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Alfred North Whitehead

1861 - 1947

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Alfred North Whitehead (15 February 1861 – 30 December 1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He created the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which has been applied in a wide variety of disciplines, including ecology, theology, education, physics, biology, economics, and psychology. In his early career Whitehead wrote primarily on mathematics, logic, and physics. He wrote the three-volume Principia Mathematica (1910–1913), with his former student Bertrand Russell. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred North Whitehead is the 83rd most popular mathematician (down from 75th in 2019), the 408th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 327th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Mathematician.

Alfred North Whitehead is most famous for his work in mathematics and philosophy. He is known for his work in the fields of mathematics, logic, and philosophy. He is best known for his work in the fields of mathematics, logic, and philosophy.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Alfred North Whitehead ranks 83 out of 1,004. Before him are János Bolyai, Katherine Johnson, Pappus of Alexandria, Benoit Mandelbrot, Thābit ibn Qurra, and Zhang Heng. After him are Bonaventura Cavalieri, Simon Stevin, Herbert A. Hauptman, Alexander Grothendieck, John Couch Adams, and Thomas Harriot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Alfred North Whitehead ranks 13. Before him are Georges Méliès, Edith Roosevelt, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Victor Horta, Georgy Lvov, and Erich von Falkenhayn. After him are Halford Mackinder, Aristide Maillol, Robert Bosch, José Rizal, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, and Frederick Gowland Hopkins. Among people deceased in 1947, Alfred North Whitehead ranks 17. Before him are Kurt Lewin, Jozef Tiso, Raoul Wallenberg, Pierre Bonnard, Fiorello H. La Guardia, and Victor Horta. After him are Frances Cleveland, Halford Mackinder, Anton Denikin, Ettore Bugatti, Aung San, and Han van Meegeren.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfred North Whitehead ranks 408 out of 8,785. Before him are Claude Rains (1889), John Galsworthy (1867), John Kendrew (1917), Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (1945), Ian Fleming (1908), and Nigel Farage (1964). After him are John Hawkins (1532), John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), John Hurt (1940), Harthacnut (1018), Edward Burnett Tylor (1832), and Liz Truss (1975).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Alfred North Whitehead ranks 5. Before him are Ada Lovelace (1815), Bertrand Russell (1872), John Napier (1550), and George Boole (1815). After him are John Couch Adams (1819), Thomas Harriot (1560), Frank P. Ramsey (1903), Joan Clarke (1917), John Wallis (1616), George Green (1793), and William Oughtred (1574).

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