1931 - 2012
Lars Valter Hörmander (24 January 1931 – 25 November 2012) was a Swedish mathematician who has been called "the foremost contributor to the modern theory of linear partial differential equations".[1] Hörmander was awarded the Fields Medal in 1962 and the Wolf Prize in 1988. In 2006 he was awarded the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition for his four-volume textbook Analysis of Linear Partial Differential Operators, which is considered a foundational work on the subject.Hörmander completed his Ph.D. in 1955 at Lund University. Hörmander then worked at Stockholm University, at Stanford University, and at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lars Hörmander has received more than 111,462 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Hörmander is the 420th most popular mathematician (down from 376th in 2019), the 381st most popular biography from Sweden (down from 353rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Mathematician.
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Among mathematicians, Lars Hörmander ranks 420 out of 823. Before him are Diocles, Luigi Cremona, Viggo Brun, Adriaan van Roomen, John Vitéz, and Karl Mollweide. After him are Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, Goro Shimura, Otto Hölder, Mihailo Petrović, Johann II Bernoulli, and Nicomedes.
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 414
1830 - 1903
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 415
1885 - 1978
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 416
1561 - 1615
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 417
1408 - 1472
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 418
1774 - 1825
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 419
1931 - 2012
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 420
1786 - 1856
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 421
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 422
1859 - 1937
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 423
1868 - 1943
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 424
1710 - 1790
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 425
280 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 426
Among people born in 1931, Lars Hörmander ranks 196. Before him are Dominic Chianese, Scotty Moore, Robert Enrico, Heisuke Hironaka, Camillo Ruini, and Dominique Lapierre. After him are Alda Merini, Rajko Kuzmanović, David Eddings, Allen Klein, Dean Jones, and Mickey Mantle. Among people deceased in 2012, Lars Hörmander ranks 148. Before him are Eiko Ishioka, Shulamith Firestone, Iajuddin Ahmed, Albert O. Hirschman, Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, and J. Christopher Stevens. After him are Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Jean Laplanche, Pavel Grachev, Ivica Horvat, Carlo Rambaldi, and Eve Arnold.
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 190
1931 - 2016
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 191
1931 - 2001
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 192
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 193
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 194
1931 - 2022
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 195
1931 - 2012
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 196
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 197
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 198
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 199
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 200
1931 - 2015
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 201
1931 - 1995
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 202
1938 - 2012
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 142
1945 - 2012
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 143
1931 - 2012
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 144
1915 - 2012
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 145
1946 - 2012
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 146
1960 - 2012
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 147
1931 - 2012
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 148
1930 - 2012
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 149
1924 - 2012
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 150
1948 - 2012
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 151
1926 - 2012
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 152
1925 - 2012
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 153
1912 - 2012
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 154
Among people born in Sweden, Lars Hörmander ranks 381 out of 1,612. Before him are Malena Ernman (1970), Göran Wahlenberg (1780), Sofia Helin (1972), Slim Borgudd (1946), Pehr Kalm (1716), and William Chambers (1723). After him are Gustav Cassel (1866), Carl Jonas Love Almqvist (1793), Kalle Svensson (1925), Victoria Benedictsson (1850), Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911), and Daniel Solander (1733).
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 375
1780 - 1851
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 376
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 377
1946 - 2023
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 378
1716 - 1779
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 379
1723 - 1796
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 380
1931 - 2012
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 381
1866 - 1945
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 382
1793 - 1866
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 383
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 384
1850 - 1888
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 385
1911 - 2003
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 386
1733 - 1782
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 387
Among mathematicians born in Sweden, Lars Hörmander ranks 4. Before him are Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846), Helge von Koch (1870), and Lennart Carleson (1928). After him are Erik Ivar Fredholm (1866) and Harald Cramér (1893).
1846 - 1927
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1
1870 - 1924
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 2
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 3
1931 - 2012
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 4
1866 - 1927
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 5
1893 - 1985
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 6