Mathématicien

Kenneth Appel

1932 - 2013

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Kenneth Ira Appel (1932, Brooklyn – 2013, Dover) est un mathématicien américain, connu pour avoir résolu le problème des quatre couleurs avec Wolfgang Haken dans les années 1970. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth Appel is the 882nd most popular mathématicien (down from 665th in 2024), the 9,687th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,780th in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Mathématicien.

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Among Mathématiciens

Among mathématiciens, Kenneth Appel ranks 882 out of 1,004Before him are Walther von Dyck, Michael Aschbacher, Andrzej Mostowski, Anatoly Maltsev, Ngô Bảo Châu, and Garrett Birkhoff. After him are James Lighthill, Adele Goldstine, Herman Chernoff, Juliusz Schauder, J. H. C. Whitehead, and Robin Hartshorne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Kenneth Appel ranks 466Before him are Sidney Verba, Marguerite Pindling, Joe Arpaio, Peter Blake, Dany Carrel, and Max Streibl. After him are George Gruntz, Pál Gábor, Antonio Maspes, S. M. Krishna, Guido Vincenzi, and Sergio Caprari. Among people deceased in 2013, Kenneth Appel ranks 417Before him are Abdul Quader Molla, Michel Brault, Irina Petrescu, Milo O'Shea, Mohamed Brahmi, and Donald Richie. After him are Magic Slim, George Gruntz, Andrei Panin, Carlos Graça, Alberto Bevilacqua, and Richard LeParmentier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Appel ranks 9,689 out of 20,380Before him are Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Jessica Capshaw (1976), Charles Walters (1911), Van Dyke Parks (1943), Jack McGee (1949), and Shane West (1978). After him are Maddie Ziegler (2002), Max Weinberg (1951), Alexander Patch (1889), Johnny Dodds (1892), Lyman Lemnitzer (1899), and Martin Johnson Heade (1819).

Among Mathématiciens In United States

Among mathématiciens born in United States, Kenneth Appel ranks 69Before him are Douglas McIlroy (1932), Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879), Marston Morse (1892), Tom M. Apostol (1923), Michael Aschbacher (1944), and Garrett Birkhoff (1911). After him are Adele Goldstine (1920), Herman Chernoff (1923), Robin Hartshorne (1938), Phillip Griffiths (1938), Erna Schneider Hoover (1926), and Gilbert Strang (1934).

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