MATHEMATICIAN

Wilhelm Jordan

1842 - 1899

Wilhelm Jordan

Wilhelm Jordan (1 March 1842, Ellwangen, Württemberg – 17 April 1899, Hanover) was a German geodesist who conducted surveys in Germany and Africa and founded the German geodesy journal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Jordan is the 573rd most popular mathematician (up from 598th in 2019), the 3,560th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,892nd in 2019) and the 69th most popular German Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Wilhelm Jordan ranks 573 out of 1,004. Before him are Mikio Sato, Ernst Leonard Lindelöf, Benjamin Peirce, Evgraf Fedorov, Max August Zorn, and Mark Krein. After him are Joseph Raphson, Gino Fano, Georg Mohr, Max Noether, Francesco Barozzi, and Julius Weisbach.

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Mikio Sato
1928 - 2023
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 567
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf
1870 - 1946
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 568
Benjamin Peirce
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HPI: 59.39
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Evgraf Fedorov
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Max August Zorn
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Mark Krein
1907 - 1989
HPI: 59.33
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Wilhelm Jordan
1842 - 1899
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 573
Joseph Raphson
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HPI: 59.29
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Gino Fano
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HPI: 59.28
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Georg Mohr
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Max Noether
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Francesco Barozzi
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Julius Weisbach
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Wilhelm Jordan ranks 64. Before him are Eloy Alfaro, Carl Millöcker, Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ, Alessandro Fortis, Stojan Novaković, and François Hennebique. After him are Ellen Swallow Richards, Antero de Quental, Joseph Valentin Boussinesq, Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, Berthold Delbrück, and Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau. Among people deceased in 1899, Wilhelm Jordan ranks 44. Before him are Princess Marie of Baden, Carl Millöcker, Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe, Dwight L. Moody, Antonio Guzmán Blanco, and Paul Janet. After him are Juliusz Kossak, Sophronius IV of Alexandria, Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn, Henry Becque, Jovan Ristić, and Emilio Castelar.

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Eloy Alfaro
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1912
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 58
Carl Millöcker
COMPOSER
1842 - 1899
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 59
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ
PAINTER
1842 - 1923
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 60
Alessandro Fortis
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1909
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 61
Stojan Novaković
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1915
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 62
François Hennebique
ENGINEER
1842 - 1921
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 63
Wilhelm Jordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 64
Ellen Swallow Richards
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1911
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 65
Antero de Quental
WRITER
1842 - 1891
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 66
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1929
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 67
Princess Alexandrine of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1906
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 68
Berthold Delbrück
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1922
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 69
Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau
WRITER
1842 - 1902
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 70

Others Deceased in 1899

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Princess Marie of Baden
COMPANION
1834 - 1899
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 38
Carl Millöcker
COMPOSER
1842 - 1899
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 39
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
NOBLEMAN
1821 - 1899
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 40
Dwight L. Moody
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1837 - 1899
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 41
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1899
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 42
Paul Janet
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 43
Wilhelm Jordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 44
Juliusz Kossak
PAINTER
1824 - 1899
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 45
Sophronius IV of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1798 - 1899
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 46
Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1899
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 47
Henry Becque
WRITER
1837 - 1899
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 48
Jovan Ristić
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1899
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 49
Emilio Castelar
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1899
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 50

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Jordan ranks 3,562 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1748), Franz Roth (1946), Johann Most (1846), Josef Kammhuber (1896), Christian Gmelin (1792), and Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst (1607). After him are Georg von Langsdorff (1774), Heinrich Burger (1881), Friedrich Kirchner (1885), Michael Weikath (1962), Paul Fleming (1609), and Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (1857).

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Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
POLITICIAN
1748 - 1820
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,556
Franz Roth
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 3,557
Johann Most
WRITER
1846 - 1906
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Josef Kammhuber
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1986
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Christian Gmelin
CHEMIST
1792 - 1860
HPI: 59.33
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Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1607 - 1634
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Wilhelm Jordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3,562
Georg von Langsdorff
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1852
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,563
Heinrich Burger
SKATER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,564
Friedrich Kirchner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,565
Michael Weikath
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.32
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Paul Fleming
WRITER
1609 - 1640
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 3,567
Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1933
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 3,568