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Thomas Digges
1546 - 1595
Thomas Digges
Thomas Digges (; c. 1546 – 24 August 1595) was an English mathematician and astronomer. He was the first to expound the Copernican system in English but discarded the notion of a fixed shell of immoveable stars to postulate infinitely many stars at varying distances. He was also first to postulate the "dark night sky paradox". Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Digges is the 732nd most popular mathematician (down from 654th in 2019), the 3,659th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,047th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Thomas Digges ranks 732 out of 1,004. Before him are Paul Gordan, Leopold Vietoris, Moritz Pasch, Otto Toeplitz, William Hopkins, and Yuri Matiyasevich. After him are Eliyahu Rips, Carl Gustav Axel Harnack, Antanas Mockus, Albert W. Tucker, Georges de Rham, and Nicolas Fuss.
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Moritz Pasch
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Otto Toeplitz
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Yuri Matiyasevich
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Thomas Digges
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HPI: 56.47
Rank: 732
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HPI: 56.45
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Carl Gustav Axel Harnack
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Albert W. Tucker
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1903 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
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1755 - 1826
HPI: 56.38
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1546, Thomas Digges ranks 11. Before him are Bartholomeus Spranger, Veronica Franco, Takeda Katsuyori, Heo Jun, Charlotte of Bourbon, and Johann Fischart. Among people deceased in 1595, Thomas Digges ranks 18. Before him are Thoinot Arbeau, Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, Pasquale Cicogna, Magnus, Duke of Östergötland, and Faizi. After him is Jean de Sponde.
Others Born in 1546
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Bartholomeus Spranger
PAINTER
1546 - 1611
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 5
Veronica Franco
WRITER
1546 - 1591
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 6
Takeda Katsuyori
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1582
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 7
Heo Jun
PHYSICIAN
1546 - 1615
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 8
Charlotte of Bourbon
COMPANION
1546 - 1582
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 9
Johann Fischart
WRITER
1546 - 1590
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 10
Thomas Digges
MATHEMATICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 11
Others Deceased in 1595
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Thoinot Arbeau
WRITER
1520 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 12
Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1595
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 13
John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1595
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 14
Pasquale Cicogna
POLITICIAN
1509 - 1595
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 15
Magnus, Duke of Östergötland
NOBLEMAN
1542 - 1595
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 16
Faizi
WRITER
1547 - 1595
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 17
Thomas Digges
MATHEMATICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 18
Jean de Sponde
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1557 - 1595
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 19
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Digges ranks 3,660 out of 8,785. Before him are Diana Dors (1931), Dave Davies (1947), Harry Patch (1898), Herbert Giles (1845), Robin Dunbar (1947), and Joe Alwyn (1991). After him are Billy Bremner (1942), Siouxsie Sioux (1957), Joseph Cook (1860), Talulah Riley (1985), Pat Roach (1937), and George Crabbe (1754).
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Diana Dors
ACTOR
1931 - 1984
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 3,654
Dave Davies
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 3,655
Harry Patch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 2009
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 3,656
Herbert Giles
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1935
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 3,657
Robin Dunbar
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 3,658
Joe Alwyn
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 3,659
Thomas Digges
MATHEMATICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 3,660
Billy Bremner
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 1997
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 3,661
Siouxsie Sioux
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 3,662
Joseph Cook
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1947
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 3,663
Talulah Riley
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3,664
Pat Roach
ACTOR
1937 - 2004
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3,665
George Crabbe
WRITER
1754 - 1832
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 3,666
Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom
Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Thomas Digges ranks 79. Before him are Paul Bernays (1888), Benjamin Robins (1707), John Cairncross (1913), David Cox (1924), Max Newman (1897), and William Hopkins (1793). After him are Simon Donaldson (1957), Charles Howard Hinton (1853), John Lennox (1943), Grace Chisholm Young (1868), E. T. Whittaker (1873), and Frank Morley (1860).
Paul Bernays
1888 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 73
Benjamin Robins
1707 - 1751
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 74
John Cairncross
1913 - 1995
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 75
David Cox
1924 - 2022
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 76
Max Newman
1897 - 1984
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 77
William Hopkins
1793 - 1866
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 78
Thomas Digges
1546 - 1595
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 79
Simon Donaldson
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 80
Charles Howard Hinton
1853 - 1907
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 81
John Lennox
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
Grace Chisholm Young
1868 - 1944
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 83
E. T. Whittaker
1873 - 1956
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 84
Frank Morley
1860 - 1937
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 85
