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William Feller

1906 - 1970

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William "Vilim" Feller (July 7, 1906 – January 14, 1970), born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian–American mathematician specializing in probability theory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Feller has received more than 178,002 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). William Feller is the 741st most popular mathematician (down from 707th in 2019), the 252nd most popular biography from Croatia (down from 230th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Croatian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, William Feller ranks 741 out of 823Before him are Laurent Lafforgue, Charles Fefferman, Francesco Brioschi, Leo Königsberger, Ludwig Schläfli, and Benjamin Robins. After him are Dennis Sullivan, Simon Donaldson, Stefan Mazurkiewicz, Hassler Whitney, Vladimir Levenshtein, and Richard Garfield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, William Feller ranks 294Before him are Emerson Spencer, Anšlavs Eglītis, Franco Comotti, Sara Ashurbeyli, Rafaela Aparicio, and Augustin Chantrel. After him are Paul Creston, Iosif Czako, Dragoslav Mihajlović, Hans Walzhofer, Benjamin Mazar, and Erich Kähler. Among people deceased in 1970, William Feller ranks 199Before him are Shoichi Sakata, Lev Kassil, Haakon Sörvik, Alexandros Chalkokondylis, Georgi Naydenov, and Adolf Wiklund. After him are Slim Harpo, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch, Alexandros Othonaios, Otis Spann, Lonnie Johnson, and Paul Fritsch.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, William Feller ranks 252 out of 589Before him are Ivica Kostelić (1979), Zvonimir Soldo (1967), Tihomir Orešković (1966), Giovanni Arpino (1927), Frano Selak (1929), and Velimir Zajec (1956). After him are Stipe Pletikosa (1979), Ivan Gudelj (1960), Radojka Šverko (1948), Dražen Ladić (1963), Emir Spahić (1980), and Zoran Vulić (1961).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In Croatia

Among mathematicians born in Croatia, William Feller ranks 3Before him are Marino Ghetaldi (1568) and Đuro Kurepa (1907). After him are Branko Grünbaum (1929).