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John Lennox

1943 - Today

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John Carson Lennox (born 7 November 1943) is a mathematician, bioethicist, and Christian apologist originally from Ireland. He has written many books on religion, ethics, the relationship between science and God (like his books, Has Science Buried God and Can Science Explain Everything), and has had public debates with atheists including Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Lennox earned a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Cambridge, then earned a second and third doctorate from the University of Oxford and Cardiff University, respectively. As a professor, Lennox specialised in group theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Lennox is the 769th most popular mathematician (down from 668th in 2019), the 3,903rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,119th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, John Lennox ranks 769 out of 1,004. Before him are Ludwig Schlesinger, Hua Luogeng, Charles Howard Hinton, Maria Angela Ardinghelli, Franz Mertens, and Hassler Whitney. After him are Paul Montel, Hans Lewy, Francesco Brioschi, Sergey Mergelyan, Spiru Haret, and Christoph Gudermann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, John Lennox ranks 482. Before him are Helen Quinn, Robert Durst, Domingo Perurena, Milan Damjanović, John Miles, and Kaoru Ikeya. After him are Arnaldo Cézar Coelho, Marília Pêra, Bobby Vee, Rick Danko, Jon McBride, and Klaus Köste.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lennox ranks 3,904 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Weelkes (1576), John Miles (1943), Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880), Brandon Carter (1942), Cynewulf (900), and Sol Campbell (1974). After him are Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Declan Rice (1999), Walter Burley (1275), Chad of Mercia (634), May Sutton (1886), and Richard Dormer (1969).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United Kingdom

Among mathematicians born in United Kingdom, John Lennox ranks 82. Before him are David Cox (1924), Max Newman (1897), William Hopkins (1793), Thomas Digges (1546), Simon Donaldson (1957), and Charles Howard Hinton (1853). After him are Grace Chisholm Young (1868), E. T. Whittaker (1873), Frank Morley (1860), David Gregory (1659), Horace Lamb (1849), and Mary Everest Boole (1832).

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