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Étienne-Louis Malus
1775 - 1812

Étienne-Louis Malus
Étienne-Louis Malus (; French: [e.tjɛn.lwi ma.lys]; 23 July 1775 – 23 February 1812) was a French officer, engineer, physicist, and mathematician. Malus was born in Paris, France and studied at the military engineering school at Mezires where he was taught by Gaspard Monge. He participated in Napoleon's expedition into Egypt (1798 to 1801). He was also a member of the mathematics section of the Institut d'Égypte. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Étienne-Louis Malus is the 193rd most popular mathematician (up from 212th in 2019), the 1,227th most popular biography from France (up from 1,464th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Mathematician.
Étienne-Louis Malus was a French physicist who discovered the law of linear polarization in optics.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Étienne-Louis Malus ranks 193 out of 1,004. Before him are Jakob Steiner, Hans Hahn, G. I. Taylor, Harald Bohr, Rafael Bombelli, and Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow. After him are Wacław Sierpiński, Camille Jordan, Jan Łukasiewicz, René Thom, James Gregory, and Lewis Fry Richardson.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJakob Steiner
1796 - 1863
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 187
Hans Hahn
1879 - 1934
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 188
G. I. Taylor
1886 - 1975
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 189
Harald Bohr
1887 - 1951
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 190
Rafael Bombelli
1526 - 1573
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 191
Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow
1832 - 1918
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 192
Étienne-Louis Malus
1775 - 1812
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 193
Wacław Sierpiński
1882 - 1969
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 194
Camille Jordan
1838 - 1922
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 195
Jan Łukasiewicz
1878 - 1956
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 196
René Thom
1923 - 2002
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 197
James Gregory
1638 - 1675
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 198
Lewis Fry Richardson
1881 - 1953
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 199
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1775, Étienne-Louis Malus ranks 13. Before him are Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Lucien Bonaparte, Eugène François Vidocq, Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Matthew Lewis, and François-Adrien Boieldieu. After him are Georg Friedrich Grotefend, Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Adam Albert von Neipperg, Louisa Adams, and Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle. Among people deceased in 1812, Étienne-Louis Malus ranks 4. Before him are Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Pyotr Bagration, and Emanuel Schikaneder. After him are George Clinton, Sacagawea, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Jan Ladislav Dussek, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Hieronymus von Colloredo, Spencer Perceval, and Isaac Titsingh.
Others Born in 1775
Go to all RankingsLouis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
NOBLEMAN
1775 - 1844
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 7
Lucien Bonaparte
DIPLOMAT
1775 - 1840
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 8
Eugène François Vidocq
INSPIRATION
1775 - 1857
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 9
Carlota Joaquina of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1775 - 1830
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 10
Matthew Lewis
WRITER
1775 - 1818
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 11
François-Adrien Boieldieu
COMPOSER
1775 - 1834
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 12
Étienne-Louis Malus
MATHEMATICIAN
1775 - 1812
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 13
Georg Friedrich Grotefend
LINGUIST
1775 - 1853
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 14
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger
BIOLOGIST
1775 - 1813
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 15
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1833
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 16
Adam Albert von Neipperg
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1829
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 17
Louisa Adams
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1852
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 18
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1775 - 1809
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1812
Go to all RankingsMayer Amschel Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1812
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 1
Pyotr Bagration
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1812
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 2
Emanuel Schikaneder
WRITER
1751 - 1812
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 3
Étienne-Louis Malus
MATHEMATICIAN
1775 - 1812
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 4
George Clinton
POLITICIAN
1739 - 1812
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 5
Sacagawea
EXPLORER
1780 - 1812
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 6
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
BIOLOGIST
1765 - 1812
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 7
Jan Ladislav Dussek
COMPOSER
1760 - 1812
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 8
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
PHILOSOPHER
1745 - 1812
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 9
Hieronymus von Colloredo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1732 - 1812
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 10
Spencer Perceval
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1812
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 11
Isaac Titsingh
WRITER
1745 - 1812
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Étienne-Louis Malus ranks 1,227 out of 6,770. Before him are Johannes Tauler (1300), Isabella of Valois (1389), Charles Nodier (1780), Jules de Polignac (1780), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), and Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767). After him are Louis, Count of Évreux (1276), Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (1156), Maurice Ronet (1927), Charles-Émile Reynaud (1844), Pepin II of Aquitaine (823), and Gottfried von Strassburg (1180).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJohannes Tauler
WRITER
1300 - 1361
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 1,221
Isabella of Valois
POLITICIAN
1389 - 1409
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 1,222
Charles Nodier
WRITER
1780 - 1844
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,223
Jules de Polignac
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1847
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,224
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
WRITER
1737 - 1814
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,225
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson
PAINTER
1767 - 1824
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 1,226
Étienne-Louis Malus
MATHEMATICIAN
1775 - 1812
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1,227
Louis, Count of Évreux
POLITICIAN
1276 - 1319
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1,228
Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse
POLITICIAN
1156 - 1222
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1,229
Maurice Ronet
ACTOR
1927 - 1983
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 1,230
Charles-Émile Reynaud
INVENTOR
1844 - 1918
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 1,231
Pepin II of Aquitaine
POLITICIAN
823 - 864
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 1,232
Gottfried von Strassburg
WRITER
1180 - 1215
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 1,233
Among MATHEMATICIANS In France
Among mathematicians born in France, Étienne-Louis Malus ranks 40. Before him are Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (1749), Joseph Bertrand (1822), Jean-Pierre Serre (1926), Étienne Bézout (1730), Édouard Lucas (1842), and Jean Gaston Darboux (1842). After him are Camille Jordan (1838), René Thom (1923), André Weil (1906), Élie Cartan (1869), Pierre Bouguer (1698), and Laurent Schwartz (1915).
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre
1749 - 1822
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 34
Joseph Bertrand
1822 - 1900
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 35
Jean-Pierre Serre
1926 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 36
Étienne Bézout
1730 - 1783
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 37
Édouard Lucas
1842 - 1891
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 38
Jean Gaston Darboux
1842 - 1917
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 39
Étienne-Louis Malus
1775 - 1812
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 40
Camille Jordan
1838 - 1922
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 41
René Thom
1923 - 2002
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 42
André Weil
1906 - 1998
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 43
Élie Cartan
1869 - 1951
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 44
Pierre Bouguer
1698 - 1758
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 45
Laurent Schwartz
1915 - 2002
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 46