MATHEMATICIAN

Hassler Whitney

1907 - 1989

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Hassler Whitney (March 23, 1907 – May 10, 1989) was an American mathematician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hassler Whitney has received more than 180,257 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hassler Whitney is the 779th most popular mathematician (down from 742nd in 2019), the 7,459th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,491st in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Mathematician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Hassler Whitney ranks 779 out of 1,004Before him are Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Oskar Perron, Franz Mertens, Gu Chaohao, Vaughan Jones, and Martin Davis. After him are Nikolai Chebotaryov, Hua Luogeng, Cesare Burali-Forti, Sergei Adian, Edward O. Thorp, and Joseph Keller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Hassler Whitney ranks 295Before him are Ann Todd, Alfredo Devincenzi, Maurice Cloche, Jean Van Houtte, Clifford Curzon, and Willy Busch. After him are Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, Adalbert Püllöck, George W. Romney, Leonid Sedov, and Manoelzinho. Among people deceased in 1989, Hassler Whitney ranks 223Before him are Ray McAnally, Aileen Pringle, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Peter Scott, Luiz Luz, and Ödön Zombori. After him are John Ogdon, King Tubby, Roberto Figueroa, Helga Haase, Ugo Pignotti, and Aleksanteri Saarvala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hassler Whitney ranks 7,459 out of 20,380Before him are Nancy Wilson (1954), Dylan Walsh (1963), Gladys George (1904), Wendy O. Williams (1949), Edie Adams (1927), and Michael Behe (1952). After him are Philip Agee (1935), Dave Bing (1943), Saoirse Ronan (1994), Dennis Johnson (1954), Lucy Parsons (1853), and David Selby (1941).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Hassler Whitney ranks 53Before him are Charles Fefferman (1949), Gladys West (1930), Solomon W. Golomb (1932), Rudy Rucker (1946), Gilbert Strang (1934), and Martin Davis (1928). After him are Edward O. Thorp (1932), Joseph Keller (1923), Christine Darden (1942), Morris Kline (1908), Douglas McIlroy (1932), and James Waddell Alexander II (1888).