MATHEMATICIAN

Johannes de Sacrobosco

1195 - 1256

Johannes de Sacrobosco

Johannes de Sacrobosco, also written Ioannes de Sacro Bosco, later called John of Holywood or John of Holybush (c. 1195 – c. 1256), was a scholar, Catholic monk, and astronomer who taught at the University of Paris. He wrote a short introduction to the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes de Sacrobosco is the 239th most popular mathematician, the 1,123rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 22nd most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Johannes de Sacrobosco ranks 239 out of 1,004. Before him are Seymour Papert, Gilles de Roberval, Nikolay Bogolyubov, Eduard Heine, Isaac Beeckman, and Farkas Bolyai. After him are Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Seki Takakazu, Robert Recorde, John Charles Fields, Joseph Bertrand, and Ibn al-Shatir.

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HPI: 64.66
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HPI: 64.42
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1195, Johannes de Sacrobosco ranks 4. Before him are Anthony of Padua, Pope Innocent IV, and Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria. After him are Xia Gui, Geoffrey II of Villehardouin, Henry IV, Duke of Limburg, Philip II, Marquis of Namur, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1256, Johannes de Sacrobosco ranks 2. Before him is William II of Holland. After him are Peter Nolasco, Sartaq Khan, Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria, Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre, Mafalda of Portugal, Michael II Asen, Renaud de Vichiers, Kujō Yoritsune, Kujō Yoritsugu, and Bernhard von Spanheim.

Others Born in 1195

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Anthony of Padua
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1195 - 1231
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 1
Pope Innocent IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1195 - 1254
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 2
Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1195 - 1241
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 3
Johannes de Sacrobosco
MATHEMATICIAN
1195 - 1256
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Xia Gui
PAINTER
1195 - 1224
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 5
Geoffrey II of Villehardouin
POLITICIAN
1195 - 1246
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 6
Henry IV, Duke of Limburg
NOBLEMAN
1195 - 1247
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 7
Philip II, Marquis of Namur
POLITICIAN
1195 - 1226
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 8
Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine
1195 - 1214
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 9

Others Deceased in 1256

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William II of Holland
POLITICIAN
1228 - 1256
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 1
Johannes de Sacrobosco
MATHEMATICIAN
1195 - 1256
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 2
Peter Nolasco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1180 - 1256
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 3
Sartaq Khan
POLITICIAN
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 4
Kaliman Asen II of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1256
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 5
Margaret of Bourbon, Queen of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1211 - 1256
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 6
Mafalda of Portugal
COMPANION
1197 - 1256
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7
Michael II Asen
POLITICIAN
1238 - 1256
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 8
Renaud de Vichiers
POLITICIAN
1198 - 1256
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 9
Kujō Yoritsune
POLITICIAN
1218 - 1256
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 10
Kujō Yoritsugu
POLITICIAN
1239 - 1256
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 11
Bernhard von Spanheim
NOBLEMAN
1180 - 1256
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 12