MATHEMATICIAN

Irving Kaplansky

1917 - 2006

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Irving Kaplansky (March 22, 1917 – June 25, 2006) was a mathematician, college professor, author, and amateur musician. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Irving Kaplansky is the 967th most popular mathematician (down from 966th in 2024), the 800th most popular biography from Canada (down from 789th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Canadian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Irving Kaplansky ranks 967 out of 1,004. Before him are Alicia Dickenstein, Bhama Srinivasan, Éva Tardos, Stanley Skewes, Ben Green, and Bill Gosper. After him are Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Mary Ellen Rudin, Peter Scholze, Dusa McDuff, Leonid Levin, and Richard Schoen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Irving Kaplansky ranks 338. Before him are Fannie Lou Hamer, Arthur Laurents, Laurie Scott, Margo, Audrey Totter, and Ramanand Sagar. After him are Jacob Lawrence, John Fitch, Anton Coppola, Hans Conried, Leonard Jimmie Savage, and Graham Higman. Among people deceased in 2006, Irving Kaplansky ranks 394. Before him are Gennadiy Tsygankov, Luki Botha, Marian Marsh, Stanley Kunitz, Brian Labone, and Sybille Bedford. After him are Tamara Dobson, Sandy West, Nandini Satpathy, Esther Victoria Abraham, J Dilla, and Isaac Gálvez.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Irving Kaplansky ranks 800 out of 1,622. Before him are Maude Abbott (1868), Caroline Rhea (1964), Tiny Thompson (1903), Sarah Polley (1979), Catriona Le May Doan (1970), and Corey Hart (1962). After him are Erik Mongrain (1980), Devon Larratt (1975), Diego Klattenhoff (1979), Renee Young (1985), Robbie Amell (1988), and Kevin Zegers (1984).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Canada

Among mathematicians born in Canada, Irving Kaplansky ranks 10. Before him are Robert Langlands (1936), Edward Routh (1831), William Kahan (1933), Albert W. Tucker (1905), James Arthur (1944), and Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923). After him are Manjul Bhargava (1974).

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