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Erhard Schmidt

1876 - 1959

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Erhard Schmidt (13 January 1876 – 6 December 1959) was a Baltic German mathematician whose work significantly influenced the direction of mathematics in the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erhard Schmidt has received more than 99,763 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Erhard Schmidt is the 595th most popular mathematician (down from 544th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 81st in 2019) and the most popular Estonian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Erhard Schmidt ranks 595 out of 823Before him are Pierre Raymond de Montmort, Edward O. Thorp, Joseph Ludwig Raabe, Arend Heyting, John Lennox, and Baudhayana sutras. After him are Moritz Pasch, Joseph Raphson, Louis J. Mordell, Michael Artin, Alfred Pringsheim, and Saunders Mac Lane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Erhard Schmidt ranks 124Before him are Tiburcio Carías Andino, Konstantinos Demertzis, Solomon Lozovsky, Alaiza Pashkevich, Hippolyte Aucouturier, and Constantin von Economo. After him are Aino Ackté, Alfred Stock, William Wain Prior, Walter Tewksbury, Robert Yerkes, and Max O. Lorenz. Among people deceased in 1959, Erhard Schmidt ranks 117Before him are Sténio Vincent, Fernand Bouisson, Alfonso López Pumarejo, Johan Bojer, Boughera El Ouafi, and Esfir Shub. After him are Kathryn Adams, Lou Costello, Alexander Rueb, Max Gerson, Boris Eikhenbaum, and Albert Namatjira.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Erhard Schmidt ranks 105 out of 310Before him are Betti Alver (1906), Kristjan Palusalu (1908), Paavo Järvi (1962), Jaan Teemant (1872), Ants Piip (1884), and Juhan Kukk (1885). After him are Valeri Karpin (1969), Artur Kapp (1878), Jaak Uudmäe (1954), Arnold Meri (1919), Tiit Vähi (1947), and Andres Tarand (1940).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In Estonia

Among mathematicians born in Estonia, Erhard Schmidt ranks 1After him are Carl Gustav Axel Harnack (1851).