MATHEMATICIAN

Vaughan Jones

1952 - 2020

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Sir Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones (31 December 1952 – 6 September 2020) was a New Zealand mathematician known for his work on von Neumann algebras and knot polynomials. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vaughan Jones has received more than 204,170 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Vaughan Jones is the 777th most popular mathematician (down from 730th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from New Zealand and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Mathematician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Vaughan Jones ranks 777 out of 1,004. Before him are Walter Rudin, Wendelin Werner, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Oskar Perron, Franz Mertens, and Gu Chaohao. After him are Martin Davis, Hassler Whitney, Nikolai Chebotaryov, Hua Luogeng, Cesare Burali-Forti, and Sergei Adian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Vaughan Jones ranks 406. Before him are Vyacheslav Lemeshev, Tomas Ledin, Monika Zehrt, Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai, Anna Sui, and Ján Kubiš. After him are Didi Senft, Jim Wetherbee, Manuel Göttsching, David Richards, Didier Raoult, and Mustafa Cerić. Among people deceased in 2020, Vaughan Jones ranks 448. Before him are Chung Won-shik, Nina Andreyeva, Peter Takeo Okada, Khalil Taha, Leslie West, and Hennadiy Kernes. After him are Lucien Sève, Shirley Douglas, Tom Belsø, Franca Valeri, Ruth Klüger, and Lajos Szűcs.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Vaughan Jones ranks 58 out of 303. Before him are Meri Mangakāhia (1868), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Terence Bayler (1930), Hugh Anderson (1936), Fran Walsh (1959), and Rupert Julian (1879). After him are Lee Tamahori (1950), John Dew (1948), Martin Henderson (1974), Murray Halberg (1933), Michael Hardie Boys (1931), and Yvette Williams (1929).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In New Zealand

Among mathematicians born in New Zealand, Vaughan Jones ranks 2. Before him are Roy Kerr (1934). After him are Alexander Aitken (1895).

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