MATHEMATICIAN

David Singmaster

1938 - 2023

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David Breyer Singmaster (14 December 1938 – 13 February 2023) was an American-British mathematician who was emeritus professor of mathematics at London South Bank University, England. He had a huge personal collection of mechanical puzzles and books of brain teasers. He was most famous for being an early adopter and enthusiastic promoter of the Rubik's Cube. His Notes on Rubik's "Magic Cube" which he began compiling in 1979 provided the first mathematical analysis of the Cube as well as providing one of the first published solutions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Singmaster is the 956th most popular mathematician (down from 935th in 2019), the 12,813th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,307th in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, David Singmaster ranks 956 out of 1,004. Before him are Sun-Yung Alice Chang, Charles Hutton, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, Keith Devlin, Henry John Stephen Smith, and Alexander Beilinson. After him are Timothy Gowers, Simon Singh, Alicia Dickenstein, Bhama Srinivasan, Éva Tardos, and Stanley Skewes.

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Among people born in 1938, David Singmaster ranks 585. Before him are Maxine Waters, Aldo Valentini, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Richard Lerner, Bobby Charles, and Caryl Churchill. After him are Sultan Rahi, Darrall Imhoff, Arthur Scargill, Jonathan Riley-Smith, B. Saroja Devi, and Ernie Pieterse. Among people deceased in 2023, David Singmaster ranks 534. Before him are José del Castillo, Vani Jairam, Gary Wright, Dick Butkus, Norman Lear, and Paweł Huelle. After him are Hazel McCallion, Jamuna, Terry Dischinger, James Abourezk, Barbara Bosson, and Barrett Strong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Singmaster ranks 12,817 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Edson (1954), Lori Nelson (1933), Tony Bill (1940), June Marlowe (1903), Larry Parks (1914), and Harry Carney (1910). After him are William Kennedy (1928), William Hootkins (1948), Roger Revelle (1909), Nicky Katt (1970), Daws Butler (1916), and Henry Warner Slocum (1827).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, David Singmaster ranks 89. Before him are Richard Garfield (1963), Barry Mazur (1937), Carl Pomerance (1944), Ormond Stone (1847), Cleve Moler (1939), and Norman Johnson (1930). After him are Bill Gosper (1943), Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), Richard Schoen (1950), Eric W. Weisstein (1969), Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917), and Nathaniel Bowditch (1773).

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