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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 229,188 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Julia Robinson is the 386th most popular mathematician (up from 471st in 2019), the 3,340th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,826th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Mathematician.

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Julia Robinson ranks 386 out of 823. Before her are Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow, Yutaka Taniyama, Christian Kramp, Cato Maximilian Guldberg, Abraham Fraenkel, and Alfred Clebsch. After her are Guido Fubini, Nikolai Luzin, Rolf Nevanlinna, Pierre Wantzel, Albert Girard, and Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Julia Robinson ranks 115. Before her are Raymond Smullyan, Gene Barry, Maurice Hilleman, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, and Bep Voskuijl. After her are Morteza Motahhari, Bernhard Wicki, Paul de Man, Artur Fischer, Mad Mike Hoare, and Abdirashid Shermarke. Among people deceased in 1985, Julia Robinson ranks 86. Before her are Alfredo Foni, Lovro von Matačić, Hermann Priess, Kenny Clarke, Evgeny Lifshitz, and Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria. After her are Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, André Hunebelle, Taizo Kawamoto, Stefan Bellof, Johanna Wolf, and Géza Toldi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julia Robinson ranks 3,340 out of 18,182. Before her are Robert Monroe (1915), Al Green (1946), Virginia Hall (1906), Carmen Argenziano (1943), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), and Moses Malone (1955). After her are Brian Weiss (1944), Harold Robbins (1916), McCoy Tyner (1938), Margaux Hemingway (1954), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), and Charles Bachman (1924).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Julia Robinson ranks 23. Before her are Richard Hamming (1915), Stephen Smale (1930), Edward Kasner (1878), John G. Thompson (1932), Jim Simons (1938), and Raymond Smullyan (1919). After her are Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), Richard E. Bellman (1920), Whitfield Diffie (1944), Mitchell Feigenbaum (1944), George David Birkhoff (1884), and William Thurston (1946).

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