MATHEMATICIAN
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
1765 - 1837

Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Henry Thomas Colebrooke FRS FRSE FLS (15 June 1765 – 10 March 1837) was an English orientalist and botanist. He has been described as "the first great Sanskrit scholar in Europe". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Thomas Colebrooke is the 928th most popular mathematician (up from 939th in 2019), the 5,367th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,536th in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Henry Thomas Colebrooke ranks 928 out of 1,004. Before him are Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann, Caucher Birkar, Ivar Otto Bendixson, Fan Chung, Evelyn Boyd Granville, and Richard Garfield. After him are Barry Mazur, Béla Bollobás, Carl Pomerance, Antoni Zygmund, Yakov Eliashberg, and Poul Heegaard.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann
1837 - 1920
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 922
Caucher Birkar
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 923
Ivar Otto Bendixson
1861 - 1935
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 924
Fan Chung
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 925
Evelyn Boyd Granville
1924 - 2023
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 926
Richard Garfield
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 927
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
1765 - 1837
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 928
Barry Mazur
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 929
Béla Bollobás
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 930
Carl Pomerance
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 931
Antoni Zygmund
1900 - 1992
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 932
Yakov Eliashberg
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 933
Poul Heegaard
1871 - 1948
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 934
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1765, Henry Thomas Colebrooke ranks 35. Before him are Petrobey Mavromichalis, Antonio Nariño, Sylvestre François Lacroix, Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Jakub Jan Ryba, and James Smithson. After him is Daniel Steibelt. Among people deceased in 1837, Henry Thomas Colebrooke ranks 45. Before him are Diego Portales, Herman of Alaska, John Soane, Ayub Shah Durrani, Joseph Grimaldi, and Ivan Dmitriev. After him is Edward Donovan.
Others Born in 1765
Go to all RankingsPetrobey Mavromichalis
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1848
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 29
Antonio Nariño
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1823
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 30
Sylvestre François Lacroix
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1843
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 31
Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
WRITER
1765 - 1805
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 32
Jakub Jan Ryba
MUSICIAN
1765 - 1815
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 33
James Smithson
CHEMIST
1765 - 1829
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 34
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1837
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 35
Daniel Steibelt
MUSICIAN
1765 - 1823
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 36
Others Deceased in 1837
Go to all RankingsDiego Portales
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1837
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 39
Herman of Alaska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1756 - 1837
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 40
John Soane
ARCHITECT
1753 - 1837
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 41
Ayub Shah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1837
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 42
Joseph Grimaldi
ACTOR
1778 - 1837
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 43
Ivan Dmitriev
WRITER
1760 - 1837
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 44
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1837
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 45
Edward Donovan
BIOLOGIST
1768 - 1837
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 46
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Thomas Colebrooke ranks 5,369 out of 8,785. Before him are John George Children (1777), Constant Lambert (1905), Peter Cook (1937), Phyllis Logan (1956), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), and A. Edward Sutherland (1895). After him are John McEnery (1943), Matthew Carter (1937), Brian Kidd (1949), Richard Garriott (1961), Thomas C. Jerdon (1811), and Jackie Burroughs (1939).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn George Children
CHEMIST
1777 - 1852
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 5,363
Constant Lambert
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1951
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 5,364
Peter Cook
ACTOR
1937 - 1995
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 5,365
Phyllis Logan
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 5,366
Peter Hill-Wood
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - 2018
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 5,367
A. Edward Sutherland
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1973
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 5,368
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
MATHEMATICIAN
1765 - 1837
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 5,369
John McEnery
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 5,370
Matthew Carter
DESIGNER
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 5,371
Brian Kidd
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 5,372
Richard Garriott
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 5,373
Thomas C. Jerdon
PHYSICIAN
1811 - 1872
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 5,374
Jackie Burroughs
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 5,375
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Henry Thomas Colebrooke ranks 100. Before him are I. J. Good (1916), James Whitbread Lee Glaisher (1848), Philip Hall (1904), William Spottiswoode (1825), Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909), and William Gemmell Cochran (1909). After him are W. T. Tutte (1917), Neil Sloane (1939), Edward Charles Titchmarsh (1899), James Maynard (1987), Nigel Hitchin (1946), and Stuart Milner-Barry (1906).
I. J. Good
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 94
James Whitbread Lee Glaisher
1848 - 1928
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 95
Philip Hall
1904 - 1982
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 96
William Spottiswoode
1825 - 1883
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 97
Arthur Geoffrey Walker
1909 - 2001
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 98
William Gemmell Cochran
1909 - 1980
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 99
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
1765 - 1837
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 100
W. T. Tutte
1917 - 2002
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 101
Neil Sloane
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 102
Edward Charles Titchmarsh
1899 - 1963
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 103
James Maynard
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 104
Nigel Hitchin
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 105
Stuart Milner-Barry
1906 - 1995
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 106