MATHEMATICIAN
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859

Joseph Diez Gergonne
Joseph Diez Gergonne (19 June 1771 at Nancy, France – 4 May 1859 at Montpellier, France) was a French mathematician and logician. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Diez Gergonne is the 337th most popular mathematician (up from 634th in 2019), the 2,112th most popular biography from France (up from 3,972nd in 2019) and the 60th most popular French Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Joseph Diez Gergonne ranks 337 out of 1,004. Before him are Pavel Alexandrov, Eugenio Beltrami, Alfred Korzybski, Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, Gotthold Eisenstein, and Julius Plücker. After him are Lev Pontryagin, Yi Xing, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī, Rudolf E. Kálmán, Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, and Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana.
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HPI: 63.83
Rank: 331
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HPI: 63.82
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Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
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Gotthold Eisenstein
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Julius Plücker
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HPI: 63.81
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Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 337
Lev Pontryagin
1908 - 1988
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 338
Yi Xing
683 - 727
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 339
Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī
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HPI: 63.63
Rank: 340
Rudolf E. Kálmán
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HPI: 63.57
Rank: 341
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
1853 - 1925
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 342
Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana
1781 - 1864
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 343
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1771, Joseph Diez Gergonne ranks 19. Before him are Jean-Andoche Junot, Laskarina Bouboulina, Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark, Mungo Park, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, and Ferdinando Paer. After him are Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Mikhail Miloradovich, Rahel Varnhagen, Nicolas Chopin, Caroline of Hesse-Homburg, and Duke Alexander of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1859, Joseph Diez Gergonne ranks 30. Before him are Louis Poinsot, Carl Adolph Agardh, John Austin, Tatya Tope, Robert Stephenson, and Abd al-Rahman of Morocco. After him are Yoshida Shōin, Alfred Vail, Zygmunt Krasiński, Karl Baedeker, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, and William Cranch Bond.
Others Born in 1771
Go to all RankingsJean-Andoche Junot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1813
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 13
Laskarina Bouboulina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1825
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 14
Princess Louise Auguste of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1843
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 15
Mungo Park
PHYSICIAN
1771 - 1806
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 16
Éleuthère Irénée du Pont
BUSINESSPERSON
1771 - 1834
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 17
Ferdinando Paer
COMPOSER
1771 - 1839
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 18
Joseph Diez Gergonne
MATHEMATICIAN
1771 - 1859
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 19
Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1815
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 20
Mikhail Miloradovich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1825
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 21
Rahel Varnhagen
WRITER
1771 - 1833
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 22
Nicolas Chopin
CELEBRITY
1771 - 1844
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 23
Caroline of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1771 - 1854
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 24
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1833
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1859
Go to all RankingsLouis Poinsot
PHYSICIST
1777 - 1859
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 24
Carl Adolph Agardh
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1859
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 25
John Austin
PHILOSOPHER
1790 - 1859
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 26
Tatya Tope
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1814 - 1859
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 27
Robert Stephenson
ENGINEER
1803 - 1859
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 28
Abd al-Rahman of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1859
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 29
Joseph Diez Gergonne
MATHEMATICIAN
1771 - 1859
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 30
Yoshida Shōin
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1859
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 31
Alfred Vail
INVENTOR
1807 - 1859
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 32
Zygmunt Krasiński
WRITER
1812 - 1859
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 33
Karl Baedeker
BUSINESSPERSON
1801 - 1859
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 34
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
WRITER
1786 - 1859
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 35
William Cranch Bond
ASTRONOMER
1789 - 1859
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 36
In France
Among people born in France, Joseph Diez Gergonne ranks 2,112 out of 6,770. Before him are Guy Roux (1938), Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta (1866), Hans von Salmuth (1888), Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750), Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1808), and François Périer (1919). After him are Jacques Cazotte (1719), Léon Flameng (1877), Princess Elisabeth of Savoy (1800), Joseph Joubert (1754), John I, Duke of Alençon (1385), and Marcel Schwob (1867).
Others born in France
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SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 2,106
Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta
NOBLEMAN
1866 - 1926
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,107
Hans von Salmuth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1962
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,108
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu
GEOLOGIST
1750 - 1801
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 2,109
Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
WRITER
1808 - 1889
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,110
François Périer
ACTOR
1919 - 2002
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,111
Joseph Diez Gergonne
MATHEMATICIAN
1771 - 1859
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,112
Jacques Cazotte
WRITER
1719 - 1792
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,113
Léon Flameng
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1917
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,114
Princess Elisabeth of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1856
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2,115
Joseph Joubert
WRITER
1754 - 1824
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2,116
John I, Duke of Alençon
POLITICIAN
1385 - 1415
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 2,117
Marcel Schwob
WRITER
1867 - 1905
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 2,118
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Joseph Diez Gergonne ranks 60. Before him are Édouard Roche (1820), Oronce Finé (1494), Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat (1923), Alain Connes (1947), Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant (1797), and René-Louis Baire (1874). After him are Paul Émile Appell (1855), Antoine Gombaud (1607), Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac (1581), Guillaume Postel (1510), Philippe de La Hire (1640), and Jean Dieudonné (1906).
Édouard Roche
1820 - 1883
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 54
Oronce Finé
1494 - 1555
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 55
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
1923 - 2025
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 56
Alain Connes
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 57
Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
1797 - 1886
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 58
René-Louis Baire
1874 - 1932
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 59
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 60
Paul Émile Appell
1855 - 1930
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 61
Antoine Gombaud
1607 - 1684
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 62
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac
1581 - 1638
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 63
Guillaume Postel
1510 - 1581
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 64
Philippe de La Hire
1640 - 1718
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 65
Jean Dieudonné
1906 - 1992
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 66