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Eliyahu Rips

1948 - 2024

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Eliyahu Rips (Hebrew: אליהו ריפס; Russian: Илья Рипс; Latvian: Iļja Ripss; 12 December 1948 – 19 July 2024) was an Israeli mathematician of Latvian origin known for his research in geometric group theory. He became known to the general public following his co-authoring a paper on what is popularly known as Bible code, the supposed coded messaging in the Hebrew text of the Torah. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eliyahu Rips is the 733rd most popular mathematician (down from 721st in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 136th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Latvian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Eliyahu Rips ranks 733 out of 1,004. Before him are Leopold Vietoris, Moritz Pasch, Otto Toeplitz, William Hopkins, Yuri Matiyasevich, and Thomas Digges. After him are Carl Gustav Axel Harnack, Antanas Mockus, Albert W. Tucker, Georges de Rham, Nicolas Fuss, and Vera T. Sós.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Eliyahu Rips ranks 441. Before him are Ratko Rudić, Sandra Brown, Carole Laure, Chris Mulkey, Yossi Beilin, and Sergey Lebedev. After him are Franciszek Smuda, Alex Ribeiro, Oliver Shanti, Banjō Ginga, Eddie Meduza, and Big John Studd. Among people deceased in 2024, Eliyahu Rips ranks 336. Before him are Luciano Sušanj, Bennie Muller, Michael Ruse, Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, Ron Ely, and Ivan Charota. After him are Franciszek Smuda, Francisco Jara, Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, John Bruton, and Takayuki Kubota.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Eliyahu Rips ranks 144 out of 323. Before him are Heinz Erhardt (1909), Aleksandrs Čaks (1901), Laima Vaikule (1954), Werner Bergengruen (1892), Afanasijs Kuzmins (1947), and Mirdza Ķempe (1907). After him are Marija Naumova (1973), Aleksandr Kaleri (1956), Eduard Tisse (1897), Bruno Habārovs (1939), Jānis Cimze (1814), and Andrejs Upīts (1877).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Latvia

Among mathematicians born in Latvia, Eliyahu Rips ranks 2. Before him are Daina Taimiņa (1954).

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