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Agner Krarup Erlang

1878 - 1929

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Agner Krarup Erlang (1 January 1878 – 3 February 1929) was a Danish mathematician, statistician and engineer, who invented the fields of traffic engineering and queueing theory. Erlang's 1909 paper, and subsequent papers over the decades, are regarded as containing some of most important concepts and techniques for queueing theory. By the time of his relatively early death at the age of 51, Erlang had created the field of telephone networks analysis. His early work in scrutinizing the use of local, exchange and trunk telephone line usage in a small community to understand the theoretical requirements of an efficient network led to the creation of the Erlang formula, which became a foundational element of modern telecommunications network studies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agner Krarup Erlang is the 665th most popular mathematician (down from 562nd in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 358th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Agner Krarup Erlang ranks 665 out of 1,004. Before him are Ludwig Schläfli, Oswald Veblen, Mihailo Petrović, Robert Simson, Georg Stiernhielm, and Alfréd Rényi. After him are Louis Bachelier, Cesare Arzelà, Richard Montague, Johann Schreck, Đuro Kurepa, and William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Agner Krarup Erlang ranks 166. Before him are Siamanto, Artur Kapp, Ada Adler, Hans Carossa, Karl Hofer, and Chen Qimei. After him are Nikolai Avksentiev, Carl Sternheim, Gaston Alibert, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Richard Goldschmidt, and František Janda-Suk. Among people deceased in 1929, Agner Krarup Erlang ranks 102. Before him are Ivo Vojnović, Heinrich Zille, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Manuel Díaz, Julio Antonio Mella, and Charles F. Brush. After him are Frederick Abberline, Gerhard Munthe, Eugenio Tosi, Robert Henri, Lillie Langtry, and Caroline Rémy de Guebhard.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Agner Krarup Erlang ranks 410 out of 1,032. Before him are Johnny Hansen (1943), Thomas Kingo (1634), Simon Kjær (1989), Wilhelm Bendz (1804), Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826), and Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929). After him are Christian Albrecht Bluhme (1794), Gøsta Esping-Andersen (1947), Ellen Osiier (1890), Karl Aage Præst (1922), Harald Hansen (1884), and Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Denmark

Among mathematicians born in Denmark, Agner Krarup Erlang ranks 5. Before him are Harald Bohr (1887), Piet Hein (1905), Georg Mohr (1640), and Johan Jensen (1859). After him are Julius Petersen (1839), Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850), and Poul Heegaard (1871).

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