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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 194,853 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Vaughan Jones is the 733rd most popular mathematician (up from 763rd in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 72nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Mathematician.

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  • 45.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Vaughan Jones ranks 733 out of 823. Before him are Tom M. Apostol, Wendelin Werner, Carl Gustav Axel Harnack, William Henry Young, Leonard Nelson, and Yitang Zhang. After him are Marina Ratner, Laurent Lafforgue, Charles Fefferman, Francesco Brioschi, Leo Königsberger, and Ludwig Schläfli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Vaughan Jones ranks 382. Before him are Steve James, Brigitte Engerer, Martin O'Neill, Rubén Galván, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and Francesco Clemente. After him are Tatsuhiko Seta, Henrique Mecking, Sarah Douglas, David Richards, Sergei Sviatchenko, and Magdi Allam. Among people deceased in 2020, Vaughan Jones ranks 460. Before him are Monique Mercure, Chung Won-shik, Alki Zei, Günter Sawitzki, Nikolai Gubenko, and Giuliana Minuzzo. After him are Caroline Cellier, Lajos Szűcs, Tonie Marshall, Edem Kodjo, Wolfgang Hofmann, and Mario Chaldú.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Vaughan Jones ranks 58 out of 248. Before him are Lee Tamahori (1950), Kevin Smith (1963), Martin Henderson (1974), Fran Walsh (1959), John Nicholson (1941), and Melanie Lynskey (1977). After him are Yvette Williams (1929), Anthony Wilding (1883), Rupert Julian (1879), Margaret Mahy (1936), John Key (1961), and Terence Bayler (1930).

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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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