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Oskar Klein

1894 - 1977

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Oskar Benjamin Klein (Swedish: [ˈklajn]; 15 September 1894 – 5 February 1977) was a Swedish theoretical physicist. Oskar Klein is known for his work on Kaluza–Klein theory, which is partially named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Klein is the 411th most popular physicist (down from 384th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 280th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Oskar Klein ranks 411 out of 851. Before him are Yoshio Nishina, Otto Schmidt, Jacob Bekenstein, Nick Holonyak, Georg Wilhelm Richmann, and Edwin Hall. After him are Philip Abelson, Charles H. Bennett, William Watson, Lyman Spitzer, Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, and Johannes Franz Hartmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Oskar Klein ranks 86. Before him are Mikhail Zoshchenko, Paul Lukas, Józef Beck, Meher Baba, Tivadar Soros, and Thorleif Haug. After him are Nedo Nadi, Otto Wöhler, Julian Tuwim, Fritz Freitag, Friedrich Hossbach, and Prince René of Bourbon-Parma. Among people deceased in 1977, Oskar Klein ranks 78. Before him are Jean Duvieusart, Nathan Homer Knorr, Zózimo, John Edensor Littlewood, Džemal Bijedić, and Sid Atkinson. After him are Carlo Biotti, Edmond Hamilton, Nicolae Kovács, Carl Zuckmayer, Yevgenia Ginzburg, and Arsenio Erico.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Oskar Klein ranks 307 out of 1,879. Before him are Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (1982), Lars Hörmander (1931), Anette Olzon (1971), Gillis Grafström (1893), Carl Alexander Clerck (1710), and Maria Gripe (1923). After him are Stig Blomqvist (1946), Siw Malmkvist (1936), Elsa Beskow (1874), Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670), Gustav Trolle (1488), and Bengt Strömgren (1908).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Sweden

Among physicists born in Sweden, Oskar Klein ranks 9. Before him are Hannes Alfvén (1908), Anders Jonas Ångström (1814), Kai Siegbahn (1918), Johannes Rydberg (1854), Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896), and Christopher Polhem (1661). After him are Wilhelm Hisinger (1766), Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874), Knut Ångström (1857), Bert Bolin (1925), Bengt Edlén (1906), and Max Tegmark (1967).

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