Famous Mathematicians - page 2

The Most Famous Mathematicians

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Pythagoras570 BCGreekPythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher
Giovanni Domenico CassiniJune 8, 1625ItalianGiovanni Cassini was a 17th century Italian mathematician, astronomer and astrologer
Brahmagupta598IndianBrahmagupta was a highly accomplished ancient Indian astronomer and mathematician
Hipparchus190 BCGreekHipparchus was a Greek astronomer and mathematician
Sir William Rowan HamiltonAugust 4, 1805IrishSir William Rowan Hamilton was one of the greatest scientists to be born in Ireland
Johannes KeplerDecember 27, 1571GermanJohannes Kepler was a famous German astronomer, mathematician and astrologer
Blaise PascalJune 19, 1623FrenchBlaise Pascal was a French mathematician and physicist who laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities
Christian DopplerNovember 29, 1803AustrianChristian Doppler was an Austrian mathematician and physicist, who gave the principle of ‘Doppler Effect’
Hermann Klaus Hugo WeylNovember 9, 1885GermanHermann K
James MaxwellJune 13, 1831ScottishJames Maxwell was a Scottish physicist credited to be the father of modern physics
Andre Marie Ampere

Andre Marie Ampere

A great French physicist and mathematician, Andre Marie Ampere is remembered for his contribution towards of classical electromagnetism

FrenchJanuary 20, 1775139 views

Willebrord Snell

Willebrord Snel van Royen was a 17thcentury Dutch astronomer and mathematician

DutchJune 13, 1580144 views

Edwin Powell Hubble

Edwin Powell Hubble was one of the world’s most famous astronomers of the 20th century

AmericanNovember 20, 1889152 views

Claudius Ptolemy

Ptolemy was a prominent Greek astronomer and geographer

Ancient Roman90150 views

Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler was a famous German astronomer, mathematician and astrologer

GermanDecember 27, 1571191 views

Pythagoras

Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher

Greek570 BC494 views

Henri Poincare

Henri Poincaré was a noted French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science

FrenchApril 29, 1854130 views

Joseph Louis Lagrange

Joseph Lagrange was an accomplished Italian enlightenment era mathematician and astronomer This biography profiles his childhood, career, life, research and timeline.

FrenchJanuary 25, 1736121 views

Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician and physicist who laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities

FrenchJune 19, 1623189 views