MATHEMATICIAN
Alfred Korzybski
1879 - 1950

Alfred Korzybski
Alfred Habdank Skarbek Korzybski ( ; Polish: [ˈalfrɛt kɔˈʐɨpskʲi]; July 3, 1879 – March 1, 1950) was a Polish-American philosopher and independent scholar who developed a field called general semantics, which he viewed as both distinct from, and more encompassing than, the field of semantics. He argued that human knowledge of the world is limited both by the human nervous system and the languages humans have developed, and thus no one can have direct access to reality, given that the most we can know is that which is filtered through the brain's responses to reality. His best known dictum is "The map is not the territory". Many of his ideas were presented in his book Science and Sanity (1933). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Korzybski is the 333rd most popular mathematician (down from 255th in 2019), the 400th most popular biography from Poland (down from 356th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Polish Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Alfred Korzybski ranks 333 out of 1,004. Before him are Adhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant, René-Louis Baire, Eutocius of Ascalon, Wilhelm Ackermann, Pavel Alexandrov, and Eugenio Beltrami. After him are Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach, Gotthold Eisenstein, Julius Plücker, Joseph Diez Gergonne, Lev Pontryagin, and Yi Xing.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdhémar Jean Claude Barré de Saint-Venant
1797 - 1886
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 327
René-Louis Baire
1874 - 1932
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 328
Eutocius of Ascalon
480 - 600
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 329
Wilhelm Ackermann
1896 - 1962
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 330
Pavel Alexandrov
1896 - 1982
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 331
Eugenio Beltrami
1835 - 1900
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 332
Alfred Korzybski
1879 - 1950
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 333
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 334
Gotthold Eisenstein
1823 - 1852
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 335
Julius Plücker
1801 - 1868
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 336
Joseph Diez Gergonne
1771 - 1859
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 337
Lev Pontryagin
1908 - 1988
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 338
Yi Xing
683 - 727
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Alfred Korzybski ranks 70. Before him are William Beveridge, Paul Poiret, Agrippina Vaganova, Samuel Goldwyn, Ethel Barrymore, and Frederick Schule. After him are Dwight F. Davis, William Fox, René Pottier, Bernhard Schmidt, Henri Wallon, and Aleksandar Tsankov. Among people deceased in 1950, Alfred Korzybski ranks 62. Before him are Liane de Pougy, Henry L. Stimson, Grigory Kulik, Abraham Wald, Salvatore Giuliano, and Olaf Stapledon. After him are Adam Rainer, Walter Huston, Henry H. Arnold, Agnes Smedley, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, and Arturo Alessandri.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsWilliam Beveridge
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 64
Paul Poiret
FASHION DESIGNER
1879 - 1944
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 65
Agrippina Vaganova
DANCER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 66
Samuel Goldwyn
PRODUCER
1879 - 1974
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 67
Ethel Barrymore
ACTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 68
Frederick Schule
ATHLETE
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 69
Alfred Korzybski
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1950
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 70
Dwight F. Davis
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1945
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 71
William Fox
PRODUCER
1879 - 1952
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 72
René Pottier
CYCLIST
1879 - 1907
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 73
Bernhard Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1935
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 74
Henri Wallon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1879 - 1962
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 75
Aleksandar Tsankov
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1959
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1950
Go to all RankingsLiane de Pougy
DANCER
1869 - 1950
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 56
Henry L. Stimson
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1950
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 57
Grigory Kulik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1950
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 58
Abraham Wald
MATHEMATICIAN
1902 - 1950
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 59
Salvatore Giuliano
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1950
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 60
Olaf Stapledon
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 61
Alfred Korzybski
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1950
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 62
Adam Rainer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1950
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 63
Walter Huston
ACTOR
1883 - 1950
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 64
Henry H. Arnold
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1950
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 65
Agnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 66
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1950
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 67
Arturo Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1950
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 68
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Alfred Korzybski ranks 400 out of 1,694. Before him are Mieszko III the Old (1126), Gustav Flatow (1875), Carl Tausig (1841), Helmuth von Pannwitz (1898), Theodor Leschetizky (1830), and Hans Karl von Diebitsch (1785). After him are I. L. Peretz (1852), Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile (1140), Barbara Jagiellon (1478), Max von Gallwitz (1852), Walerian Borowczyk (1923), and Pylyp Orlyk (1672).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsMieszko III the Old
POLITICIAN
1126 - 1202
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 394
Gustav Flatow
ATHLETE
1875 - 1945
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 395
Carl Tausig
MUSICIAN
1841 - 1871
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 396
Helmuth von Pannwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1947
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 397
Theodor Leschetizky
MUSICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 398
Hans Karl von Diebitsch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1785 - 1831
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 399
Alfred Korzybski
MATHEMATICIAN
1879 - 1950
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 400
I. L. Peretz
WRITER
1852 - 1915
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 401
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile
NOBLEMAN
1140 - 1185
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 402
Barbara Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1534
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 403
Max von Gallwitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1937
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 404
Walerian Borowczyk
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 405
Pylyp Orlyk
POLITICIAN
1672 - 1742
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 406
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Poland
Among mathematicians born in Poland, Alfred Korzybski ranks 16. Before him are Hermann Schwarz (1843), Martin Kutta (1867), Hermann Grassmann (1809), Kazimierz Kuratowski (1896), Vitello (1230), and Hugo Steinhaus (1887). After him are Richard Courant (1888), Klaus Roth (1925), Michael O. Rabin (1931), Lazarus Fuchs (1833), Abraham Robinson (1918), and Emil Leon Post (1897).
Hermann Schwarz
1843 - 1921
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 10
Martin Kutta
1867 - 1944
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 11
Hermann Grassmann
1809 - 1877
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 12
Kazimierz Kuratowski
1896 - 1980
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 13
Vitello
1230 - 1275
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 14
Hugo Steinhaus
1887 - 1972
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 15
Alfred Korzybski
1879 - 1950
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 16
Richard Courant
1888 - 1972
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 17
Klaus Roth
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 18
Michael O. Rabin
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 19
Lazarus Fuchs
1833 - 1902
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 20
Abraham Robinson
1918 - 1974
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 21
Emil Leon Post
1897 - 1954
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 22