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Hellmuth Kneser

1898 - 1973

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Hellmuth Kneser (16 April 1898 – 23 August 1973) was a German mathematician who made notable contributions to group theory and topology. His most famous result may be his theorem on the existence of a prime decomposition for 3-manifolds. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hellmuth Kneser has received more than 31,943 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hellmuth Kneser is the 887th most popular mathematician, the 200th most popular biography from Estonia and the 3rd most popular Estonian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Hellmuth Kneser ranks 887 out of 1,004. Before him are Henri Padé, Paul Koebe, Avi Wigderson, Edward Charles Titchmarsh, Norman Johnson, and Cleve Moler. After him are Hjalmar Mellin, Richard K. Guy, Mikhail Suslin, Poul Heegaard, Robin Hartshorne, and Yury Osipov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Hellmuth Kneser ranks 282. Before him are Hal Brown, Robert Keith, Curtis Stevens, Magnus Goodman, Humberto Tomasina, and Joe Spence. After him are Irving Rapper, Owen Barfield, Benno von Arent, Gertrude Lawrence, Leila Denmark, and Happy Chandler. Among people deceased in 1973, Hellmuth Kneser ranks 261. Before him are Nasif Estéfano, Kurt Thomas, William Inge, C. H. Dodd, Ken Maynard, and Tomoji Abe. After him are Piero Drogo, Hans Haas, Manuel Rojas, Henrique da Silveira, James Wilson, and J. Carrol Naish.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Hellmuth Kneser ranks 200 out of 351. Before him are Markko Märtin (1975), Arvo Valton (1935), Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959), Paul Felix Schmidt (1916), Mihkel Veske (1843), and Jaan Kirsipuu (1969). After him are Artur Adson (1889), Viivi Luik (1946), Gerd Kanter (1979), Erika Salumäe (1962), Martin Reim (1971), and Tiit Sokk (1964).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Estonia

Among mathematicians born in Estonia, Hellmuth Kneser ranks 3. Before him are Erhard Schmidt (1876), and Carl Gustav Axel Harnack (1851).

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