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Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

1918 - 2012

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Nicolaas Govert "Dick" de Bruijn (Dutch: [nikoːˈlaːs ˈxoːvərt 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 118,280 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn is the 840th most popular mathematician, the 864th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 13th most popular Dutch Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 840 out of 823Before him are Richard Borcherds, Martin Davis, Poul Heegaard, Caucher Birkar, Demetrios Christodoulou, and Edward Charles Titchmarsh. After him are I. J. Good, Ken Ribet, George Salmon, Philip Hall, Charles Hutton, and Michael Aschbacher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 264Before him are Pearl Bailey, Gunnel Vallquist, Kenneth Connor, Thelma Coyne Long, Edith Massey, and Alberto Héber Usher. After him are Virginia Davis, Richard Greene, Avery Dulles, Evelyn Ankers, Dave Bartholomew, and Ben Klassen. Among people deceased in 2012, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 396Before him are Manuel Preciado Rebolledo, J. J. C. Smart, Vladimir Astapovsky, Robert Hughes, Phyllis Thaxter, and Adam Yauch. After him are Ronald Stretton, John Connelly, Joel Goldsmith, Rino Ferrario, Homai Vyarawalla, and Nicholas Katzenbach.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 864 out of 1,427Before him are Inge de Bruijn (1973), Wilhem de Haan (1801), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (1978), John van Loen (1965), Tom Dumoulin (1990), and Ada Kok (1947). After him are Pieter Willem Korthals (1807), Mia Gommers (1939), Justin Kluivert (1999), Jeremain Lens (1987), Ria Stalman (1951), and Sander Boschker (1970).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In Netherlands

Among mathematicians born in Netherlands, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 13Before him are Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918), Auguste Kerckhoffs (1835), Willem 's Gravesande (1688), Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856), Arend Heyting (1898), and Diederik Korteweg (1848).