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Georg Mohr

1640 - 1697

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Jørgen Mohr (Latinised Georg(ius) Mohr; 1 April 1640 – 26 January 1697) was a Danish mathematician, known for being the first to prove the Mohr–Mascheroni theorem, which states that any geometric construction which can be done with compass and straightedge can also be done with compasses alone. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Mohr is the 576th most popular mathematician (up from 624th in 2019), the 348th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 401st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Georg Mohr ranks 576 out of 1,004. Before him are Evgraf Fedorov, Max August Zorn, Mark Krein, Wilhelm Jordan, Joseph Raphson, and Gino Fano. After him are Max Noether, Francesco Barozzi, Julius Weisbach, Johannes de Muris, Thomas Wright, and Ahmad ibn Yusuf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Georg Mohr ranks 19. Before him are Philippe de La Hire, Abraham Mignon, Jacques Ozanam, Mariana Alcoforado, Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, and Willem de Vlamingh. After him are Gerard de Lairesse, Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, Claude Fleury, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, John Mayow, and William Wycherley. Among people deceased in 1697, Georg Mohr ranks 10. Before him are Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Nicolaus Bruhns, António Vieira, Gregorio Barbarigo, Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, and John Aubrey. After him are Libéral Bruant, Niels Juel, Filippo Baldinucci, Jan de Bray, and Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Georg Mohr ranks 348 out of 1,032. Before him are Prince Frederick William of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1668), Edgar Aabye (1865), Kasper Schmeichel (1986), Knud Enemark Jensen (1936), Ghita Nørby (1935), and Erik Balling (1924). After him are Svend Asmussen (1916), Ludvig Lorenz (1829), Lis Hartel (1921), Peter Freuchen (1886), Søren Kam (1921), and Inge Sørensen (1924).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Denmark

Among mathematicians born in Denmark, Georg Mohr ranks 3. Before him are Harald Bohr (1887), and Piet Hein (1905). After him are Johan Jensen (1859), Agner Krarup Erlang (1878), Julius Petersen (1839), Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850), and Poul Heegaard (1871).

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