1896 - 1934
Ernst Paul Heinz Prüfer (10 November 1896 – 7 April 1934) was a German Jewish mathematician born in Wilhelmshaven. His major contributions were on abelian groups, graph theory, algebraic numbers, knot theory and Sturm–Liouville theory. In 1915 he began his university studies in mathematics, physics and chemistry in Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heinz Prüfer has received more than 23,067 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Heinz Prüfer is the 814th most popular mathematician, the 4,673rd most popular biography from Germany and the 90th most popular German Mathematician.
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Among mathematicians, Heinz Prüfer ranks 814 out of 823. Before him are Horace Lamb, Cleve Moler, Radhanath Sikdar, Barry Mazur, Mark Kac, and Alexander Aitken. After him are Kenneth Appel, Yury Osipov, Elwyn Berlekamp, Volker Strassen, Curtis T. McMullen, and Richard K. Guy.
1849 - 1934
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 808
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 809
1813 - 1870
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 810
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 811
1914 - 1984
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 812
1895 - 1967
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 813
1896 - 1934
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 814
1932 - 2013
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 815
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 816
1940 - 2019
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 817
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 818
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 819
1916 - 2020
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 820
Among people born in 1896, Heinz Prüfer ranks 229. Before him are Howard Hanson, Vilho Niittymaa, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, V. K. Krishna Menon, Marie Prevost, and Carl Abrahamsson. After him are Liam O'Flaherty, Natalie Talmadge, Yip Harburg, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Rodolfo Terlizzi, and Okuro Oikawa. Among people deceased in 1934, Heinz Prüfer ranks 144. Before him are Paul Henri Lecomte, Claudio Williman, Emiliano González Navero, Edgeworth David, Horace Lamb, and Joel Lehtonen. After him are Dukinfield Henry Scott, Augusto Pestana, Frank J. Sprague, Lowell Sherman, Cass Gilbert, and Arthur Surridge Hunt.
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 223
1896 - 1979
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 224
1896 - 1971
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 225
1896 - 1974
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 226
1896 - 1937
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 227
1896 - 1948
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 228
1896 - 1934
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 229
1896 - 1984
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 230
1896 - 1969
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 231
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 232
1896 - 1953
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 233
1896 - 1971
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 234
1896 - 1970
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 235
1856 - 1934
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 138
1861 - 1934
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 139
1861 - 1934
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 140
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 141
1849 - 1934
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 142
1881 - 1934
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 143
1896 - 1934
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 144
1854 - 1934
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 145
1868 - 1934
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 146
1857 - 1934
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 147
1888 - 1934
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 148
1859 - 1934
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 149
1871 - 1934
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 150
Among people born in Germany, Heinz Prüfer ranks 4,673 out of 6,142. Before him are Jutta Heine (1940), Ralf König (1960), Harald Schmidt (1957), Petra Felke (1959), Irmtraud Morgner (1933), and Volker Beck (1956). After him are Siegmar Wätzlich (1947), Jürgen Hennig (1951), Sandra Nasić (1976), Albert Zürner (1890), Tony Martin (1985), and Paul Falk (1921).
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 4,667
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 4,668
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 4,669
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 4,670
1933 - 1990
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 4,671
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 4,672
1896 - 1934
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 4,673
1947 - 2019
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 4,674
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 4,675
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 4,676
1890 - 1920
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 4,677
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 4,678
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4,679
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Heinz Prüfer ranks 90. Before him are Erich Kähler (1906), Wilhelm Killing (1847), Richard Brauer (1901), Hans Rademacher (1892), Oskar Perron (1880), and Richard Rado (1906). After him are Volker Strassen (1936), Christoph Gudermann (1798), and Peter Scholze (1987).
1906 - 2000
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 84
1847 - 1923
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 85
1901 - 1977
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 86
1892 - 1969
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 87
1880 - 1975
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 88
1906 - 1989
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 89
1896 - 1934
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 90
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 91
1798 - 1852
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 92
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 93