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Avi Wigderson

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Avi Wigderson (Hebrew: אבי ויגדרזון; born 9 September 1956) is an Israeli computer scientist and mathematician. He is the Herbert H. Maass Professor in the school of mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America. His research interests include complexity theory, parallel algorithms, graph theory, cryptography, and distributed computing. Wigderson received the Abel Prize in 2021 for his work in theoretical computer science. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Avi Wigderson is the 694th most popular mathematician (up from 883rd in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from Israel (up from 327th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Israeli Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Avi Wigderson ranks 694 out of 1,004. Before him are Jerzy Różycki, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, Helena Rasiowa, William Kahan, Karl Georg Christian von Staudt, and Charles Dupin. After him are Joseph Keller, Paul Bernays, Elias M. Stein, Carl Størmer, Svetlana Gannushkina, and Daniel Quillen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Avi Wigderson ranks 256. Before him are Thomas Wassberg, Takeshi Okada, Al Corley, John Wells, Ri Yong-ho, and Mima Jaušovec. After him are Vladimir Kulich, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Steve Barron, Vera Glagoleva, Cristóbal Ortega, and Ricardo Giusti.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Avi Wigderson ranks 248 out of 466. Before him are Gideon Sa'ar (1966), Carmela Corren (1938), Narcissus of Jerusalem (95), Israel Finkelstein (1949), Ari Folman (1962), and Yasmin Levy (1975). After him are Benny Morris (1948), Yaakov Neeman (1939), Nir Barkat (1959), David Deutsch (1953), Ilanit (1947), and Ayelet Zurer (1969).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Israel

Among mathematicians born in Israel, Avi Wigderson ranks 2. Before him are Eutocius of Ascalon (480). After him are Saharon Shelah (1945), and Elon Lindenstrauss (1970).

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