MATHEMATICIAN
Thomas Abbt
1738 - 1766

Thomas Abbt
Thomas Abbt (German: [apt]; 25 November 1738 – 3 November 1766) was a German mathematician and writer. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Abbt is the 218th most popular mathematician (up from 222nd in 2019), the 1,212th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,352nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Thomas Abbt ranks 218 out of 1,004. Before him are Robert Grosseteste, Piet Hein, Peter Tait, Élie Cartan, Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi, and Pierre Bouguer. After him are Hermann Schwarz, Robert Aumann, Pedro Nunes, Laurent Schwartz, Martin Kutta, and Tullio Levi-Civita.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Grosseteste
1175 - 1253
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 212
Piet Hein
1905 - 1996
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 213
Peter Tait
1831 - 1901
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 214
Élie Cartan
1869 - 1951
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 215
Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi
1236 - 1311
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 216
Pierre Bouguer
1698 - 1758
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 217
Thomas Abbt
1738 - 1766
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 218
Hermann Schwarz
1843 - 1921
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 219
Robert Aumann
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 220
Pedro Nunes
1502 - 1577
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 221
Laurent Schwartz
1915 - 2002
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 222
Martin Kutta
1867 - 1944
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 223
Tullio Levi-Civita
1873 - 1941
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1738, Thomas Abbt ranks 9. Before him are Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, Cesare Beccaria, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Túpac Amaru II, Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen, and Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis. After him are Ethan Allen, Arthur Phillip, Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Johann Hermann, Aleijadinho, and William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. Among people deceased in 1766, Thomas Abbt ranks 9. Before him are Elisabeth Farnese, James Francis Edward Stuart, Leopold Joseph von Daun, Johann Maria Farina, Jean-Marc Nattier, and Giuseppe Castiglione. After him are Johann Christoph Gottsched, Marie Victoire de Noailles, Jean Astruc, Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Adrien Maurice de Noailles, and Dominikus Zimmermann.
Others Born in 1738
Go to all RankingsJoseph-Ignace Guillotin
PHYSICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 3
Cesare Beccaria
PHILOSOPHER
1738 - 1794
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 4
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1789
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 5
Túpac Amaru II
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1738 - 1781
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 6
Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1822
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 7
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1805
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 8
Thomas Abbt
MATHEMATICIAN
1738 - 1766
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 9
Ethan Allen
BUSINESSPERSON
1738 - 1789
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 10
Arthur Phillip
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1814
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 11
Adolphus Frederick IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1794
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 12
Johann Hermann
BIOLOGIST
1738 - 1800
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 13
Aleijadinho
SCULPTOR
1738 - 1814
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 14
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1809
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1766
Go to all RankingsElisabeth Farnese
NOBLEMAN
1692 - 1766
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 3
James Francis Edward Stuart
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 4
Leopold Joseph von Daun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1705 - 1766
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 5
Johann Maria Farina
INVENTOR
1685 - 1766
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 6
Jean-Marc Nattier
PAINTER
1685 - 1766
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 7
Giuseppe Castiglione
PAINTER
1688 - 1766
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 8
Thomas Abbt
MATHEMATICIAN
1738 - 1766
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 9
Johann Christoph Gottsched
PHILOSOPHER
1700 - 1766
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 10
Marie Victoire de Noailles
NOBLEMAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 11
Jean Astruc
WRITER
1684 - 1766
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 12
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1766
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 13
Adrien Maurice de Noailles
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1766
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 14
Dominikus Zimmermann
ARCHITECT
1685 - 1766
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 15
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Thomas Abbt ranks 1,212 out of 7,253. Before him are Franz Josef Strauss (1915), Hannah Höch (1889), Herbert Gille (1897), Gotthard of Hildesheim (960), Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826), and Walther Flemming (1843). After him are Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765), Hermann Schlegel (1804), Heinz Linge (1913), Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1727), Otto of Bamberg (1060), and Karl von Bülow (1846).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFranz Josef Strauss
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1988
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1,206
Hannah Höch
PAINTER
1889 - 1978
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,207
Herbert Gille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1966
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,208
Gotthard of Hildesheim
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
960 - 1038
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,209
Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1907
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,210
Walther Flemming
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1905
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1,211
Thomas Abbt
MATHEMATICIAN
1738 - 1766
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1,212
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
BIOLOGIST
1765 - 1812
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1,213
Hermann Schlegel
BIOLOGIST
1804 - 1884
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1,214
Heinz Linge
PAINTER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1,215
Prince Karl Anton August of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1727 - 1759
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1,216
Otto of Bamberg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1060 - 1139
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 1,217
Karl von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1846 - 1921
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 1,218
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Thomas Abbt ranks 25. Before him are Hermann of Reichenau (1013), Ferdinand von Lindemann (1852), Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856), Johannes Trithemius (1462), Ernst Schröder (1841), and Maria Reiche (1903). After him are Robert Aumann (1930), Ernst Zermelo (1871), Constantin Carathéodory (1873), Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), Eduard Heine (1821), and Edmund Landau (1877).
Hermann of Reichenau
1013 - 1054
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 19
Ferdinand von Lindemann
1852 - 1939
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 20
Carl David Tolmé Runge
1856 - 1927
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 21
Johannes Trithemius
1462 - 1516
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 22
Ernst Schröder
1841 - 1902
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 23
Maria Reiche
1903 - 1998
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 24
Thomas Abbt
1738 - 1766
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 25
Robert Aumann
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 26
Ernst Zermelo
1871 - 1953
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 27
Constantin Carathéodory
1873 - 1950
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 28
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 29
Eduard Heine
1821 - 1881
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 30
Edmund Landau
1877 - 1938
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 31