MATHEMATICIAN
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
1891 - 1970

Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch (or Besikovitch; Russian: Абра́м Само́йлович Безико́вич; 23 January 1891 – 2 November 1970) was a Russian mathematician, who worked mainly in England. He was born in Berdyansk on the Sea of Azov (now in Ukraine) to a Karaite Jewish family. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch is the 419th most popular mathematician (up from 732nd in 2019), the 362nd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 738th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Ukrainian Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch ranks 419 out of 1,004. Before him are Oscar Zariski, Pierre Raymond de Montmort, Philipp Ludwig von Seidel, Roger Cotes, Jakow Trachtenberg, and Daniele Barbaro. After him are Mitchell Feigenbaum, Guido Fubini, Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin, Ignazio Danti, Alī ibn Ahmad al-Nasawī, and Maryam Mirzakhani.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOscar Zariski
1899 - 1986
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 413
Pierre Raymond de Montmort
1678 - 1719
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 414
Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
1821 - 1896
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 415
Roger Cotes
1682 - 1716
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 416
Jakow Trachtenberg
1888 - 1951
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 417
Daniele Barbaro
1513 - 1570
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 418
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 419
Mitchell Feigenbaum
1944 - 2019
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 420
Guido Fubini
1879 - 1943
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 421
Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin
1866 - 1962
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 422
Ignazio Danti
1536 - 1586
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 423
Alī ibn Ahmad al-Nasawī
1010 - 1075
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 424
Maryam Mirzakhani
1977 - 2017
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 425
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch ranks 98. Before him are Scott Bradley, Charles Munch, Julius Raab, Diana Budisavljević, Shizo Kanakuri, and Danilo Ilić. After him are Maria Skobtsova, Fred Kelly, Carl W. Stalling, Carl Jacob Burckhardt, Sultan al-Atrash, and Ronald Colman. Among people deceased in 1970, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch ranks 104. Before him are Pavel Belyayev, Maud Lewis, Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Lucien Goldmann, Folco Lulli, and Billie Burke. After him are Alexander Gode, Café Filho, Friedrich Pollock, Agustín Lara, Iuliu Hossu, and Maria Yudina.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsScott Bradley
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1977
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 92
Charles Munch
CONDUCTOR
1891 - 1968
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 93
Julius Raab
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1964
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 94
Diana Budisavljević
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1891 - 1978
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 95
Shizo Kanakuri
ATHLETE
1891 - 1983
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 96
Danilo Ilić
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1915
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 97
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 98
Maria Skobtsova
WRITER
1891 - 1945
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 99
Fred Kelly
ATHLETE
1891 - 1974
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 100
Carl W. Stalling
MUSICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 101
Carl Jacob Burckhardt
DIPLOMAT
1891 - 1974
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 102
Sultan al-Atrash
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1891 - 1982
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 103
Ronald Colman
ACTOR
1891 - 1958
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 104
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsPavel Belyayev
ASTRONAUT
1925 - 1970
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 98
Maud Lewis
PAINTER
1903 - 1970
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 99
Vasyl Sukhomlynsky
WRITER
1918 - 1970
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 100
Lucien Goldmann
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 1970
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 101
Folco Lulli
ACTOR
1912 - 1970
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 102
Billie Burke
ACTOR
1884 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 103
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 104
Alexander Gode
LINGUIST
1906 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 105
Café Filho
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1970
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 106
Friedrich Pollock
PHILOSOPHER
1894 - 1970
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 107
Agustín Lara
COMPOSER
1897 - 1970
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 108
Iuliu Hossu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1970
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 109
Maria Yudina
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1970
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 110
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch ranks 362 out of 1,365. Before him are Andrey Sheptytsky (1865), Felix Blumenfeld (1863), Israel Zolli (1881), Anatoliy Bondarchuk (1940), Anna Sten (1908), and Igor Sergeyev (1938). After him are Elisabeth Bergner (1897), Yevgeny Vuchetich (1908), Oleh Protasov (1964), Vasili Eroshenko (1890), Myroslav Skoryk (1938), and Yevhen Petrushevych (1863).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsAndrey Sheptytsky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1865 - 1944
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 356
Felix Blumenfeld
MUSICIAN
1863 - 1931
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 357
Israel Zolli
WRITER
1881 - 1956
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 358
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 359
Anna Sten
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 360
Igor Sergeyev
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2006
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 361
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 362
Elisabeth Bergner
ACTOR
1897 - 1986
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 363
Yevgeny Vuchetich
SCULPTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 364
Oleh Protasov
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 365
Vasili Eroshenko
LINGUIST
1890 - 1952
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 366
Myroslav Skoryk
COMPOSER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 367
Yevhen Petrushevych
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1940
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 368
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Ukraine
Among mathematicians born in Ukraine, Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch ranks 14. Before him are Israel Gelfand (1913), Viktor Bunyakovsky (1804), Alfred J. Lotka (1880), Vladimir Drinfeld (1954), Igor Shafarevich (1923), and Sergei Natanovich Bernstein (1880). After him are Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz (1890), Pavel Urysohn (1898), Georgy Voronoy (1868), Viktor Sadovnichiy (1939), Joseph Ludwig Raabe (1801), and Mark Krein (1907).
Israel Gelfand
1913 - 2009
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 8
Viktor Bunyakovsky
1804 - 1889
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 9
Alfred J. Lotka
1880 - 1949
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 10
Vladimir Drinfeld
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 11
Igor Shafarevich
1923 - 2017
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 12
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
1880 - 1968
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 13
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
1891 - 1970
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 14
Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz
1890 - 1963
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 15
Pavel Urysohn
1898 - 1924
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 16
Georgy Voronoy
1868 - 1908
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 17
Viktor Sadovnichiy
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 18
Joseph Ludwig Raabe
1801 - 1859
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 19
Mark Krein
1907 - 1989
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 20