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Leopold Vietoris

1891 - 2002

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Leopold Vietoris ( vee-TOR-iss, German: [ˈleːopɔlt viːˈtoːʁɪs], Austrian German: [ˈleːopɔld viːˈtoːrɪs]; 4 June 1891 – 9 April 2002) was an Austrian mathematician, World War I veteran and supercentenarian. He was born in Radkersburg and died in Innsbruck. He was known for his contributions to topology—notably the Mayer–Vietoris sequence—and other fields of mathematics, his interest in mathematical history, and for being a keen alpinist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leopold Vietoris is the 727th most popular mathematician (down from 713th in 2019), the 849th most popular biography from Austria (down from 831st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Austrian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Leopold Vietoris ranks 727 out of 1,004. Before him are John Cairncross, Wu Wenjun, David Cox, Pingala, Max Newman, and Paul Gordan. After him are Moritz Pasch, Otto Toeplitz, William Hopkins, Yuri Matiyasevich, Thomas Digges, and Eliyahu Rips.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Leopold Vietoris ranks 212. Before him are Harry Cohn, Virgilio Fossati, Eino Leino, Gustaf Dyrssen, Issay Dobrowen, and Françoise Rosay. After him are Raymond Bernard, Alexander Volkov, Julius Saaristo, Yvette Andréyor, Isak Abrahamsen, and René Barbier. Among people deceased in 2002, Leopold Vietoris ranks 214. Before him are Bill Bruce, Georges Beaucourt, Kaisa Parviainen, Raymond Firth, Oskar Sala, and Francisco Cabañas. After him are Nils Bohlin, Richard Helms, Ruth Williams Khama, Eddie Meduza, Milton Berle, and Norihito, Prince Takamado.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Leopold Vietoris ranks 849 out of 1,424. Before him are Siegmund von Hausegger (1872), H. C. Artmann (1921), Christian Schwarz-Schilling (1930), Baron Karl von Hasenauer (1833), Erik Schinegger (1948), and Rudolf Raftl (1911). After him are Trixi Schuba (1951), Franz Unger (1800), Erwin Komenda (1904), Rudolf Viertl (1902), Franz Bartl (1915), and Leopold Hofmann (1905).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Austria

Among mathematicians born in Austria, Leopold Vietoris ranks 15. Before him are Philipp Frank (1884), Simon von Stampfer (1790), Hilda Geiringer (1893), Otto E. Neugebauer (1899), Friedrich Waismann (1896), and Helena Rasiowa (1917). After him are Walter Rudin (1921), and Wilhelm Wirtinger (1865).

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