MATHEMATICIAN
Felix Bernstein
1878 - 1956

Felix Bernstein
Felix Bernstein (24 February 1878 – 3 December 1956), was a German mathematician known for proving in 1896 the Schröder–Bernstein theorem, a central result in set theory,: 5–6 and less well known for demonstrating in 1924 the correct blood group inheritance pattern of multiple alleles at one locus through statistical analysis. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felix Bernstein is the 344th most popular mathematician (up from 376th in 2019), the 2,085th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,495th in 2019) and the 39th most popular German Mathematician.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Felix Bernstein ranks 344 out of 1,004. Before him are Lev Pontryagin, Yi Xing, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī, Rudolf E. Kálmán, Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, and Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana. After him are Viggo Brun, Klára Dán von Neumann, Viktor Bunyakovsky, Giambattista Benedetti, Gaston Julia, and Andreas Osiander.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLev Pontryagin
1908 - 1988
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 338
Yi Xing
683 - 727
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 339
Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī
746 - 806
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 340
Rudolf E. Kálmán
1930 - 2016
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 341
Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro
1853 - 1925
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 342
Giovanni Antonio Amedeo Plana
1781 - 1864
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 343
Felix Bernstein
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 344
Viggo Brun
1885 - 1978
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 345
Klára Dán von Neumann
1911 - 1963
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 346
Viktor Bunyakovsky
1804 - 1889
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 347
Giambattista Benedetti
1530 - 1590
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 348
Gaston Julia
1893 - 1978
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 349
Andreas Osiander
1498 - 1552
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 350
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Felix Bernstein ranks 72. Before him are Paul Pelliot, Upton Sinclair, Edward Kasner, Hans Ledwinka, Franz Schreker, and Lionel Barrymore. After him are Stephen Timoshenko, Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Charles Joughin, Mikhail Artsybashev, Princess Isabelle of Orléans, and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among people deceased in 1956, Felix Bernstein ranks 68. Before him are Art Tatum, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Guido Cantelli, Drastamat Kanayan, Miklós Nyiszli, and Jehanne D'Alcy. After him are Elmer Drew Merrill, Charles Joughin, Gerrit Smith Miller, Mir Jafar Baghirov, Otto Schmidt, and Michael Ventris.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsPaul Pelliot
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1878 - 1945
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 66
Upton Sinclair
WRITER
1878 - 1968
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 67
Edward Kasner
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1955
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 68
Hans Ledwinka
ENGINEER
1878 - 1967
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 69
Franz Schreker
COMPOSER
1878 - 1934
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 70
Lionel Barrymore
ACTOR
1878 - 1954
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 71
Felix Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 72
Stephen Timoshenko
ENGINEER
1878 - 1972
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 73
Mohammad Ali Jauhar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1931
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 74
Charles Joughin
CHEF
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 75
Mikhail Artsybashev
WRITER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 76
Princess Isabelle of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1961
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 77
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1942
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsArt Tatum
MUSICIAN
1909 - 1956
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 62
Josep Puig i Cadafalch
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1956
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 63
Guido Cantelli
MUSICIAN
1920 - 1956
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 64
Drastamat Kanayan
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1956
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 65
Miklós Nyiszli
WRITER
1901 - 1956
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 66
Jehanne D'Alcy
ACTOR
1865 - 1956
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 67
Felix Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 68
Elmer Drew Merrill
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 69
Charles Joughin
CHEF
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 70
Gerrit Smith Miller
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1956
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 71
Mir Jafar Baghirov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 72
Otto Schmidt
PHYSICIST
1891 - 1956
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 73
Michael Ventris
ARCHITECT
1922 - 1956
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 74
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Felix Bernstein ranks 2,086 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783), Margarete Buber-Neumann (1901), Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow (1755), Princess Charlotte of Württemberg (1807), Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1332), and Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1591). After him are Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730), John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1525), Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722), Maria Reiter (1911), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720), and Carl Laemmle (1867).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1851
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2,080
Margarete Buber-Neumann
WRITER
1901 - 1989
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2,081
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1816
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2,082
Princess Charlotte of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1873
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 2,083
Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1381
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,084
Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1634
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 2,085
Felix Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 2,086
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1730 - 1794
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 2,087
John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg
POLITICIAN
1525 - 1576
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,088
Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1722 - 1780
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,089
Maria Reiter
PAINTER
1911 - 1992
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 2,090
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1785
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2,091
Carl Laemmle
BUSINESSPERSON
1867 - 1939
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 2,092
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Germany
Among mathematicians born in Germany, Felix Bernstein ranks 39. Before him are Michael Stifel (1487), Hillel Furstenberg (1935), Wilhelm Ackermann (1896), Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach (1800), Gotthold Eisenstein (1823), and Julius Plücker (1801). After him are Andreas Osiander (1498), Nicholas Mercator (1620), Michael Maestlin (1550), Lothar Collatz (1910), Carl Ludwig Siegel (1896), and Helmut Hasse (1898).
Michael Stifel
1487 - 1567
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 33
Hillel Furstenberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 34
Wilhelm Ackermann
1896 - 1962
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 35
Karl Wilhelm Feuerbach
1800 - 1834
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 36
Gotthold Eisenstein
1823 - 1852
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 37
Julius Plücker
1801 - 1868
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 38
Felix Bernstein
1878 - 1956
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 39
Andreas Osiander
1498 - 1552
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 40
Nicholas Mercator
1620 - 1687
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 41
Michael Maestlin
1550 - 1631
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 42
Lothar Collatz
1910 - 1990
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 43
Carl Ludwig Siegel
1896 - 1981
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 44
Helmut Hasse
1898 - 1979
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 45