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Ernst Zermelo

1871 - 1953

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Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Zermelo (; German: [tsɛɐ̯ˈmeːlo]; 27 July 1871 – 21 May 1953) was a German logician and mathematician, whose work has major implications for the foundations of mathematics. He is known for his role in developing Zermelo–Fraenkel axiomatic set theory and his proof of the well-ordering theorem. Furthermore, his 1929 work on ranking chess players is the first description of a model for pairwise comparison that continues to have a profound impact on various applied fields utilizing this method. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Zermelo is the 244th most popular mathematician (down from 179th in 2019), the 1,363rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,130th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Mathematician.

Ernst Zermelo was a mathematician who is most famous for his work in set theory and the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Ernst Zermelo ranks 244 out of 1,004. Before him are Richard S. Hamilton, Giovanni Ceva, Marcel Grossmann, Ahmes, Ibn al-Shatir, and Xu Guangqi. After him are Abū Sahl al-Qūhī, Vergilius of Salzburg, Abū Ja'far al-Khāzin, Henri Cartan, John Charles Fields, and Anatoly Fomenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Ernst Zermelo ranks 31. Before him are William Stern, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Cordell Hull, Leonid Andreyev, and Lyonel Feininger. After him are Willem Mengelberg, Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro, Nicolae Iorga, Sergei Bulgakov, Princess Hélène of Orléans, and Walter Bradford Cannon. Among people deceased in 1953, Ernst Zermelo ranks 35. Before him are Vsevolod Pudovkin, Vera Mukhina, Nobuyuki Abe, Lionel Logue, Otto Meissner, and Ludwig Prandtl. After him are Dylan Thomas, Wilhelm Stuckart, Tazio Nuvolari, Richard von Mises, Johan Laidoner, and Margaret Bondfield.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Zermelo ranks 1,363 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans von Ohain (1911), Franciscus Sylvius (1614), Sepp Herberger (1897), Oskar Morgenstern (1902), Franz Gürtner (1881), and George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484). After him are Carl Schuhmann (1869), Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684), Walter Christaller (1893), Michel Bréal (1832), Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413), and Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia (1887).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany

Among mathematicians born in Germany, Ernst Zermelo ranks 27. Before him are Carl David Tolmé Runge (1856), Johannes Trithemius (1462), Ernst Schröder (1841), Maria Reiche (1903), Thomas Abbt (1738), and Robert Aumann (1930). After him are Constantin Carathéodory (1873), Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), Eduard Heine (1821), Edmund Landau (1877), Adolf Hurwitz (1859), and Michael Stifel (1487).

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