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David Ruelle

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David Pierre Ruelle (French: [david pjɛʁ ʁɥɛl]; born 20 August 1935) is a Belgian and naturalized French mathematical physicist. He has worked on statistical physics and dynamical systems. With Floris Takens, Ruelle coined the term strange attractor, and developed a new theory of turbulence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Ruelle is the 614th most popular mathematician (down from 595th in 2019), the 510th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 514th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Belgian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, David Ruelle ranks 614 out of 1,004. Before him are Sulochana Gadgil, Karol Borsuk, Marc-Antoine Parseval, James Ivory, Al-Birjandi, and Shigefumi Mori. After him are Michael Freedman, Kushyar Gilani, Martin Ohm, Eduard Čech, Ilia Vekua, and Francesco Faà di Bruno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, David Ruelle ranks 247. Before him are Norma Bengell, Barbara Harris, Walter De Maria, Peret, Ludmila Belousova, and Noriko Ohara. After him are Jaromil Jireš, Ivan Dimitrov, Shyama, Sergio Rossi, Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, and Alain Barrière.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, David Ruelle ranks 510 out of 1,190. Before him are Jan Theuninck (1954), Kate Ryan (1980), Edmond Leburton (1915), Felix Timmermans (1886), Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725), and Jean Van Hamme (1939). After him are Joseph Mermans (1922), Germain Derycke (1929), Christl Cranz (1914), André Noyelle (1931), Jean de Bie (1892), and Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (1866).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Belgium

Among mathematicians born in Belgium, David Ruelle ranks 10. Before him are Pierre Deligne (1944), Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin (1866), Adriaan van Roomen (1561), Pierre François Verhulst (1804), Ingrid Daubechies (1954), and Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584). After him are Jean Bourgain (1954), Elias M. Stein (1931), and Jacques Tits (1930).

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