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Friedrich Waismann

1896 - 1959

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Friedrich Waismann (; German: [ˈvaɪsman]; 21 March 1896 – 4 November 1959) was an Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He is best known for being a member of the Vienna Circle and one of the key theorists in logical positivism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Waismann is the 686th most popular mathematician (down from 610th in 2019), the 795th most popular biography from Austria (down from 748th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Austrian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Friedrich Waismann ranks 686 out of 1,004. Before him are Julius Petersen, Nilakantha Somayaji, Egon Pearson, Edmond Laguerre, Johann Karl Burckhardt, and Ken Ribet. After him are Roy Kerr, Jerzy Różycki, Marie-Jeanne de Lalande, Helena Rasiowa, William Kahan, and Karl Georg Christian von Staudt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Friedrich Waismann ranks 182. Before him are Rafael Franco, Yu Dafu, Lado Gudiashvili, Louis Bromfield, William Cameron Menzies, and Vasily Gordov. After him are Rodolfo Terlizzi, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, Ulises Saucedo, J. Lawton Collins, Gerardo Diego, and Steponas Darius. Among people deceased in 1959, Friedrich Waismann ranks 139. Before him are William J. Donovan, Giuseppe Bottai, Roald Larsen, Alexander Rueb, Esfir Shub, and Jean Grémillon. After him are Walter Bathe, Max Gerson, Abdul Muis, Pierre Frieden, Sténio Vincent, and G. D. H. Cole.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Friedrich Waismann ranks 795 out of 1,424. Before him are Hans Moravec (1948), Hans Rosbaud (1895), Karl H. Pribram (1919), Georg Braun (1907), Kurt Schmied (1926), and Carl Vaugoin (1873). After him are Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897), Berta Zuckerkandl (1864), Theodore Bikel (1924), Helena Rasiowa (1917), Jacob Taubes (1923), and Annemarie Selinko (1914).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Austria

Among mathematicians born in Austria, Friedrich Waismann ranks 13. Before him are Karl Menger (1902), Hermann Bondi (1919), Philipp Frank (1884), Simon von Stampfer (1790), Hilda Geiringer (1893), and Otto E. Neugebauer (1899). After him are Helena Rasiowa (1917), Leopold Vietoris (1891), Walter Rudin (1921), and Wilhelm Wirtinger (1865).

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