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Francesco Severi

1879 - 1961

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Francesco Severi (13 April 1879 – 8 December 1961) was an Italian mathematician. He was the chair of the committee on Fields Medal in 1936, at the first delivery. Severi was born in Arezzo, Italy. He is famous for his contributions to algebraic geometry and the theory of functions of several complex variables. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Severi is the 839th most popular mathematician (up from 866th in 2019), the 3,881st most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,987th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Italian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Francesco Severi ranks 839 out of 1,004. Before him are Georgy Adelson-Velsky, Marcel Riesz, Oskar Perron, Harish-Chandra, Marina Ratner, and Erich Kähler. After him are Wolfgang Krull, Boris Galerkin, William Shanks, Grigore Moisil, Stanislav Smirnov, and Erich Hecke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Francesco Severi ranks 227. Before him are Bagha Jatin, Gustav Goßler, Waldemar Tietgens, Lewis Stone, Aeneas Mackintosh, and Eligio Ayala. After him are Andrey Arkhangelsky, Johan Falkberget, Maurice Vignerot, Alice Greene, Laura Hope Crews, and Othmar Ammann. Among people deceased in 1961, Francesco Severi ranks 169. Before him are Paul Deman, Harry Ryan, Suryakant Tripathi, Anne Sewell Young, Albert Oldman, and Ruth Chatterton. After him are Frances Schroth, Robert L. Eichelberger, Max Hainle, Hanns Seidel, Antonio Urdinarán, and Max Schöne.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Severi ranks 3,882 out of 5,161. Before him are Pasquale Fornara (1925), Alfredo Gollini (1881), Federico De Roberto (1861), Sara Errani (1987), Bruno Zumino (1923), and Samantha Cristoforetti (1977). After him are Alan Sorrenti (1950), Loris Capirossi (1973), Giuseppe Savoldi (1947), Manuela Di Centa (1963), Regina Bianchi (1921), and Carlo Cassola (1917).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Italy

Among mathematicians born in Italy, Francesco Severi ranks 66. Before him are Giuseppe Vitali (1875), Cesare Burali-Forti (1861), Leonida Tonelli (1885), Eugenio Calabi (1923), Ennio de Giorgi (1928), and Corrado Segre (1863). After him are Alessio Figalli (1984), Pietro Boselli (1988), and Gian-Carlo Rota (1999).

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