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Louis Nirenberg

1925 - 2020

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Louis Nirenberg (February 28, 1925 – January 26, 2020) was a Canadian-American mathematician, considered one of the most outstanding mathematicians of the 20th century. Nearly all of his work was in the field of partial differential equations. Many of his contributions are now regarded as fundamental to the field, such as his strong maximum principle for second-order parabolic partial differential equations and the Newlander–Nirenberg theorem in complex geometry. He is regarded as a foundational figure in the field of geometric analysis, with many of his works being closely related to the study of complex analysis and differential geometry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Nirenberg is the 383rd most popular mathematician (up from 544th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Canada (up from 218th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Louis Nirenberg ranks 383 out of 1,004. Before him are John Milnor, Raymond Smullyan, Guillaume Postel, Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier, Thomas Heath, and Marshall Harvey Stone. After him are Thomas Simpson, Ivan Vinogradov, Ostilio Ricci, Lothar Collatz, Igor Shafarevich, and Richard Courant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Louis Nirenberg ranks 148. Before him are Aldo Ciccolini, Max Morlock, Manos Hatzidakis, Luciano Leggio, John Guillermin, and Brian Aldiss. After him are René Moawad, Ana María Matute, Thor Vilhjálmsson, Krishna Sobti, Etel Adnan, and Jørgen Ingmann. Among people deceased in 2020, Louis Nirenberg ranks 167. Before him are Manolis Glezos, Amadeo Carrizo, Walid Muallem, Shirley Knight, Borys Paton, and Pierre Nkurunziza. After him are Shin Kyuk-ho, Astrid Kirchherr, Nikolay Shmatko, Hans Tilkowski, Ellis Marsalis Jr., and Paik Sun-yup.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Louis Nirenberg ranks 151 out of 1,622. Before him are Robin Sharma (1965), Denys Arcand (1941), Brian Tracy (1944), Antonine Maillet (1929), Napoleon Sarony (1821), and Nancy Greene Raine (1943). After him are Myron Scholes (1941), Rick Moranis (1953), Steven Pinker (1954), Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), and Cindy Breakspeare (1954).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Canada

Among mathematicians born in Canada, Louis Nirenberg ranks 3. Before him are John Charles Fields (1863), and Simon Newcomb (1835). After him are Robert Langlands (1936), Edward Routh (1831), William Kahan (1933), Albert W. Tucker (1905), James Arthur (1944), Cathleen Synge Morawetz (1923), Irving Kaplansky (1917), and Manjul Bhargava (1974).

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