Jean le Rond d'Alembert

About Jean le Rond d'Alembert

Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717–1783) was a towering figure of the French Enlightenment, primarily recognized as a brilliant mathematician and philosopher. His most significant contribution was co-editing the monumental *Encyclopédie*, a work that codified the era’s knowledge and served as a key philosophical challenge to established authority. This foundational importance is reflected in his Historical Popularity Index (HPI) rank of #988 among recorded historical figures.

Despite his historical gravity, d'Alembert currently experiences a significant internet attention gap. In 2025, he garnered only 79K Wikipedia views, resulting in an Attention Gap score of -4x, indicating he receives only one-quarter of the online attention his historical importance would suggest. For context, this is substantially less attention than figures ranked far lower in historical importance receive.

This relative disinterest is compounded by declining traffic, evidenced by a 9.9% year-over-year drop in views and a 16% decrease in momentum between Q1 and Q3 of 2025, suggesting that his niche in modern online discourse is shrinking.