MATHEMATICIAN
Pierre Raymond de Montmort
1678 - 1719

Pierre Raymond de Montmort
Pierre Remond de Montmort was a French mathematician. He was born in Paris on 27 October 1678 and died there on 7 October 1719. His name was originally just Pierre Remond. His father pressured him to study law, but he rebelled and travelled to England and Germany, returning to France in 1699 when, upon receiving a large inheritance from his father, he bought an estate and took the name de Montmort. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Raymond de Montmort is the 414th most popular mathematician (up from 688th in 2019), the 2,662nd most popular biography from France (up from 4,188th in 2019) and the 70th most popular French Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Pierre Raymond de Montmort ranks 414 out of 1,004. Before him are Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi, Edmund Gunter, Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, Gilles de Roberval, Ernesto Cesàro, and Oscar Zariski. After him are Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, Roger Cotes, Jakow Trachtenberg, Daniele Barbaro, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, and Mitchell Feigenbaum.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIbn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi
1256 - 1321
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 408
Edmund Gunter
1581 - 1626
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 409
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
1786 - 1856
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 410
Gilles de Roberval
1602 - 1675
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 411
Ernesto Cesàro
1859 - 1906
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 412
Oscar Zariski
1899 - 1986
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 413
Pierre Raymond de Montmort
1678 - 1719
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 414
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 415
Roger Cotes
1682 - 1716
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 416
Jakow Trachtenberg
1888 - 1951
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 417
Daniele Barbaro
1513 - 1570
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 418
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 419
Mitchell Feigenbaum
1944 - 2019
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 420
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1678, Pierre Raymond de Montmort ranks 10. Before him are Amaro Pargo, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Filippo Juvarra, Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma, Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Peter Lacy. After him are Adrien Maurice de Noailles, Jakob Hermann, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, and Abraham Darby I. Among people deceased in 1719, Pierre Raymond de Montmort ranks 15. Before him are Johann Friedrich Böttger, Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp, Joseph Addison, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Boris Sheremetev, and Arp Schnitger. After him are Carlo Cignani, Arnold Houbraken, Pasquier Quesnel, Farrukhsiyar, Köprülüzade Numan Pasha, and Georg Heinrich von Görtz.
Others Born in 1678
Go to all RankingsAmaro Pargo
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1747
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 4
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1737
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 5
Filippo Juvarra
ARCHITECT
1678 - 1736
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 6
Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1727
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 7
Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1747
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 8
Peter Lacy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1678 - 1751
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 9
Pierre Raymond de Montmort
MATHEMATICIAN
1678 - 1719
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 10
Adrien Maurice de Noailles
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1766
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 11
Jakob Hermann
MATHEMATICIAN
1678 - 1733
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 12
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
PHILOSOPHER
1678 - 1751
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 13
Abraham Darby I
INVENTOR
1678 - 1717
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1719
Go to all RankingsJohann Friedrich Böttger
BUSINESSPERSON
1682 - 1719
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 9
Magdalena Sibylla of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1631 - 1719
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 10
Joseph Addison
WRITER
1672 - 1719
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 11
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1659 - 1719
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 12
Boris Sheremetev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1652 - 1719
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 13
Arp Schnitger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1648 - 1719
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 14
Pierre Raymond de Montmort
MATHEMATICIAN
1678 - 1719
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 15
Carlo Cignani
PAINTER
1628 - 1719
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 16
Arnold Houbraken
PAINTER
1660 - 1719
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 17
Pasquier Quesnel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1634 - 1719
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 18
Farrukhsiyar
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1719
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 19
Köprülüzade Numan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1719
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 20
Georg Heinrich von Görtz
POLITICIAN
1668 - 1719
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 21
In France
Among people born in France, Pierre Raymond de Montmort ranks 2,662 out of 6,770. Before him are Louison Bobet (1925), Valery Larbaud (1881), Georges Guynemer (1894), Gabriel Matzneff (1936), Sébastien Loeb (1974), and Pierre Leroux (1797). After him are Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724), Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (1487), Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins (1642), Renaud Camus (1946), Marius Aventicensis (532), and François de Charette (1763).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsLouison Bobet
CYCLIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,656
Valery Larbaud
WRITER
1881 - 1957
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,657
Georges Guynemer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1917
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 2,658
Gabriel Matzneff
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,659
Sébastien Loeb
RACING DRIVER
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,660
Pierre Leroux
ECONOMIST
1797 - 1871
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,661
Pierre Raymond de Montmort
MATHEMATICIAN
1678 - 1719
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,662
Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne
EXPLORER
1724 - 1772
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,663
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1487 - 1550
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,664
Marie Anne de La Trémoille, princesse des Ursins
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1722
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,665
Renaud Camus
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,666
Marius Aventicensis
WRITER
532 - 596
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,667
François de Charette
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1796
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,668
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Pierre Raymond de Montmort ranks 70. Before him are Guillaume Postel (1510), Philippe de La Hire (1640), Jean Dieudonné (1906), Christian Kramp (1760), Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (1786), and Gilles de Roberval (1602). After him are Jacques Ozanam (1640), Pierre Alphonse Laurent (1813), Yves Meyer (1939), Ismaël Bullialdus (1605), Charles Julien Brianchon (1783), and Albert Girard (1595).
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
Christian Kramp
1760 - 1826
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 67
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
1786 - 1856
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 68
Gilles de Roberval
1602 - 1675
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 69
Pierre Raymond de Montmort
1678 - 1719
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 70
Jacques Ozanam
1640 - 1718
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 71
Pierre Alphonse Laurent
1813 - 1854
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 72
Yves Meyer
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 73
Ismaël Bullialdus
1605 - 1694
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 74
Charles Julien Brianchon
1783 - 1864
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 75
Albert Girard
1595 - 1632
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 76