Mathematician

Friedrich Waismann

Austrian philosopher

1896 - 1959

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Friedrich Waismann

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Waismann is the 687th most popular mathematician (down from 610th in 2024), the 797th most popular biography from Austria (down from 748th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Austrian Mathematician.

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Friedrich Waismann's biography spans 19 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 57.52.

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Among Mathematicians

Among mathematicians, Friedrich Waismann ranks 687 out of 1,010. Before him are Julius Petersen, Nilakantha Somayaji, Egon Pearson, Edmond Laguerre, Johann Karl Burckhardt, and Ken Ribet. After him are Roy Kerr, Jerzy Różycki, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, Helena Rasiowa, William Kahan, and Karl Georg Christian von Staudt.

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Julius Petersen
1839 - 1910
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 681
Nilakantha Somayaji
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HPI: 57.69
Rank: 682
Egon Pearson
1895 - 1980
HPI: 57.67
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Edmond Laguerre
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HPI: 57.64
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Johann Karl Burckhardt
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HPI: 57.63
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Ken Ribet
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 686
Friedrich Waismann
1896 - 1959
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 687
Roy Kerr
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 688
Jerzy Różycki
1909 - 1942
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 689
Marie-Jeanne de Lalande
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HPI: 57.47
Rank: 690
Helena Rasiowa
1917 - 1994
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 691
William Kahan
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 692
Karl Georg Christian von Staudt
1798 - 1867
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 693

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Friedrich Waismann ranks 182. Before him are Rafael Franco, Yu Dafu, Lado Gudiashvili, Louis Bromfield, William Cameron Menzies, and Vasily Gordov. After him are Rodolfo Terlizzi, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, Mario Praz, Ulises Saucedo, J. Lawton Collins, and Gerardo Diego. Among people deceased in 1959, Friedrich Waismann ranks 141. Before him are William J. Donovan, Giuseppe Bottai, Roald Larsen, Alexander Rueb, Esfir Shub, and Jean Grémillon. After him are Walter Bathe, Max Gerson, Abdul Muis, Pierre Frieden, Sténio Vincent, and G. D. H. Cole.

Others Born in 1896

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Rafael Franco
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1973
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 176
Yu Dafu
WRITER
1896 - 1945
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 177
Lado Gudiashvili
ARTIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 178
Louis Bromfield
WRITER
1896 - 1956
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 179
William Cameron Menzies
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1957
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 180
Vasily Gordov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1950
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 181
Friedrich Waismann
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1959
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 182
Rodolfo Terlizzi
ATHLETE
1896 - 1971
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 183
Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1963
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 184
Mario Praz
CRITIC
1896 - 1982
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 185
Ulises Saucedo
COACH
1896 - 1963
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 186
J. Lawton Collins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 187
Gerardo Diego
WRITER
1896 - 1987
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 188