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Michael Aschbacher

1944 - Today

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Michael George Aschbacher (born April 8, 1944) is an American mathematician best known for his work on finite groups. He was a leading figure in the completion of the classification of finite simple groups in the 1970s and 1980s. It later turned out that the classification was incomplete, because the case of quasithin groups had not been finished. This gap was fixed by Aschbacher and Stephen D. Smith in 2004, in a pair of books comprising about 1300 pages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Aschbacher is the 875th most popular mathematician (down from 861st in 2019), the 9,511th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,901st in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Michael Aschbacher ranks 875 out of 1,004. Before him are Diederik Korteweg, Shinichi Mochizuki, Suzan Kahramaner, Tom M. Apostol, Wilhelm Wirtinger, and Walther von Dyck. After him are Andrzej Mostowski, Anatoly Maltsev, Ngô Bảo Châu, Garrett Birkhoff, Kenneth Appel, and James Lighthill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Michael Aschbacher ranks 605. Before him are Alberto Demiddi, Akitsugu Konno, Charles W. Juels, Angus King, Regine Heitzer, and Gunnar Asmussen. After him are Miroslav Poljak, Didier Couécou, Fannie Flagg, Dieter Grahn, Russi Taylor, and Annie Famose.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Aschbacher ranks 9,513 out of 20,380. Before him are Jaden Smith (1998), Elizabeth Gutiérrez (1979), Dan Rather (1931), John Norton (1893), Gregory Helms (1974), and Jenna Haze (1982). After him are Irving Kristol (1920), Robert Bacher (1905), Bebel Gilberto (1966), David Canary (1938), Nunnally Johnson (1897), and Heidi Montag (1986).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Michael Aschbacher ranks 67. Before him are Morris Kline (1908), Edward O. Thorp (1932), Douglas McIlroy (1932), Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879), Marston Morse (1892), and Tom M. Apostol (1923). After him are Garrett Birkhoff (1911), Kenneth Appel (1932), Adele Goldstine (1920), Herman Chernoff (1923), Robin Hartshorne (1938), and Phillip Griffiths (1938).

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