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Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

1918 - 2012

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Nicolaas Govert "Dick" de Bruijn (Dutch: [ˈnikoːlaːs ˈxoːvər də ˈbrœyn]; 9 July 1918 – 17 February 2012) was a Dutch mathematician, noted for his many contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics and logic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn has received more than 128,023 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn is the 924th most popular mathematician (down from 837th in 2019), the 991st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 862nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Dutch Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 924 out of 1,004. Before him are Jacob Bronowski, Martin David Kruskal, J. H. C. Whitehead, Elwyn Berlekamp, Ruth Moufang, and Ivar Otto Bendixson. After him are George Mostow, George Peacock, Branko Grünbaum, Paul Gustav Heinrich Bachmann, Leopold Löwenheim, and Elon Lindenstrauss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 307. Before him are Guillermo Lovell, Albertina Sisulu, Ben Klassen, Dusty Anderson, Penaia Ganilau, and Walter Schneiter. After him are Allan Arbus, Bertie Mee, Art Cross, James Daly, Frank Armi, and Evelyn Ankers. Among people deceased in 2012, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 445. Before him are Vladimir Astapovsky, Manuel Preciado Rebolledo, Robert Hughes, Elyse Knox, Colin Davis, and Elizabeth Catlett. After him are Phyllis Thaxter, Josef Kloimstein, Alan G. Poindexter, Phillip V. Tobias, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, and Milt Campbell.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 991 out of 1,646. Before him are Joseph Smit (1836), Sylvie Meis (1978), Jan Pijnenburg (1906), Hendrik Timmer (1904), Sophie in 't Veld (1963), and Hans van Baalen (1960). After him are Rudolf Koelman (1959), Jean-Paul van Poppel (1962), Frode Andresen (1973), Gaston Taument (1970), Jan Kounen (1964), and Annie Borckink (1951).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Netherlands

Among mathematicians born in Netherlands, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 15. Before him are Willem 's Gravesande (1688), Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835), Arend Heyting (1898), Diederik Korteweg (1848), Jacobus Golius (1596), and Gustav de Vries (1866).

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