In genius studies, underrated geniuses, as compared to “overrated geniuses”, refers to geniuses, culturally or colloquially speaking, that do not tend rated as high as they should be rated; geniuses who tend to not have enough representation in the top 1000 geniuses rankings.
Overview
In 2014, Tom Siegfried, in his “Top Ten Unsung Geniuses”, gave the following list of underrated geniuses, in the fields of mathematics and science: [1]
See also
● Forgotten genius
References
1. Siegfried, Tom. (2014). “Top Ten Unsung Geniuses” (Ѻ), Nautilus, Oct 16.
Overview
In 2014, Tom Siegfried, in his “Top Ten Unsung Geniuses”, gave the following list of underrated geniuses, in the fields of mathematics and science: [1]
1. Emmy Noether (1882-1935)The check mark ✓ indicates the individual has been added to the top 1000 genius rankings.
2. Emile Borel (1871-1956)
3. William Clifford (1845-1879) ✓
4. Adolphe Quetelet (1796-1874) ✓
5. Mary Somerville (1780-1872) ✓
6. Antoine Parent (1666-1716)
7. Thomas Harriot (c.1560-1621)
8. Nicole Oresme (c.1320-1382)
9. Robert Grosseteste (c.1170-1253) ✓
10. Brahmagupta (598-c.670)
See also
● Forgotten genius
References
1. Siegfried, Tom. (2014). “Top Ten Unsung Geniuses” (Ѻ), Nautilus, Oct 16.