MATHEMATICIAN

Graham Higman

1917 - 2008

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Graham Higman FRS (19 January 1917 – 8 April 2008) was a prominent English mathematician known for his contributions to group theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Graham Higman is the 978th most popular mathematician (down from 936th in 2019), the 6,347th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,448th in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Graham Higman ranks 978 out of 1,004. Before him are Grace Alele-Williams, Satish Dhawan, Frank Adams, Eric W. Weisstein, Leonard Jimmie Savage, and Philippa Fawcett. After him are Nathaniel Bowditch, June Huh, Martin Hairer, Alessio Figalli, Robert J. Lang, and Harald Helfgott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Graham Higman ranks 344. Before him are Irving Kaplansky, Jacob Lawrence, John Fitch, Anton Coppola, Hans Conried, and Leonard Jimmie Savage. After him are Ken Downing, Buddy Jeannette, Kay Aldridge, Virginia Field, Cahal Daly, and Bill Clements. Among people deceased in 2008, Graham Higman ranks 387. Before him are Chuck Daigh, Hrvoje Ćustić, Don LaFontaine, Malalai Kakar, Lois Nettleton, and Hazel Court. After him are Earl Palmer, Julie Ege, Suzanne Tamim, Tim Russert, Levi Stubbs, and Alexey Prokurorov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Graham Higman ranks 6,349 out of 8,785. Before him are Phil Thompson (1954), Anthony Moore (1948), Emily Faithfull (1835), Edward Thomas (1878), Philippa Fawcett (1868), and Nicholas Monsarrat (1910). After him are Karima Adebibe (1985), Button Gwinnett (1735), Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852), June Brown (1927), Ken Downing (1917), and James Key (1972).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, Graham Higman ranks 116. Before him are Timothy Gowers (1963), Simon Singh (1964), Ben Green (1977), Dusa McDuff (1945), Frank Adams (1930), and Philippa Fawcett (1868). After him are Marcus du Sautoy (1965), and Hannah Fry (1984).

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