MATHEMATICIAN

Marcel Riesz

1886 - 1969

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Marcel Riesz (Hungarian: Riesz Marcell [ˈriːs ˈmɒrt͡sɛll]; 16 November 1886 – 4 September 1969) was a Hungarian mathematician, known for work on summation methods, potential theory, and other parts of analysis, as well as number theory, partial differential equations, and Clifford algebras. He spent most of his career in Lund, Sweden. Marcel is the younger brother of Frigyes Riesz, who was also an important mathematician and at times they worked together (see F. and M. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcel Riesz has received more than 79,146 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Marcel Riesz is the 800th most popular mathematician, the 611th most popular biography from Hungary and the 21st most popular Hungarian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Marcel Riesz ranks 800 out of 1,004. Before him are Grigore Moisil, Pyotr Novikov, Francesco Brioschi, Andrzej Mostowski, Eugene Dynkin, and Ngô Bảo Châu. After him are Grace Chisholm Young, Douglas McIlroy, Frank Morley, Wolfgang Krull, Richard Rado, and Tadeusz Banachiewicz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Marcel Riesz ranks 255. Before him are Urho Castrén, Ardeshir Irani, Robert Andersson, Jalmari Eskola, Arthur Amundsen, and Hugo Jahnke. After him are John Eke, Robert Julius Trumpler, Pranas Dovydaitis, Owen Moore, Hanns Braun, and Francis Carco. Among people deceased in 1969, Marcel Riesz ranks 191. Before him are Tom Naudé, Moisés Solana, Károly Fogl, Ardeshir Irani, Ramdas Gandhi, and Hans Deppe. After him are Vernon Duke, Skip James, Corneliu Robe, Vilho Väisälä, Óscar Osorio, and Hjalmar Cedercrona.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Marcel Riesz ranks 611 out of 1,077. Before him are Béla Zsitnik (1924), Attila Abonyi (1946), Gyula Török (1938), István Nagy (1939), István Szondy (1925), and Antal Szentmihályi (1939). After him are Andor Földes (1913), Marie Stritt (1855), Lajos Asztalos (1889), Pál Várhidi (1931), László Papp (1905), and Ernő Solymosi (1940).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Hungary

Among mathematicians born in Hungary, Marcel Riesz ranks 21. Before him are Endre Szemerédi (1940), Lipót Fejér (1880), Rózsa Péter (1905), Vera T. Sós (1930), Alfréd Rényi (1921), and Alfréd Haar (1885). After him are Cornelius Lanczos (1893), George Szekeres (1911), and Béla Bollobás (1943).

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