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Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn

1918 - 2012

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Nicolaas Govert "Dick" de Bruijn (Dutch: [ˈnikoːlaːs ˈxoːvər də ˈbrœyn]; 9 July 1918 – 17 February 2012) was a Dutch mathematician, noted for his many contributions in the fields of analysis, number theory, combinatorics and logic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn is the 935th most popular mathematician (down from 924th in 2019), the 989th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 991st in 2019) and the 15th most popular Dutch Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 935 out of 1,004. Before him are Barry Mazur, Béla Bollobás, Carl Pomerance, Antoni Zygmund, Yakov Eliashberg, and Poul Heegaard. After him are Krystyna Kuperberg, Nikolai Durov, Peter Sarnak, Christopher Zeeman, W. T. Tutte, and Ormond Stone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 307. Before him are James Daly, Virginia Davis, Guillermo Lovell, Jafar Salmasi, Allan Arbus, and Penaia Ganilau. After him are Sid Abel, Eddy Arnold, Walter Schneiter, Bill Talbert, Diana Serra Cary, and P. H. Newby. Among people deceased in 2012, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 434. Before him are Roman Totenberg, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Joe South, Robert B. Sherman, Colin Davis, and Turhan Bey. After him are Johnny Otis, Mitch Lucker, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Finn Pedersen, Stephen Dunham, and Slater Martin.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 989 out of 1,646. Before him are Stan Valckx (1963), Melisa Aslı Pamuk (1991), Arthur Numan (1969), Inge de Bruijn (1973), Kees Schouhamer Immink (1946), and Tom Dumoulin (1990). After him are Jos Luhukay (1963), Loona (1974), Boy Hayje (1949), Dick Schoenaker (1952), Cody Gakpo (1999), and Petra Burka (1946).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In Netherlands

Among mathematicians born in Netherlands, Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn ranks 15. Before him are Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918), Willem 's Gravesande (1688), Arend Heyting (1898), Jacobus Golius (1596), Gustav de Vries (1866), and Diederik Korteweg (1848).

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