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Lodovico Ferrari

1522 - 1565

Lodovico Ferrari

Lodovico de Ferrari (2 February 1522 – 5 October 1565) was an Italian mathematician best known today for solving the biquadratic equation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lodovico Ferrari is the 129th most popular mathematician (up from 132nd in 2019), the 898th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,010th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Mathematician.

Lodovico Ferrari was an Italian mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was most famous for his work in the fields of astronomy and optics. He is best known for his invention of the telescope.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Lodovico Ferrari ranks 129 out of 1,004. Before him are Nicomachus, Brook Taylor, Jean-Victor Poncelet, Hippocrates of Chios, Paul Ehrenfest, and Jacques Hadamard. After him are Maurice René Fréchet, Charles Hermite, Émile Borel, Theon of Alexandria, Andrew Wiles, and Meton of Athens.

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Nicomachus
60 - 120
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 123
Brook Taylor
1685 - 1731
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 124
Jean-Victor Poncelet
1788 - 1867
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 125
Hippocrates of Chios
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 126
Paul Ehrenfest
1880 - 1933
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 127
Jacques Hadamard
1865 - 1963
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 128
Lodovico Ferrari
1522 - 1565
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 129
Maurice René Fréchet
1878 - 1973
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 130
Charles Hermite
1822 - 1901
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 131
Émile Borel
1871 - 1956
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 132
Theon of Alexandria
335 - 405
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 133
Andrew Wiles
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 134
Meton of Athens
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 135

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1522, Lodovico Ferrari ranks 5. Before him are Mihrimah Sultan, Şehzade Mehmed, Margaret of Parma, and Ulisse Aldrovandi. After him are Eleanor of Toledo, Sen no Rikyū, Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Joachim du Bellay, Catherine of Ricci, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, and Shibata Katsuie. Among people deceased in 1565, Lodovico Ferrari ranks 4. Before him are Pope Pius IV, Conrad Gessner, and Dragut. After him are Queen Munjeong, Cipriano de Rore, William Farel, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ranuccio Farnese, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Semiz Ali Pasha, and Lucia Anguissola.

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Mihrimah Sultan
COMPANION
1522 - 1578
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 1
Şehzade Mehmed
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1543
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 2
Margaret of Parma
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1586
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 3
Ulisse Aldrovandi
BIOLOGIST
1522 - 1605
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 4
Lodovico Ferrari
MATHEMATICIAN
1522 - 1565
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 5
Eleanor of Toledo
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1562
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 6
Sen no Rikyū
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1591
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 7
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
POLITICIAN
1522 - 1568
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 8
Joachim du Bellay
WRITER
1522 - 1560
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 9
Catherine of Ricci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1522 - 1590
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 10
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
WRITER
1522 - 1592
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 11
Shibata Katsuie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1522 - 1583
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1565

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Pope Pius IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1565
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 1
Conrad Gessner
BIOLOGIST
1516 - 1565
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 2
Dragut
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1485 - 1565
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 3
Lodovico Ferrari
MATHEMATICIAN
1522 - 1565
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 4
Queen Munjeong
POLITICIAN
1501 - 1565
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 5
Cipriano de Rore
COMPOSER
1515 - 1565
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 6
William Farel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1489 - 1565
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 7
Ashikaga Yoshiteru
POLITICIAN
1536 - 1565
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 8
Ranuccio Farnese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1530 - 1565
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 9
Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1515 - 1565
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 10
Semiz Ali Pasha
POLITICIAN
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 11
Lucia Anguissola
PAINTER
1536 - 1565
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 12