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Georg Stiernhielm

1598 - 1672

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Georg Stiernhielm (August 7, 1598 – April 22, 1672) was a Swedish civil servant, mathematician, linguist and poet. He has been called "the father of the Swedish skald art". Stiernhielm's most famous poetic work is the first poem in the Musæ Suethizantes, the Hercules composed in hexameter, with names and fables borrowed from the ancient Greeks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg Stiernhielm is the 663rd most popular mathematician (down from 640th in 2019). (up from 3,457th in 2019)

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Among mathematicians, Georg Stiernhielm ranks 663 out of 1,004. Before him are Olga Taussky-Todd, Michael Artin, Ludwig Schläfli, Oswald Veblen, Mihailo Petrović, and Robert Simson. After him are Alfréd Rényi, Agner Krarup Erlang, Louis Bachelier, Cesare Arzelà, Richard Montague, and Johann Schreck.

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Among people born in 1598, Georg Stiernhielm ranks 15. Before him are Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Michael van Langren, Daniele Crespi, Bartholomeus Breenbergh, and Chen Hongshou.  Among people deceased in 1672, Georg Stiernhielm ranks 19. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Pierre Séguier, Anne Marie Martinozzi, Madeleine Béjart, François de La Mothe Le Vayer, and Marie of the Incarnation. After him are Guy Patin, Anne Bradstreet, and Francis Willughby.

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