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Ludwig Schläfli

1814 - 1895

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Ludwig Schläfli (Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈluːdvɪɡ ˈʃlɛːfli]; 15 January 1814 – 20 March 1895) was a Swiss mathematician, specialising in geometry and complex analysis (at the time called function theory) who was one of the key figures in developing the notion of higher-dimensional spaces. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ludwig Schläfli is the 659th most popular mathematician (up from 822nd in 2019), the 429th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 569th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Swiss Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Ludwig Schläfli ranks 659 out of 1,004. Before him are Haskell Curry, William Burnside, Johan Jensen, Aleksey Krylov, Olga Taussky-Todd, and Michael Artin. After him are Oswald Veblen, Mihailo Petrović, Robert Simson, Georg Stiernhielm, Alfréd Rényi, and Agner Krarup Erlang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1814, Ludwig Schläfli ranks 56. Before him are Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan, Felix Lichnowsky, Johann Georg Halske, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Girolamo de Rada, and Franz Josef Ruprecht. After him are Edmond Frémy, Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, Adolph Tidemand, Prince Karl of Auersperg, Hermann, Prince of Wied, and José Posada Herrera. Among people deceased in 1895, Ludwig Schläfli ranks 67. Before him are Meijer de Haan, Hayranidil Kadın, Thomas Francis Wade, Jorge Isaacs, Gustav Spörer, and Nikolay Girs. After him are Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, Friedrich Tietjen, Kostandin Kristoforidhi, Karl Schenk, L. L. Langstroth, and Woldemar, Prince of Lippe.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Ludwig Schläfli ranks 429 out of 1,015. Before him are Johannes Müller Argoviensis (1828), Madeleine Berthod (1931), Kat Graham (1989), Roger Vonlanthen (1930), John Isaac Briquet (1870), and Aegidius Tschudi (1505). After him are Walter Breisky (1871), Alphons Egli (1924), Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza (1958), Justus Dahinden (1925), Fabian Cancellara (1981), and Arthur Cohn (1927).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Switzerland

Among mathematicians born in Switzerland, Ludwig Schläfli ranks 16. Before him are Jacques Charles François Sturm (1803), Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750), Johann II Bernoulli (1710), Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687), Johann Baptist Cysat (1585), and Jakob Hermann (1678). After him are Georges de Rham (1903), Nicolas Fuss (1755), Armand Borel (1923), and Martin Hairer (1975).

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