MATHEMATICIAN
Johann Karl Burckhardt
1773 - 1825

Johann Karl Burckhardt
Johann Karl Burckhardt (30 April 1773 – 22 June 1825) was a German-born astronomer and mathematician. He later became a naturalized French citizen and became known as Jean Charles Burckhardt. He is remembered in particular for his work in fundamental astronomy, and for his lunar theory, which was in widespread use for the construction of navigational ephemerides of the Moon for much of the first half of the nineteenth century. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Karl Burckhardt is the 684th most popular mathematician (down from 648th in 2019), the 4,167th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,172nd in 2019) and the 78th most popular German Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Johann Karl Burckhardt ranks 684 out of 1,004. Before him are Jean Bourgain, Thoralf Skolem, Julius Petersen, Nilakantha Somayaji, Egon Pearson, and Edmond Laguerre. After him are Ken Ribet, Friedrich Waismann, Roy Kerr, Jerzy Różycki, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, and Helena Rasiowa.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Bourgain
1954 - 2018
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 678
Thoralf Skolem
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 679
Julius Petersen
1839 - 1910
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 680
Nilakantha Somayaji
1444 - 1544
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 681
Egon Pearson
1895 - 1980
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 682
Edmond Laguerre
1834 - 1886
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 683
Johann Karl Burckhardt
1773 - 1825
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 684
Ken Ribet
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 685
Friedrich Waismann
1896 - 1959
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 686
Roy Kerr
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 687
Jerzy Różycki
1909 - 1942
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 688
Marie-Jeanne de Lalande
1768 - 1832
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 689
Helena Rasiowa
1917 - 1994
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 690
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1773, Johann Karl Burckhardt ranks 44. Before him are Agostino Bassi, Jacob Aall, Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt, Yuri Lisyansky, Sally Hemings, and Josef August Schultes. After him are François Fournier-Sarlovèze, Mihály Pollack, José Rondeau, Joseph Woelfl, Mihály Csokonai, and Princess Sophia of Gloucester. Among people deceased in 1825, Johann Karl Burckhardt ranks 29. Before him are Vladimir Borovikovsky, Jan Václav Voříšek, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Pierre Gaveaux, Peter Winter, and Juan Martín Díez. After him are Wilhelm Hemprich, Utagawa Toyokuni, Maha Bandula, Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Yakov Sannikov, and Edward Pigott.
Others Born in 1773
Go to all RankingsAgostino Bassi
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1856
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 38
Jacob Aall
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1844
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 39
Caspar Georg Carl Reinwardt
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1854
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 40
Yuri Lisyansky
EXPLORER
1773 - 1837
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 41
Sally Hemings
CELEBRITY
1773 - 1835
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 42
Josef August Schultes
BIOLOGIST
1773 - 1831
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 43
Johann Karl Burckhardt
MATHEMATICIAN
1773 - 1825
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 44
François Fournier-Sarlovèze
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1773 - 1827
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 45
Mihály Pollack
ARCHITECT
1773 - 1855
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 46
José Rondeau
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1844
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 47
Joseph Woelfl
MUSICIAN
1773 - 1812
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 48
Mihály Csokonai
WRITER
1773 - 1805
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 49
Princess Sophia of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1844
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1825
Go to all RankingsVladimir Borovikovsky
PAINTER
1757 - 1825
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 23
Jan Václav Voříšek
COMPOSER
1791 - 1825
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 24
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
ENGINEER
1754 - 1825
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 25
Pierre Gaveaux
SINGER
1761 - 1825
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 26
Peter Winter
MUSICIAN
1754 - 1825
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 27
Juan Martín Díez
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1825
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 28
Johann Karl Burckhardt
MATHEMATICIAN
1773 - 1825
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 29
Wilhelm Hemprich
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1825
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 30
Utagawa Toyokuni
PAINTER
1769 - 1825
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 31
Maha Bandula
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1825
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 32
Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1825
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 33
Yakov Sannikov
EXPLORER
1780 - 1825
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 34
Edward Pigott
ASTRONOMER
1753 - 1825
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 35
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johann Karl Burckhardt ranks 4,169 out of 7,253. Before him are Irmgard Keun (1905), Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (1802), Erick-Oskar Hansen (1889), Alfred Müller-Armack (1901), Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (1682), and Alfred Bickel (1918). After him are Ruth Fischer (1895), Cordelia Edvardson (1929), Wilhelm Lexis (1837), Wolfgang Flür (1947), Walburga Habsburg Douglas (1958), and Johann Theile (1646).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsIrmgard Keun
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,163
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1818
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,164
Erick-Oskar Hansen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1967
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,165
Alfred Müller-Armack
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1978
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,166
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1682 - 1719
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,167
Alfred Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,168
Johann Karl Burckhardt
MATHEMATICIAN
1773 - 1825
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,169
Ruth Fischer
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,170
Cordelia Edvardson
WRITER
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,171
Wilhelm Lexis
ECONOMIST
1837 - 1914
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,172
Wolfgang Flür
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,173
Walburga Habsburg Douglas
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,174
Johann Theile
COMPOSER
1646 - 1724
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 4,175
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Johann Karl Burckhardt ranks 78. Before him are Martin Ohm (1792), Heinrich Martin Weber (1842), Grete Hermann (1901), Ludwig Bieberbach (1886), Michael Artin (1934), and Johann Schreck (1576). After him are Karl Georg Christian von Staudt (1798), Emil Julius Gumbel (1891), Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt (1854), Heinz Prüfer (1896), Fritz Noether (1884), and Wilhelm Killing (1847).
Martin Ohm
1792 - 1872
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 72
Heinrich Martin Weber
1842 - 1913
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 73
Grete Hermann
1901 - 1984
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 74
Ludwig Bieberbach
1886 - 1982
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 75
Michael Artin
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 76
Johann Schreck
1576 - 1630
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 77
Johann Karl Burckhardt
1773 - 1825
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 78
Karl Georg Christian von Staudt
1798 - 1867
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 79
Emil Julius Gumbel
1891 - 1966
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 80
Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt
1854 - 1925
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 81
Heinz Prüfer
1896 - 1934
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 82
Fritz Noether
1884 - 1941
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 83
Wilhelm Killing
1847 - 1923
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 84