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Henry Briggs

1561 - 1630

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Henry Briggs (1 February 1561 – 26 January 1630) was an English mathematician notable for changing the original logarithms invented by John Napier into common (base 10) logarithms, which are sometimes known as Briggsian logarithms in his honor. The specific algorithm for long division in modern use was introduced by Briggs c. 1600 AD. Briggs was a committed Puritan and an influential professor in his time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Briggs is the 209th most popular mathematician (up from 221st in 2019), the 1,066th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,003rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Henry Briggs ranks 209 out of 1,004. Before him are Conon of Samos, Victor D'Hondt, André Weil, Ibn Sahl, Arthur Cayley, and Maria Reiche. After him are Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Paul Guldin, Robert Grosseteste, Piet Hein, Peter Tait, and Élie Cartan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1561, Henry Briggs ranks 6. Before him are Francis Bacon, Jacopo Peri, Luis de Góngora, Santorio Santorio, and Katō Kiyomasa. After him are Anna Maria of the Palatinate, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Ii Naomasa, Thomas Fincke, Fukushima Masanori, and Adriaan van Roomen. Among people deceased in 1630, Henry Briggs ranks 5. Before him are Johannes Kepler, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, and Fede Galizia. After him are Yuan Chonghuan, Agrippa d'Aubigné, Johann Schein, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Gioachino Greco, Esaias van de Velde, and Akile Hatun.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Briggs ranks 1,066 out of 8,785. Before him are Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Arthur Cayley (1821), Thomas Tallis (1502), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Edward Kelley (1555), and Ed Miliband (1969). After him are Anthony Head (1954), Van Morrison (1945), Tom Holland (1996), Fraser Stoddart (1942), Twiggy (1949), and Benjamin Hornigold (1680).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Henry Briggs ranks 25. Before him are James Joseph Sylvester (1814), John Pell (1611), G. I. Taylor (1886), James Gregory (1638), Lewis Fry Richardson (1881), and Arthur Cayley (1821). After him are Robert Grosseteste (1175), Peter Tait (1831), Michael Atiyah (1929), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Lady Byron (1792), and Robert Recorde (1512).

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