MATHEMATICIAN

Joan Birman

1927 - Today

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Joan Sylvia Lyttle Birman (born May 30, 1927, in New York City) is an American mathematician, specializing in low-dimensional topology. She has made contributions to the study of knots, 3-manifolds, mapping class groups of surfaces, geometric group theory, contact structures and dynamical systems. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joan Birman has received more than 64,308 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Birman is the 981st most popular mathematician, the 14,285th most popular biography from United States and the 97th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Joan Birman ranks 981 out of 1,004. Before her are Stanley Skewes, Stuart Milner-Barry, June Huh, Nathaniel Bowditch, Victor Glushkov, and Sal Khan. After her are Éva Tardos, Nikolai Durov, Martin Hairer, Bhama Srinivasan, Daniel Lewin, and Raman Parimala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Joan Birman ranks 495. Before her are Nayantara Sahgal, Kenojuak Ashevak, Patsy Mink, Chuck Share, Slim Dusty, and Ken Dodd. After her are Barbara Cook, Eddie Sachs, Ralph Beard, Bill Rowling, Peggie Castle, and Brock Adams.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joan Birman ranks 14,285 out of 20,380. Before her are Anna Todd (1989), William R. Moses (1959), John Salley (1964), Emily Wickersham (1984), Ned Lamont (1954), and Willow Smith (2000). After her are Kenny Chesney (1968), Jeff Nathanson (1965), Chris Shiflett (1971), Michael Bradley (1987), David Morales (1962), and Michael Goldenberg (1965).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Joan Birman ranks 97. Before her are Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), Eric W. Weisstein (1969), Euphemia Haynes (1890), June Huh (1983), Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), and Sal Khan (1976). After her are Daniel Lewin (1970), Steven Strogatz (1959), Robert J. Lang (1961), Daniel J. Bernstein (1971), Jennifer Tour Chayes (1956), and Noam Elkies (1966).

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