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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 67,450 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Carl Størmer is the 700th most popular mathematician (down from 605th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Norway (down from 259th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Norwegian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Carl Størmer ranks 700 out of 823Before him are Annie S. D. Maunder, Stanisław Mazur, Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Joseph Diez Gergonne, Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt, and William Whiston. After him are William Shanks, Hilda Geiringer, Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Daniel Quillen, Alexander Ostrowski, and Charles Howard Hinton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Carl Størmer ranks 164Before him are Adolf Brand, Lewis Sheldon, Bill Holland, Arthur Meighen, Oskari Mantere, and Jan Černý. After him are Lucien Démanet, Janko Jesenský, Charles R. Knight, Sergey Lebedev, Launceston Elliot, and Paul Van Asbroeck. Among people deceased in 1957, Carl Størmer ranks 164Before him are Ernesto Chaparro, Robert Lowie, Mikhail Gnessin, Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, and Wyndham Lewis. After him are Karl Patterson Schmidt, Walter Nausch, Devdas Gandhi, Mark Aldanov, Ernest Oppenheimer, and Zenón Noriega Agüero.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Carl Størmer ranks 294 out of 927Before him are Olav Aukrust (1883), Jan Kjærstad (1953), Sverre Stenersen (1926), Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (1870), Jens Hundseid (1883), and Linn Ullmann (1966). After him are Eva Nansen (1858), Oscar Torp (1893), Sverre Farstad (1920), Bodil Katharine Biørn (1871), Johan Ferner (1927), and Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In Norway

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