MATHEMATICIAN

Eric W. Weisstein

1969 - Today

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Eric Wolfgang Weisstein (born March 18, 1969) is an American scientist, mathematician, and encyclopedist who created and maintains the encyclopedias MathWorld and ScienceWorld. In addition, he is the author of the CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric W. Weisstein has received more than 425,253 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Eric W. Weisstein is the 972nd most popular mathematician (down from 884th in 2019), the 13,765th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,942nd in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Mathematician.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Eric W. Weisstein ranks 972 out of 1,004. Before him are Irving Kaplansky, William Spottiswoode, Leonid Levin, Philippa Fawcett, Alessio Figalli, and Keith Devlin. After him are Grace Alele-Williams, Euphemia Haynes, Stanley Skewes, Stuart Milner-Barry, June Huh, and Nathaniel Bowditch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Eric W. Weisstein ranks 617. Before him are Kathrin Boron, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, Denis Manturov, Chimediin Saikhanbileg, Richard Speight Jr., and Paul McGillion. After him are Svetlana Krivelyova, Jeffrey Lieber, Billy Porter, Paea Wolfgramm, Yoshihiro Natsuka, and Joan Llaneras.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric W. Weisstein ranks 13,765 out of 20,380. Before him are Megan Gallagher (1960), Zoe Akins (1886), Jodie Sweetin (1982), David Axelrod (1955), Sherman Howard (1949), and Julie Heldman (1945). After him are Rashida Tlaib (1976), Gus Hutchison (1937), Rumer Willis (1988), Jon Schaffer (1968), John M. Berrien (1781), and Riki Lindhome (1979).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Eric W. Weisstein ranks 92. Before him are Carl Pomerance (1944), Andrew M. Gleason (1921), Bill Gosper (1943), David Blackwell (1919), Richard Schoen (1950), and Mary Ellen Rudin (1924). After him are Euphemia Haynes (1890), June Huh (1983), Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), Sal Khan (1976), Joan Birman (1927), and Daniel Lewin (1970).

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