MATHEMATICIAN

Julia Robinson

1919 - 1985

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Julia Hall Bowman Robinson (December 8, 1919 – July 30, 1985) was an American mathematician noted for her contributions to the fields of computability theory and computational complexity theory—most notably in decision problems. Her work on Hilbert's tenth problem (now known as Matiyasevich's theorem or the MRDP theorem) played a crucial role in its ultimate resolution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julia Robinson has received more than 242,083 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Julia Robinson is the 522nd most popular mathematician (down from 385th in 2019), the 4,268th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,332nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Julia Robinson ranks 522 out of 1,004Before her are Solomon Lefschetz, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, Polyaenus of Lampsacus, Jai Singh II, Guðbrandur Þorláksson, and Carl Neumann. After her are Martin Ohm, Hendrik C. van de Hulst, Eugenio Calabi, Dai Zhen, Thomas Wright, and Nina Bari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Julia Robinson ranks 163Before her are Hermann Bondi, Jüri Järvet, Igor Gouzenko, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Hans Hermann Groër, and Galina Ustvolskaya. After her are Laila Schou Nilsen, Eva Gabor, Fazlur Rahman Malik, Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Pál Losonczi, and Tatyana Baramzina. Among people deceased in 1985, Julia Robinson ranks 116Before her are Renato Castellani, Jock Stein, Salvador Espriu, Francesca Bertini, Iosif Shklovsky, and Dmitry Belyayev. After her are Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, René Barjavel, Ernest Nagel, Henry Hansen, Sanjeev Kumar, and Margaret Hamilton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julia Robinson ranks 4,268 out of 20,380Before her are Wallace Beery (1885), Richie Havens (1941), Joseph A. Walker (1921), William Forsythe (1949), Clara Barton (1821), and Rose Wilder Lane (1886). After her are David Del Tredici (1937), Tommy Mottola (1949), Roseanne Barr (1952), Julie London (1926), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), and Fanny Crosby (1820).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Julia Robinson ranks 31Before her are William Thurston (1946), Richard E. Bellman (1920), Isadore Singer (1924), Dennis Sullivan (1941), George David Birkhoff (1884), and Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944). After her are John Tate (1925), Ronald Graham (1935), Haskell Curry (1900), Louis J. Mordell (1888), Benjamin Peirce (1809), and Michael Freedman (1951).