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Pierre François Verhulst

1804 - 1849

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Pierre François Verhulst (28 October 1804, in Brussels – 15 February 1849, in Brussels) was a Belgian mathematician and a doctor in number theory from the University of Ghent in 1825. He is best known for the logistic growth model. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre François Verhulst is the 517th most popular mathematician (down from 495th in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 445th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Pierre François Verhulst ranks 517 out of 1,004. Before him are Theodor Kaluza, Ion Ghica, Richard Hamming, Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Hilda Geiringer, and Hypsicles. After him are Hendrik C. van de Hulst, Viktor Sadovnichiy, Endre Szemerédi, Ernest William Brown, Guðbrandur Þorláksson, and Henri Brocard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Pierre François Verhulst ranks 43. Before him are Aleksey Khomyakov, Paul Gavarni, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Constantin Hansen, Charles II, Duke of Brunswick, and Salomon Müller. After him are Jim Bridger, Franz Meyen, Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, Alvan Clark, and Osceola. Among people deceased in 1849, Pierre François Verhulst ranks 41. Before him are Angelica Catalani, Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este, Andrés Manuel del Río, Jacques-Laurent Agasse, Dolley Madison, and Jan Svatopluk Presl. After him are William Etty, Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria, Goffredo Mameli, Maria Edgeworth, Marc Isambard Brunel, and François Marius Granet.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Pierre François Verhulst ranks 429 out of 1,190. Before him are Arthur De Greef (1862), Jean Stas (1813), Peter Benoit (1834), Raoul Lambert (1944), Philippe van Lansberge (1561), and Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823). After him are Lucas van Valckenborch (1535), Benoît Sokal (1954), Emile Claus (1849), Raymond Braine (1907), Charles de Broqueville (1860), and Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Belgium

Among mathematicians born in Belgium, Pierre François Verhulst ranks 7. Before him are Simon Stevin (1548), Victor D'Hondt (1841), Eugène Charles Catalan (1814), Pierre Deligne (1944), Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin (1866), and Adriaan van Roomen (1561). After him are Ingrid Daubechies (1954), Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584), David Ruelle (1935), Jean Bourgain (1954), Elias M. Stein (1931), and Jacques Tits (1930).

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