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Ormond Stone

1847 - 1933

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Ormond Stone (January 11, 1847 – January 17, 1933), was an American astronomer, mathematician and educator. He was the director of Cincinnati Observatory and subsequently the first director of the McCormick Observatory at the University of Virginia, where he trained a significant number of scientists. He served as the editor of the Annals of Mathematics and towards the end of his life made donations which led to the founding of the Fairfax Public Library System. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ormond Stone is the 943rd most popular mathematician (down from 934th in 2024), the 11,604th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,280th in 2019) and the 86th most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Ormond Stone ranks 943 out of 1,004. Before him are Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Krystyna Kuperberg, Nikolai Durov, Peter Sarnak, Christopher Zeeman, and W. T. Tutte. After him are Neil Sloane, Cleve Moler, Norman Johnson, Edward Charles Titchmarsh, James Maynard, and Nigel Hitchin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Ormond Stone ranks 104. Before him are Máximo Santos, Solomon Schechter, Wordsworth Donisthorpe, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Christine Ladd-Franklin, and Morton Betts. After him are John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Anna Howard Shaw, and John Forrest. Among people deceased in 1933, Ormond Stone ranks 153. Before him are Julius Falkenstein, Hjalmar Mellin, August Rodenberg, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Alva Belmont, and Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford. After him are Edward Dillon, George Luks, Eddie Lang, and Emily Murphy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ormond Stone ranks 11,609 out of 20,380. Before him are Lamar Odom (1979), Susan Pedersen (1953), Joe Hunt (1919), Dustin Farnum (1874), Stephen Vincent Benét (1898), Jo Jorgensen (1957), Dennis Chambers (1959), Dominique Swain (1980), and Michael Gaston (1962). After him are Kevin Chamberlin (1963), John Barrasso (1952), and Marshall Wayne (1912).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Ormond Stone ranks 86. Before him are David Blackwell (1919), Martin David Kruskal (1925), Evelyn Boyd Granville (1924), Richard Garfield (1963), Barry Mazur (1937), and Carl Pomerance (1944). After him are Cleve Moler (1939), Norman Johnson (1930), David Singmaster (1938), Bill Gosper (1943), Mary Ellen Rudin (1924), and Richard Schoen (1950).

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