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Jacob Bronowski

1908 - 1974

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Jacob Bronowski (18 January 1908 – 22 August 1974) was a Polish-British mathematician and philosopher. He is best known for developing a humanistic approach to science, and as the presenter and writer of the thirteen-part 1973 BBC television documentary series, and accompanying book, The Ascent of Man. He was widely regarded as "one of the most revered intellectuals on the global stage." Bronowski's family moved from Congress Poland to Germany and then to England in 1920, when he was 12 years old. He won a scholarship to study mathematics at the University of Cambridge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Bronowski is the 812th most popular mathematician (up from 918th in 2019), the 1,078th most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,254th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Polish Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Jacob Bronowski ranks 812 out of 1,004. Before him are Gu Chaohao, Morris Kline, Leonida Tonelli, Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Pyotr Novikov, and Eugenio Calabi. After him are Ivan Petrovsky, David Gregory, Horace Lamb, Nathan Jacobson, Edward O. Thorp, and Mikhail Suslin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Jacob Bronowski ranks 341. Before him are Noël Liétaer, John Brinck, Buster Crabbe, George Rodger, Pierre Korb, and Morris Kline. After him are Fritz Spengler, William McMahon, Hélène Boucher, Inga Gentzel, Franz Cisar, and Birago Diop. Among people deceased in 1974, Jacob Bronowski ranks 206. Before him are Knudåge Riisager, Þórbergur Þórðarson, Ferruccio Novo, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, Jaime Torres Bodet, and Maturino Blanchet. After him are Frank Hussey, Nurul Amin, Paul Barth, Zeffiro Furiassi, Aldo Palazzeschi, and Otto Kruger.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Jacob Bronowski ranks 1,078 out of 1,694. Before him are Kazimierz Zimny (1935), Józef Pankiewicz (1866), Iga Świątek (2001), Artur Brauner (1918), Klaus Beer (1942), and Bernhard Zondek (1891). After him are Narcyza Żmichowska (1819), Curt Lowens (1925), Jadwiga Wajs (1912), Anna Grodzka (1954), Beata Poźniak (1960), and Willi Apel (1893).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Poland

Among mathematicians born in Poland, Jacob Bronowski ranks 38. Before him are Otto Toeplitz (1881), Szolem Mandelbrojt (1899), Franz Mertens (1840), Hans Lewy (1904), Leo Königsberger (1837), and Tadeusz Banachiewicz (1882). After him are Nathan Jacobson (1910), Stefan Mazurkiewicz (1888), Erich Hecke (1887), Henryk Iwaniec (1947), Salomon Bochner (1899), and Antoni Zygmund (1900).

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