July 1627) was bishop of Hólar from 8 April 1571 until his death. He was the longest-serving bishop in Iceland and is known for printing the Guðbrandsbiblía, first complete Icelandic translation of the Bible. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guðbrandur Þorláksson is the 522nd most popular mathematician (down from 520th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Iceland and the most popular Icelander Mathematician.

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Among mathematicians, Guðbrandur Þorláksson ranks 522 out of 1,004. Before him are Hypsicles, Pierre François Verhulst, Hendrik C. van de Hulst, Viktor Sadovnichiy, Endre Szemerédi, and Ernest William Brown. After him are Henri Brocard, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Dennis Sullivan, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, David Mumford, and Luis Caffarelli.

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Hypsicles
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 516
Pierre François Verhulst
1804 - 1849
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 517
Hendrik C. van de Hulst
1918 - 2000
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 518
Viktor Sadovnichiy
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 519
Endre Szemerédi
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 520
Ernest William Brown
1866 - 1938
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 521
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
1542 - 1627
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 522
Henri Brocard
1845 - 1922
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 523
Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov
1912 - 1999
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 524
Dennis Sullivan
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 525
Nicolaus I Bernoulli
1687 - 1759
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 526
David Mumford
1937 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 527
Luis Caffarelli
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 528

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1542, Guðbrandur Þorláksson ranks 15. Before him are Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Jan Zamoyski, Isabella de' Medici, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Henriette of Cleves, and Joris Hoefnagel. After him are Magnus, Duke of Östergötland, and Gioseffo Guami. Among people deceased in 1627, Guðbrandur Þorláksson ranks 14. Before him are Juan Sánchez Cotán, Francesco Maria del Monte, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Olivier van Noort, and Lodovico Grossi da Viadana. After him are Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Julius Schiller, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Christina of Salm, Jan Gruter, and Thomas Middleton.

Others Born in 1542

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Ruqaiya Sultan Begum
COMPANION
1542 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 9
Jan Zamoyski
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1605
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 10
Isabella de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1542 - 1576
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 11
Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona
CHESS PLAYER
1542 - 1597
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 12
Henriette of Cleves
NOBLEMAN
1542 - 1601
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 13
Joris Hoefnagel
PAINTER
1542 - 1600
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 14
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
MATHEMATICIAN
1542 - 1627
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 15
Magnus, Duke of Östergötland
NOBLEMAN
1542 - 1595
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 16
Gioseffo Guami
COMPOSER
1542 - 1611
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 17

Others Deceased in 1627

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Juan Sánchez Cotán
PAINTER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 8
Francesco Maria del Monte
POLITICIAN
1549 - 1627
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 9
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1627
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 10
Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
NOBLEMAN
1594 - 1627
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 11
Olivier van Noort
EXPLORER
1558 - 1627
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 12
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana
COMPOSER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 13
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
MATHEMATICIAN
1542 - 1627
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 14
Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1627
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 15
Julius Schiller
ASTRONOMER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 16
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1627
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 17
Christina of Salm
NOBLEMAN
1575 - 1627
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 18
Jan Gruter
WRITER
1560 - 1627
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 19
Thomas Middleton
WRITER
1580 - 1627
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 20