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Karl Menger

1902 - 1985

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Karl Menger (German: [ˈmɛŋɐ]; January 13, 1902 – October 5, 1985) was an Austrian-born American mathematician, the son of the economist Carl Menger. In mathematics, Menger studied the theory of algebras and the dimension theory of low-regularity ("rough") curves and regions; as well as topology. In graph theory, he is credited with Menger's theorem. Outside of mathematics, Menger has substantial contributions to game theory and social sciences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Karl Menger is the 404th most popular mathematician (down from 346th in 2019), the 516th most popular biography from Austria (down from 487th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Austrian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Karl Menger ranks 404 out of 1,004. Before him are Philippe de La Hire, Bhāskara I, Rolf Nevanlinna, Peter Barlow, Anders Johan Lexell, and Sal Khan. After him are Jean Dieudonné, Christian Kramp, Johann Benedict Listing, Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi, Edmund Gunter, and Jacques Philippe Marie Binet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Karl Menger ranks 122. Before him are Mortimer J. Adler, Ralph Richardson, Regina Jonas, Peng Zhen, Heinz Rühmann, and Vladimír Clementis. After him are Moderato Wisintainer, Jan Tschichold, Alexander Mach, Thelma Ritter, Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, and Ernst von Salomon. Among people deceased in 1985, Karl Menger ranks 85. Before him are Fred Uhlman, Afet İnan, Lovro von Matačić, Denis de Rougemont, Evgeny Lifshitz, and Helmuth Plessner. After him are Theodore Sturgeon, Frank Oppenheimer, Anton Karas, Heinz Hoffmann, Edmond O'Brien, and Vladimir Jankélévitch.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Karl Menger ranks 516 out of 1,424. Before him are Diana Budisavljević (1891), Richard Kohn (1888), Kurt Diemberger (1932), Kazimierz Twardowski (1866), Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria (1827), and Paul Neumann (1875). After him are Haim Bar-Lev (1924), Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg (1280), Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley (1897), Tobias Moretti (1959), August Eigruber (1907), and Valentin Inzko (1949).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Austria

Among mathematicians born in Austria, Karl Menger ranks 7. Before him are Josef Stefan (1835), Paul Ehrenfest (1880), Georg von Peuerbach (1423), Hans Hahn (1879), Georg Alexander Pick (1859), and Emil Artin (1898). After him are Hermann Bondi (1919), Philipp Frank (1884), Simon von Stampfer (1790), Hilda Geiringer (1893), Otto E. Neugebauer (1899), and Friedrich Waismann (1896).

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