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Marston Morse

1892 - 1977

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Harold Calvin Marston Morse (March 24, 1892 – June 22, 1977) was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of differential topology now known as Morse theory. The Morse–Palais lemma, one of the key results in Morse theory, is named after him, as is the Thue–Morse sequence, an infinite binary sequence with many applications. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1929, the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1932, and the American Philosophical Society in 1936. In 1933 he was awarded the Bôcher Memorial Prize for his work in mathematical analysis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marston Morse is the 866th most popular mathematician (down from 846th in 2019), the 9,374th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,576th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Marston Morse ranks 866 out of 1,004. Before him are Richard K. Guy, Émile Léonard Mathieu, I. J. Good, Cédric Villani, Raoul Bott, and Robert Daniel Carmichael. After him are Cornelius Lanczos, Roger Apéry, Diederik Korteweg, Shinichi Mochizuki, Suzan Kahramaner, and Tom M. Apostol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Marston Morse ranks 271. Before him are Ruth Chatterton, Jacob Viner, Muhammad Sakizli, Pinto Colvig, Manilal Gandhi, and Luigi Maiocco. After him are David Garnett, Ezio Pinza, Elizabeth Ryan, Victor Fontan, Johnny Dodds, and Franciszek Szymczyk. Among people deceased in 1977, Marston Morse ranks 230. Before him are Andy Devine, József Várszegi, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Jean Taris, Grațian Sepi, and H. A. Rey. After him are Nunnally Johnson, Miguel Mihura, Megumi Yokota, Artur Adson, Sebastian Cabot, and Arnold Bode.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marston Morse ranks 9,376 out of 20,380. Before him are Jordan Peele (1979), Amy Acker (1976), Michael Stevens (1986), Marvin Hart (1876), Hilary Duff (1987), and Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879). After him are Tina Louise (1934), Lowell Mason (1792), Robert S. Langer (1948), Danny Lloyd (1972), Jeremy Piven (1965), and Nikki Bella (1983).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Marston Morse ranks 65. Before him are Daniel Lewin (1970), Rudy Rucker (1946), Morris Kline (1908), Edward O. Thorp (1932), Douglas McIlroy (1932), and Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879). After him are Tom M. Apostol (1923), Michael Aschbacher (1944), Garrett Birkhoff (1911), Kenneth Appel (1932), Adele Goldstine (1920), and Herman Chernoff (1923).

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