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Garrett Birkhoff

1911 - 1996

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Garrett Birkhoff (January 19, 1911 – November 22, 1996) was an American mathematician. He is best known for his work in lattice theory and Universal Algebra. The mathematician George Birkhoff (1884–1944) was his father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garrett Birkhoff is the 879th most popular mathematician (down from 830th in 2019), the 9,641st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,216th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Garrett Birkhoff ranks 879 out of 1,004. Before him are Wilhelm Wirtinger, Walther von Dyck, Michael Aschbacher, Andrzej Mostowski, Anatoly Maltsev, and Ngô Bảo Châu. After him are Kenneth Appel, James Lighthill, Adele Goldstine, Herman Chernoff, Juliusz Schauder, and J. H. C. Whitehead.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Garrett Birkhoff ranks 351. Before him are Helmut Berthold, Müfide İlhan, Dudley Senanayake, Helmut Braselmann, Wilbert Awdry, and Gusztáv Juhász. After him are Charles Walters, Sonny Terry, Eric Williams, Chris Berger, Ruth Hussey, and Kristina Brenk. Among people deceased in 1996, Garrett Birkhoff ranks 299. Before him are Dunc Gray, Robert Pearce, Müfide İlhan, Niní Marshall, Marcel Capelle, and Jan Hertl. After him are Vytautas Žalakevičius, Gino Bramieri, Otto Licha, Robert F. Overmyer, Georg Johansson, and Barney Ewell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garrett Birkhoff ranks 9,643 out of 20,380. Before him are George O'Brien (1899), Gardner Dozois (1947), Edward Angle (1855), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), George Peter Alexander Healy (1813), and Pat Monahan (1969). After him are Bella Hadid (1996), Chris Sullivan (1980), Russi Taylor (1944), January Jones (1978), Anthony W. Gardiner (1820), and Rufus Thomas (1917).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Garrett Birkhoff ranks 68. Before him are Edward O. Thorp (1932), Douglas McIlroy (1932), Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879), Marston Morse (1892), Tom M. Apostol (1923), and Michael Aschbacher (1944). After him are Kenneth Appel (1932), Adele Goldstine (1920), Herman Chernoff (1923), Robin Hartshorne (1938), Phillip Griffiths (1938), and Erna Schneider Hoover (1926).

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