MATHEMATICIAN

David Mumford

1937 - Today

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David Bryant Mumford (born 11 June 1937) is an American mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry and then for research into vision and pattern theory. He won the Fields Medal and was a MacArthur Fellow. In 2010 he was awarded the National Medal of Science. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Mumford has received more than 256,821 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). David Mumford is the 485th most popular mathematician (down from 479th in 2019), the 2,260th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,311th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Mathematician.

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  • 52.65

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, David Mumford ranks 485 out of 1,004. Before him are Lazarus Fuchs, George David Birkhoff, Karl Mollweide, Ion Ghica, W. V. D. Hodge, and Samuel Eilenberg. After him are Moritz Pasch, Alfred Pringsheim, Friedrich Hirzebruch, René de Saussure, Jean-Étienne Montucla, and Johannes de Muris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, David Mumford ranks 236. Before him are Ada Rogovtseva, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Lois Lowry, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Mehdi Karroubi, and Edita Piekha. After him are Keiko Abe, Harry Wu, Milutin Šoškić, Jiří Dienstbier, Michael Sata, and Boris Cyrulnik.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Mumford ranks 2,260 out of 8,785. Before him are Ken Robinson (1950), John Chadwick (1920), Quentin Skinner (1940), John Glen (1932), John Vanbrugh (1664), and Margaret of England (1240). After him are Mark Rylance (1960), Maud Watson (1864), John William Draper (1811), Gloria Holden (1903), Arthur Aikin (1773), and Robert Harris (1957).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, David Mumford ranks 46. Before him are Thomas Bradwardine (1300), Edmund Gunter (1581), William Kingdon Clifford (1845), Eric Temple Bell (1883), James Stirling (1692), and W. V. D. Hodge (1903). After him are Joseph Raphson (1648), John Playfair (1748), John Hadley (1682), Thomas Wright (1711), Egon Pearson (1895), and Sydney Chapman (1888).

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