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Vergilius of Salzburg

700 - 784

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Virgil (c. 700– 27 November 784), also spelled Vergil, Vergilius, Virgilius, Feirgil or Fearghal, was an Irish priest and early astronomer. He left Ireland around 745, intending to visit the Holy Land; but, like many of his countrymen, he settled in Francia. Virgil served as abbot of Aghaboe, bishop of Ossory and later bishop of Salzburg. He was called "the Apostle of Carinthia" and "the geometer". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vergilius of Salzburg is the 246th most popular mathematician (up from 296th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 76th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 246 out of 1,004. Before him are Marcel Grossmann, Ahmes, Ibn al-Shatir, Xu Guangqi, Ernst Zermelo, and Abū Sahl al-Qūhī. After him are Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin, Henri Cartan, John Charles Fields, Anatoly Fomenko, Gösta Mittag-Leffler, and Charles-Eugène Delaunay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 17. Before him are Antipope Paschal, Plectrude, Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Abdullah ibn Saba', and Artabasdos. After him are Sebeos, Piruz Nahavandi, Batbayan, Æscwine of Wessex, Paolo Lucio Anafesto, and Maria, wife of Leo III. Among people deceased in 784, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 1. After him are Ecgberht II of Kent, and Paul IV of Constantinople.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 69 out of 549. Before him are Maureen O'Hara (1920), John Tyndall (1820), Eileen Gray (1878), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Dolores O'Riordan (1971), and Saint Gall (550). After him are Ethel Voynich (1864), William C. Campbell (1930), Colin Farrell (1976), Mary Robinson (1944), James Ussher (1581), and Malcolm II of Scotland (954).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Ireland

Among mathematicians born in Ireland, Vergilius of Salzburg ranks 2. Before him are Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819). After him are William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker (1620), George Salmon (1819), Alicia Boole Stott (1860), and Henry John Stephen Smith (1826).

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