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Cornelius Lanczos

1893 - 1974

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Cornelius (Cornel) Lanczos (Hungarian: Lánczos Kornél, pronounced [ˈlaːnt͡soʃ ˈkorneːl]; born as Kornél Lőwy, until 1906: Löwy (Lőwy) Kornél; February 2, 1893 – June 25, 1974) was a Hungarian, American, and later Irish mathematician and physicist. According to György Marx he was one of The Martians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelius Lanczos is the 867th most popular mathematician (down from 815th in 2019), the 720th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 622nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Hungarian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Cornelius Lanczos ranks 867 out of 1,004. Before him are Émile Léonard Mathieu, I. J. Good, Cédric Villani, Raoul Bott, Robert Daniel Carmichael, and Marston Morse. After him are Roger Apéry, Diederik Korteweg, Shinichi Mochizuki, Suzan Kahramaner, Tom M. Apostol, and Wilhelm Wirtinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Cornelius Lanczos ranks 247. Before him are Ragnar Malm, Frans Blom, Maja Berezowska, Walter Gordon, Norman Bel Geddes, and Tashi Namgyal. After him are Elizabeth Cotten, John Norton, Harlow Curtice, Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, Betty Blythe, and Katharine Cornell. Among people deceased in 1974, Cornelius Lanczos ranks 227. Before him are Jimmy Hogan, Leon Shamroy, Eduardo Santos, Charles Rosher, Richard Lawrence, and Zinaida Yermolyeva. After him are Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Sverre Hansen, Östen Undén, Katharine Cornell, Guy Simonds, and Rafael Garza Gutiérrez.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Cornelius Lanczos ranks 720 out of 1,077. Before him are József Csermely (1945), Marianna Nagy (1929), Árpád Orbán (1938), Raoul Bott (1923), Aladár Kovácsi (1932), and George Mikes (1912). After him are Imre Hódos (1928), Gabriele Possanner (1860), Róbert Antal (1921), Antal Kiss (1935), János Batsányi (1763), and Teréz Karacs (1808).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Hungary

Among mathematicians born in Hungary, Cornelius Lanczos ranks 23. Before him are Alfréd Haar (1885), Alfréd Rényi (1921), Vera T. Sós (1930), George Szekeres (1911), Marcel Riesz (1886), and Raoul Bott (1923). After him are Béla Bollobás (1943).

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