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Carl Størmer

1874 - 1957

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Fredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer (3 September 1874 – 13 August 1957) was a Norwegian mathematician and astrophysicist. In mathematics, he is known for his work in number theory, including the calculation of π and Størmer's theorem on consecutive smooth numbers. In physics, he is known for studying the movement of charged particles in the magnetosphere and the formation of aurorae, and for his book on these subjects, From the Depths of Space to the Heart of the Atom. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Størmer has received more than 82,085 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Carl Størmer is the 764th most popular mathematician (down from 697th in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Carl Størmer ranks 764 out of 1,004. Before him are Vladimir Levenshtein, Johann Faulhaber, Svetlana Gannushkina, Sulochana Gadgil, Jacques-Louis Lions, and Rudy Rucker. After him are Benjamin Robins, William Henry Young, Giuseppe Veronese, Yitang Zhang, Leonida Tonelli, and Gilbert Strang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Carl Størmer ranks 194. Before him are Adolf Brand, Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine, Vasily Yan, James Juvenal, Otto Rühle, and Bunzō Hayata. After him are Abbas Sahhat, Émile Reuter, Lewis Sheldon, Janko Jesenský, James H. Johnson, and George Irving. Among people deceased in 1957, Carl Størmer ranks 175. Before him are Maurice McLoughlin, Patrick Abercrombie, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Roger Vercel, Mikhail Gnessin, and Wyndham Lewis. After him are Percy Hobart, Devdas Gandhi, Anna Haava, Alfredo Gollini, Ken Wharton, and Zenón Noriega Agüero.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Carl Størmer ranks 333 out of 1,039. Before him are Otto Sinding (1842), Oskar Olsen (1897), Kristine Bonnevie (1872), Johan Ferner (1927), Simen Agdestein (1967), and Tore André Flo (1973). After him are Anita Hegerland (1961), Terje Rypdal (1947), Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), Inger Hagerup (1905), Lars Christensen (1884), and Morten Tyldum (1967).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Norway

Among mathematicians born in Norway, Carl Størmer ranks 11. Before him are Caspar Wessel (1745), Viggo Brun (1885), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Thoralf Skolem (1887), Bernt Michael Holmboe (1795), and Axel Thue (1863). After him are Øystein Ore (1899).

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