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Henri Cartan
1904 - 2008

Henri Cartan
Henri Paul Cartan (French: [kaʁtɑ̃]; 8 July 1904 – 13 August 2008) was a French mathematician who made substantial contributions to algebraic topology. He was the son of the mathematician Élie Cartan, nephew of mathematician Anna Cartan, oldest brother of composer Jean Cartan, physicist Louis Cartan and mathematician Hélène Cartan, and the son-in-law of physicist Pierre Weiss. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Cartan is the 248th most popular mathematician (down from 220th in 2019), the 1,512th most popular biography from France (up from 1,514th in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Henri Cartan ranks 248 out of 1,004. Before him are Ibn al-Shatir, Xu Guangqi, Ernst Zermelo, Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Vergilius of Salzburg, and Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin. After him are John Charles Fields, Anatoly Fomenko, Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Charles-Eugène Delaunay, Paolo Ruffini, and Theodorus of Cyrene.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIbn al-Shatir
1304 - 1375
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 242
Xu Guangqi
1562 - 1633
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 243
Ernst Zermelo
1871 - 1953
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 244
Abū Sahl al-Qūhī
940 - 1000
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 245
Vergilius of Salzburg
700 - 784
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 246
Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin
900 - 960
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 247
Henri Cartan
1904 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 248
John Charles Fields
1863 - 1932
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 249
Anatoly Fomenko
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 250
Gösta Mittag-Leffler
1846 - 1927
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 251
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
1816 - 1872
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 252
Paolo Ruffini
1765 - 1822
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 253
Theodorus of Cyrene
465 BC - 398 BC
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 254
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Henri Cartan ranks 59. Before him are Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, Serge Lifar, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Luigi Dallapiccola, Moshé Feldenkrais, and Peter Lorre. After him are Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Ba Jin, Josef Bühler, Rudolf Arnheim, Yves Congar, and Ernst-Günther Schenck. Among people deceased in 2008, Henri Cartan ranks 63. Before him are Chiara Lubich, Horst Tappert, Bernardin Gantin, Ivan Rebroff, George Carlin, and Dorothy Vaughan. After him are Muslim Magomayev, Sufi Abu Taleb, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Mauricio Kagel, Hugo Claus, and Isaac Hayes.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsPrince Ernst of Hohenberg
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1954
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 53
Serge Lifar
DANCER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 54
Lal Bahadur Shastri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1904 - 1966
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 55
Luigi Dallapiccola
COMPOSER
1904 - 1975
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 56
Moshé Feldenkrais
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1984
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 57
Peter Lorre
ACTOR
1904 - 1964
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 58
Henri Cartan
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 59
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
COMPANION
1904 - 1974
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 60
Ba Jin
WRITER
1904 - 2005
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 61
Josef Bühler
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1948
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 62
Rudolf Arnheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 2007
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 63
Yves Congar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1995
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 64
Ernst-Günther Schenck
PHYSICIAN
1904 - 1998
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsChiara Lubich
WRITER
1920 - 2008
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 57
Horst Tappert
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 58
Bernardin Gantin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2008
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 59
Ivan Rebroff
SINGER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 60
George Carlin
COMEDIAN
1937 - 2008
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 61
Dorothy Vaughan
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 62
Henri Cartan
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 63
Muslim Magomayev
SINGER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 64
Sufi Abu Taleb
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2008
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 65
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2008
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 66
Mauricio Kagel
COMPOSER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 67
Hugo Claus
WRITER
1929 - 2008
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 68
Isaac Hayes
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 69
In France
Among people born in France, Henri Cartan ranks 1,512 out of 6,770. Before him are Eugène Atget (1857), Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697), Philippe de Gaulle (1921), Julien Duvivier (1896), Marcel Petiot (1897), and Victor Noir (1848). After him are Théodule-Armand Ribot (1839), Arman (1928), Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz (1936), Étienne Mourrut (1939), Adalbert of Magdeburg (910), and Fabien Barthez (1971).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsEugène Atget
PAINTER
1857 - 1927
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,506
Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
GEOGRAPHER
1697 - 1782
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,507
Philippe de Gaulle
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,508
Julien Duvivier
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,509
Marcel Petiot
PHYSICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,510
Victor Noir
JOURNALIST
1848 - 1870
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 1,511
Henri Cartan
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,512
Théodule-Armand Ribot
PSYCHOLOGIST
1839 - 1916
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,513
Arman
PAINTER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,514
Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,515
Étienne Mourrut
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2014
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,516
Adalbert of Magdeburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
910 - 981
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1,517
Fabien Barthez
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1,518
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Henri Cartan ranks 50. Before him are Élie Cartan (1869), Pierre Bouguer (1698), Laurent Schwartz (1915), Antoine Augustin Cournot (1801), Pierre Varignon (1654), and Michel Chasles (1793). After him are Charles-Eugène Delaunay (1816), Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (1735), Paul Lévy (1886), Édouard Roche (1820), Oronce Finé (1494), and Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (1923).
Élie Cartan
1869 - 1951
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 44
Pierre Bouguer
1698 - 1758
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 45
Laurent Schwartz
1915 - 2002
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 46
Antoine Augustin Cournot
1801 - 1877
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 47
Pierre Varignon
1654 - 1722
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 48
Michel Chasles
1793 - 1880
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 49
Henri Cartan
1904 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 50
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
1816 - 1872
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 51
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
1735 - 1796
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 52
Paul Lévy
1886 - 1971
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 53
Édouard Roche
1820 - 1883
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 54
Oronce Finé
1494 - 1555
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 55
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
1923 - 2025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 56