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John Vitéz

1408 - 1472

John Vitéz

John Vitéz de Zredna (Hungarian: zrednai Vitéz János, Croatian: Ivan Vitez od Sredne, Slovak: Ján Vitéz zo Sredny; c. 1408 – 8 August 1472) was a Hungarian and Croat humanist, diplomat, Latinist, mathematician, astrologist and astronomer. He served as Archbishop of Esztergom from 1465 until his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Vitéz is the 506th most popular mathematician (down from 424th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 157th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Croatian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, John Vitéz ranks 506 out of 1,004. Before him are Issai Schur, Paul Halmos, Ian Stewart, William Kingdon Clifford, Abraham Robinson, and Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar. After him are Thomas Bradwardine, Henryk Zygalski, Emil Leon Post, Georgy Voronoy, Theodor Kaluza, and Ion Ghica.

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Issai Schur
1875 - 1941
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 500
Paul Halmos
1916 - 2006
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 501
Ian Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 502
William Kingdon Clifford
1845 - 1879
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 503
Abraham Robinson
1918 - 1974
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 504
Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar
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HPI: 60.52
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John Vitéz
1408 - 1472
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 506
Thomas Bradwardine
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HPI: 60.51
Rank: 507
Henryk Zygalski
1908 - 1978
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 508
Emil Leon Post
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HPI: 60.44
Rank: 509
Georgy Voronoy
1868 - 1908
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 510
Theodor Kaluza
1885 - 1954
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 511
Ion Ghica
1816 - 1897
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 512

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1408, John Vitéz ranks 2. Before him is David of Trebizond. Among people deceased in 1472, John Vitéz ranks 11. Before him are Gaston IV, Count of Foix, Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry, Nezahualcoyotl, Janus Pannonius, Jacquetta of Luxembourg, and George of Trebizond.

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David of Trebizond
POLITICIAN
1408 - 1463
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 1
John Vitéz
MATHEMATICIAN
1408 - 1472
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 2

Others Deceased in 1472

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Gaston IV, Count of Foix
NOBLEMAN
1422 - 1472
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 5
Charles of Valois, Duke of Berry
POLITICIAN
1446 - 1472
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 6
Nezahualcoyotl
PHILOSOPHER
1402 - 1472
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 7
Janus Pannonius
WRITER
1434 - 1472
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 8
Jacquetta of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1415 - 1472
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 9
George of Trebizond
PHILOSOPHER
1395 - 1472
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 10
John Vitéz
MATHEMATICIAN
1408 - 1472
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 11