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MATHEMATICIAN

Claude Chevalley

1909 - 1984

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Claude Chevalley (French: [ʃəvalɛ]; 11 February 1909 – 28 June 1984) was a French mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, algebraic geometry, class field theory, finite group theory and the theory of algebraic groups. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude Chevalley has received more than 85,337 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Claude Chevalley is the 638th most popular mathematician (down from 595th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 78th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Claude Chevalley ranks 638 out of 823. Before him are Eduard Čech, Robert Simson, Carl Neumann, Karl Georg Christian von Staudt, Francesco Faà di Bruno, and Thoralf Skolem. After him are Shigefumi Mori, Vladimir Drinfeld, Paul Bernays, Paul du Bois-Reymond, John Tate, and Johann Karl Burckhardt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Claude Chevalley ranks 227. Before him are Jean Batten, Mario Pizziolo, Severino Minelli, Eugenio Garin, Petras Cvirka, and Adalbert Deșu. After him are Ciro Alegría, David Murray, Abdulrahman Fawzi, Luiz Luz, Tatiana Proskouriakoff, and Beb Bakhuys. Among people deceased in 1984, Claude Chevalley ranks 153. Before him are Wolfgang Staudte, Grete Hermann, Vincent J. McMahon, Roland Penrose, Ciriaco Errasti, and Fulvio Bernardini. After him are Estelle Winwood, Alexander Moyzes, Diana Dors, Pierre Emmanuel, Yuri Vizbor, and Max Newman.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Claude Chevalley ranks 83 out of 374. Before him are Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868), Deon Meyer (1958), Oliver Tambo (1917), Walter Sisulu (1912), Alan Paton (1903), and Gary Player (1935). After him are Chris Hani (1942), Max Gluckman (1911), Frances Ames (1920), Jan de Klerk (1903), Bruce Grobbelaar (1957), and Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In South Africa

Among mathematicians born in South Africa, Claude Chevalley ranks 2. Before him are Seymour Papert (1928). After him are Richard Borcherds (1959) and Peter Sarnak (1953).

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