MATHEMATICIAN
Jean Gaston Darboux
1842 - 1917

Jean Gaston Darboux
Jean-Gaston Darboux FAS MIF FRS FRSE (14 August 1842 – 23 February 1917) was a French mathematician. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Gaston Darboux is the 186th most popular mathematician (up from 189th in 2019), the 1,187th most popular biography from France (up from 1,330th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Mathematician.
Jean Gaston Darboux is most famous for his work on differential geometry. He is credited with the invention of the Darboux integral and the Darboux theorem.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Jean Gaston Darboux ranks 186 out of 1,004. Before him are Edward Norton Lorenz, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Étienne Bézout, Simplicius of Cilicia, Édouard Lucas, and Alonzo Church. After him are Jakob Steiner, Hans Hahn, G. I. Taylor, Harald Bohr, Rafael Bombelli, and Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward Norton Lorenz
1917 - 2008
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 180
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus
1651 - 1708
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 181
Étienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 182
Simplicius of Cilicia
490 - 560
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 183
Édouard Lucas
1842 - 1891
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 184
Alonzo Church
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 185
Jean Gaston Darboux
1842 - 1917
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 186
Jakob Steiner
1796 - 1863
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 187
Hans Hahn
1879 - 1934
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 188
G. I. Taylor
1886 - 1975
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 189
Harald Bohr
1887 - 1951
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 190
Rafael Bombelli
1526 - 1573
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 191
Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow
1832 - 1918
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 192
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1842, Jean Gaston Darboux ranks 25. Before him are Vasily Vereshchagin, Georg Brandes, Sophus Lie, Okita Sōji, Ambrose Bierce, and Édouard Lucas. After him are Carl von Linde, Giovanni Giolitti, Johannes Zukertort, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Giovanni Boldini, and Mykola Lysenko. Among people deceased in 1917, Jean Gaston Darboux ranks 24. Before him are Ludwig Minkus, Mackenzie Bowell, Scott Joplin, Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Radomir Putnik, and Frances Xavier Cabrini. After him are Ranavalona III, Léon Bloy, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, Adolph Wagner, Hugo Simberg, and Lucien Petit-Breton.
Others Born in 1842
Go to all RankingsVasily Vereshchagin
PAINTER
1842 - 1904
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 19
Georg Brandes
WRITER
1842 - 1927
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 20
Sophus Lie
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 21
Okita Sōji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1842 - 1868
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 22
Ambrose Bierce
WRITER
1842 - 1914
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 23
Édouard Lucas
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1891
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 24
Jean Gaston Darboux
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1917
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 25
Carl von Linde
PHYSICIST
1842 - 1934
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 26
Giovanni Giolitti
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1928
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 27
Johannes Zukertort
CHESS PLAYER
1842 - 1888
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 28
Arkhip Kuindzhi
PAINTER
1842 - 1910
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 29
Giovanni Boldini
PAINTER
1842 - 1931
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 30
Mykola Lysenko
COMPOSER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsLudwig Minkus
COMPOSER
1826 - 1917
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 18
Mackenzie Bowell
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1917
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 19
Scott Joplin
COMPOSER
1868 - 1917
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 20
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1917
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 21
Radomir Putnik
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1917
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 22
Frances Xavier Cabrini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1850 - 1917
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 23
Jean Gaston Darboux
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1917
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 24
Ranavalona III
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1917
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 25
Léon Bloy
WRITER
1846 - 1917
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 26
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
MATHEMATICIAN
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 27
Adolph Wagner
ECONOMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 28
Hugo Simberg
PAINTER
1873 - 1917
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 29
Lucien Petit-Breton
CYCLIST
1882 - 1917
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 30
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Gaston Darboux ranks 1,187 out of 6,770. Before him are Richard III, Duke of Normandy (1001), Alain Touraine (1925), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Jean Gerson (1363), Robert de Sorbon (1201), and Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827). After him are Robert I, Count of Artois (1216), Jean-Claude Carrière (1931), Alexandra David-Néel (1868), Luis Federico Leloir (1906), Ferdinand Buisson (1841), and Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (1401).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRichard III, Duke of Normandy
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1027
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 1,181
Alain Touraine
SOCIOLOGIST
1925 - 2023
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 1,182
Madeleine de Scudéry
WRITER
1607 - 1701
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 1,183
Jean Gerson
PHILOSOPHER
1363 - 1429
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 1,184
Robert de Sorbon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1201 - 1274
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 1,185
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
PAINTER
1827 - 1875
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 1,186
Jean Gaston Darboux
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1917
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 1,187
Robert I, Count of Artois
POLITICIAN
1216 - 1250
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 1,188
Jean-Claude Carrière
WRITER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 1,189
Alexandra David-Néel
WRITER
1868 - 1969
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 1,190
Luis Federico Leloir
CHEMIST
1906 - 1987
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 1,191
Ferdinand Buisson
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1932
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 1,192
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
POLITICIAN
1401 - 1436
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 1,193
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Jean Gaston Darboux ranks 39. Before him are Michel Rolle (1652), Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (1749), Joseph Bertrand (1822), Jean-Pierre Serre (1926), Étienne Bézout (1730), and Édouard Lucas (1842). After him are Étienne-Louis Malus (1775), Camille Jordan (1838), René Thom (1923), André Weil (1906), Élie Cartan (1869), and Pierre Bouguer (1698).
Michel Rolle
1652 - 1719
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 33
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
1749 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 34
Joseph Bertrand
1822 - 1900
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 35
Jean-Pierre Serre
1926 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 36
Étienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 37
Édouard Lucas
1842 - 1891
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 38
Jean Gaston Darboux
1842 - 1917
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 39
Étienne-Louis Malus
1775 - 1812
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 40
Camille Jordan
1838 - 1922
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 41
René Thom
1923 - 2002
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 42
André Weil
1906 - 1998
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 43
Élie Cartan
1869 - 1951
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 44
Pierre Bouguer
1698 - 1758
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 45