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Paul Bernays

1888 - 1977

Paul Bernays

Paul Isaac Bernays ( bur-NAYZ; Swiss Standard German: [bɛrˈnaɪs]; 17 October 1888 – 18 September 1977) was a Swiss mathematician who made significant contributions to mathematical logic, axiomatic set theory, and the philosophy of mathematics. He was an assistant and close collaborator of David Hilbert. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Bernays is the 696th most popular mathematician (down from 559th in 2019), the 3,389th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,579th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Paul Bernays ranks 696 out of 1,004. Before him are Helena Rasiowa, William Kahan, Karl Georg Christian von Staudt, Charles Dupin, Avi Wigderson, and Joseph Keller. After him are Elias M. Stein, Carl Størmer, Svetlana Gannushkina, Daniel Quillen, Joseph-Alfred Serret, and Benjamin Robins.

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Helena Rasiowa
1917 - 1994
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 690
William Kahan
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.44
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Avi Wigderson
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Joseph Keller
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Paul Bernays
1888 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 696
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Carl Størmer
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Paul Bernays ranks 171. Before him are Margarita Xirgu, Gladys Cooper, Osip Brik, Gustaf Molander, Marietta Shaginyan, and Franciszek Kleeberg. After him are Edith Evans, Kakutsa Cholokashvili, Hans von Rosen, Carlo Oriani, Alfred Landé, and Juan Antonio Ríos. Among people deceased in 1977, Paul Bernays ranks 174. Before him are Antonino Rocca, Louis Clarke, Casimiro Torres, Kōichi Kido, Brian McGuire, and Vladimir Tributs. After him are Edgar Basel, Jean Hagen, José Planas, Ernest Leonard Johnson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, and Ibrahim al-Hamdi.

Others Born in 1888

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Margarita Xirgu
ACTOR
1888 - 1969
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 165
Gladys Cooper
ACTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 166
Osip Brik
WRITER
1888 - 1945
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 167
Gustaf Molander
ACTOR
1888 - 1973
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 168
Marietta Shaginyan
WRITER
1888 - 1982
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 169
Franciszek Kleeberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1941
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 170
Paul Bernays
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 171
Edith Evans
ACTOR
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 172
Kakutsa Cholokashvili
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1930
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 173
Hans von Rosen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1952
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 174
Carlo Oriani
CYCLIST
1888 - 1917
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 175
Alfred Landé
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 176
Juan Antonio Ríos
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1946
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 177