Fibonacci

About Fibonacci

Fibonacci, born Leonardo of Pisa, was a pivotal Italian mathematician active between 1170 and 1240. His enduring legacy stems primarily from his 1202 book, *Liber Abaci*, which introduced the Hindu-Arabic numeral system—including the concept of zero—to Western European commerce and scholarship, effectively displacing the cumbersome Roman numerals. This work is also famous for popularizing the sequence of numbers, now named after him, which appears throughout mathematics and the natural world, cementing his high historical ranking at #119.

In the modern digital landscape of 2025, Fibonacci receives an attention quotient of approximately 1x relative to his historical importance, demonstrating a near-perfect match in the Attention Gap analysis. His 374K annualized Wikipedia views place him well below contemporary mathematicians like John Forbes Nash Jr. (#351, 1.1M views) and even less historically ranked contemporaries like Aisha (#195, 1.1M views). While his view count is stable with a +1.5% year-over-year increase, his recent Q1 to Q3 momentum shows a slight drop of -6%, suggesting his foundational influence is consistently maintained rather than currently surging in online interest.

His work, fundamental to modern calculation, underpins much of subsequent mathematical development, including concepts later formalized by figures such as Isaac Newton.