MATHEMATICIAN

George David Birkhoff

1884 - 1944

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George David Birkhoff (March 21, 1884 – November 12, 1944) was one of the top American mathematicians of his generation. He made valuable contributions to the theory of differential equations, dynamical systems, the four-color problem, the three-body problem, and general relativity. Today, Birkhoff is best remembered for the ergodic theorem. The George D. Birkhoff House, his residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George David Birkhoff is the 529th most popular mathematician (down from 480th in 2019), the 4,471st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,822nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, George David Birkhoff ranks 529 out of 1,004Before him are Henri Brocard, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Dennis Sullivan, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, David Mumford, and Luis Caffarelli. After him are Julia Robinson, Arnaud Denjoy, Harold Jeffreys, Richard E. Bellman, Rózsa Péter, and Pietro Mengoli.

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Among people born in 1884, George David Birkhoff ranks 106Before him are Hermann Boehm, York Bowen, Marcel Granet, Constantin Constantinescu-Claps, Ants Piip, and Joseph Sweeney. After him are Henri Queuille, Arnaud Denjoy, Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk, Maciej Rataj, Roy Chapman Andrews, and Félix Éboué. Among people deceased in 1944, George David Birkhoff ranks 178Before him are Miklós Radnóti, Félix Fénéon, Eduard Wagner, Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, Sára Salkaházi, and René Daumal. After him are Alois Musil, Árpád Weisz, Wessel Freytag von Loringhoven, Leone Ginzburg, Itzhak Katzenelson, and Félix Éboué.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George David Birkhoff ranks 4,471 out of 20,380Before him are Robert Webber (1924), Ann E. Todd (1931), Halsey (1994), Joseph Sweeney (1884), Alice Brady (1892), and David Leitch (1975). After him are William P. Rogers (1913), Earl Warren (1891), Howard Fast (1914), John Edward Williams (1922), Thomas E. Dewey (1902), and Julia Robinson (1919).

Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, George David Birkhoff ranks 34Before him are Sam Loyd (1841), James Waddell Alexander II (1888), Whitfield Diffie (1944), Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), Richard Hamming (1915), and Dennis Sullivan (1941). After him are Julia Robinson (1919), Richard E. Bellman (1920), Andrew M. Gleason (1921), Ronald Graham (1935), Isadore Singer (1924), and Louis J. Mordell (1888).