MATHEMATICIAN
Ivan Petrovsky
1901 - 1973
Ivan Petrovsky
Ivan Georgiyevich Petrovsky (Russian: Ива́н Гео́ргиевич Петро́вский; 18 January 1901 – 15 January 1973) was a Soviet mathematician working mainly in the field of partial differential equations. He greatly contributed to the solution of Hilbert's 19th and 16th problems, and discovered what are now called Petrovsky lacunas. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivan Petrovsky has received more than 66,779 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Petrovsky is the 799th most popular mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Ivan Petrovsky ranks 799 out of 823. Before him are James Lighthill, Nicolas Fuss, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, Roger Apéry, Georgy Adelson-Velsky, and Solomon Marcus. After him are Yasumasa Kanada, Garrett Birkhoff, Richard Rado, Stanislav Smirnov, Marston Morse, and Harish-Chandra.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Ivan Petrovsky ranks 281. Before him are C. L. R. James, Alexis Chantraine, Luis Brunetto, Katri Vala, Frank Buckles, and Ben Lyon. After him are Paolo Mazza, Brian Donlevy, Whittaker Chambers, Mildred Wiley, Pedro Benítez, and Leon Shamroy. Among people deceased in 1973, Ivan Petrovsky ranks 224. Before him are Axel Janse, Willy Birgel, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, Hans Haas, Piero Drogo, and Alfred Romer. After him are Brigitte Reimann, Nasif Estéfano, Robert Défossé, Balraj Sahni, Tim Holt, and C. H. Dodd.
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C. L. R. James
1901 - 1989
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 275
Alexis Chantraine
1901 - 1987
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 276
Luis Brunetto
1901 - 1968
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 277
Katri Vala
1901 - 1944
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 278
Frank Buckles
1901 - 2011
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 279
Ben Lyon
1901 - 1979
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 280
Ivan Petrovsky
1901 - 1973
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 281
Paolo Mazza
1901 - 1981
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 282
Brian Donlevy
1901 - 1972
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 283
Whittaker Chambers
1901 - 1961
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 284
Mildred Wiley
1901 - 2000
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 285
Pedro Benítez
1901 - 1974
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 286
Leon Shamroy
1901 - 1974
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 287
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Axel Janse
1888 - 1973
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 218
Willy Birgel
1891 - 1973
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Rank: 219
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
1904 - 1973
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 220
Hans Haas
1906 - 1973
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 221
Piero Drogo
1926 - 1973
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 222
Alfred Romer
1894 - 1973
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 223
Ivan Petrovsky
1901 - 1973
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 224
Brigitte Reimann
1933 - 1973
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 225
Nasif Estéfano
1932 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 226
Robert Défossé
1909 - 1973
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 227
Balraj Sahni
1913 - 1973
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 228
Tim Holt
1919 - 1973
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 229
C. H. Dodd
1884 - 1973
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 230
