MATHEMATICIAN

Helge von Koch

1870 - 1924

Helge von Koch

Niels Fabian Helge von Koch (25 January 1870 – 11 March 1924) was a Swedish mathematician who gave his name to the famous fractal known as the Koch snowflake, one of the earliest fractal curves to be described. He was born to Swedish nobility. His grandfather, Nils Samuel von Koch (1801–1881), was the Chancellor of Justice. His father, Richert Vogt von Koch (1838–1913) was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Life Guards of Horse of the Swedish Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Helge von Koch is the 228th most popular mathematician (up from 291st in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 277th in 2019) and the most popular Swedish Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Helge von Koch ranks 228 out of 1,004. Before him are Laurent Schwartz, Martin Kutta, Tullio Levi-Civita, Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam, Antoine Augustin Cournot, and Pierre Varignon. After him are Hermann Grassmann, Menaechmus, Karen Uhlenbeck, Abu Nasr Mansur, Theaetetus, and Joseph Petzval.

Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia

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Laurent Schwartz
1915 - 2002
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 222
Martin Kutta
1867 - 1944
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 223
Tullio Levi-Civita
1873 - 1941
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 224
Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam
850 - 930
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 225
Antoine Augustin Cournot
1801 - 1877
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 226
Pierre Varignon
1654 - 1722
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 227
Helge von Koch
1870 - 1924
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 228
Hermann Grassmann
1809 - 1877
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 229
Menaechmus
375 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 230
Karen Uhlenbeck
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 231
Abu Nasr Mansur
960 - 1036
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 232
Theaetetus
417 BC - 369 BC
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 233
Joseph Petzval
1807 - 1891
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 234

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Helge von Koch ranks 38. Before him are Ernst Barlach, Reginald Lee, D. T. Suzuki, Charlotte Cooper, E. M. Antoniadi, and Louis Vierne. After him are Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Nariman Narimanov, Jan Smuts, Bernard Baruch, and Alexander Berkman. Among people deceased in 1924, Helge von Koch ranks 31. Before him are Giacomo Matteotti, Karl Denke, Teófilo Braga, Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., Paul Natorp, and G. Stanley Hall. After him are Lyubov Popova, Fernand Cormon, Ziya Gökalp, Franz von Bayros, Arne Garborg, and Théodore Dubois.

Others Born in 1870

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Ernst Barlach
WRITER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 32
Reginald Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1913
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 33
D. T. Suzuki
WRITER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 34
Charlotte Cooper
TENNIS PLAYER
1870 - 1966
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 35
E. M. Antoniadi
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1944
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 36
Louis Vierne
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1937
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 37
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 38
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1949
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 39
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1932
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 40
Nariman Narimanov
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1925
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 41
Jan Smuts
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1950
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 42
Bernard Baruch
BUSINESSPERSON
1870 - 1965
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 43
Alexander Berkman
JOURNALIST
1870 - 1936
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 44

Others Deceased in 1924

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Giacomo Matteotti
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1924
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 25
Karl Denke
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1924
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 26
Teófilo Braga
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1924
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 27
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
ENGINEER
1868 - 1924
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 28
Paul Natorp
PHILOSOPHER
1854 - 1924
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 29
G. Stanley Hall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1924
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 30
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 31
Lyubov Popova
PAINTER
1889 - 1924
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 32
Fernand Cormon
PAINTER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 33
Ziya Gökalp
SOCIOLOGIST
1876 - 1924
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 34
Franz von Bayros
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 35
Arne Garborg
WRITER
1851 - 1924
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 36
Théodore Dubois
COMPOSER
1837 - 1924
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 37

In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Helge von Koch ranks 186 out of 1,879. Before him are Thomas Bartholin (1616), Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden (1001), Carl Bildt (1949), Britt Ekland (1942), Oscar Montelius (1843), and Inger Nilsson (1959). After him are Jan Guillou (1944), Knut Wicksell (1851), Olaus Rudbeck (1630), Mats Wilander (1964), Torsten Wiesel (1924), and Ellen Key (1849).

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Thomas Bartholin
PHYSICIAN
1616 - 1680
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 180
Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1001 - 1050
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 181
Carl Bildt
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 182
Britt Ekland
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 183
Oscar Montelius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1843 - 1921
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 184
Inger Nilsson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 185
Helge von Koch
MATHEMATICIAN
1870 - 1924
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 186
Jan Guillou
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 187
Knut Wicksell
ECONOMIST
1851 - 1926
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 188
Olaus Rudbeck
BIOLOGIST
1630 - 1702
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 189
Mats Wilander
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 190
Torsten Wiesel
PHYSICIAN
1924 - Present
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 191
Ellen Key
WRITER
1849 - 1926
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 192