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Richard Schoen

1950 - Today

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Richard Melvin Schoen (born October 23, 1950) is an American mathematician known for his work in differential geometry and geometric analysis. He is best known for the resolution of the Yamabe problem in 1984 and his works on harmonic maps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Richard Schoen is the 973rd most popular mathematician (down from 950th in 2024), the 13,741st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,316th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular American Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Richard Schoen ranks 973 out of 1,004. Before him are Irving Kaplansky, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Mary Ellen Rudin, Peter Scholze, Dusa McDuff, and Leonid Levin. After him are Grace Alele-Williams, Satish Dhawan, Frank Adams, Eric W. Weisstein, Leonard Jimmie Savage, and Philippa Fawcett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Richard Schoen ranks 696. Before him are Alex Callinicos, Tony Wilson, Andrew Puzder, Rafael González, Mike Johanns, and Larry Perkins. After him are Anna Deavere Smith, Lucjan Lis, Deniece Williams, Zinaida Amosova, Laura Ziskin, and Filippos Petsalnikos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Schoen ranks 13,743 out of 20,380. Before him are David Ige (1957), Damian Lillard (1990), Howard Hesseman (1940), and Kenny Chesney (1968). After him are Bob Gaudio (1942), Dash Mihok (1974), Angus Cloud (1998), David Castañeda (1989), Danielle Panabaker (1987), Henry Heth (1825), Steve Huffman (1983), and Rivers Cuomo (1970).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In United States

Among mathematicians born in United States, Richard Schoen ranks 92. Before him are Ormond Stone (1847), Cleve Moler (1939), Norman Johnson (1930), David Singmaster (1938), Bill Gosper (1943), and Mary Ellen Rudin (1924). After him are Eric W. Weisstein (1969), Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917), Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), June Huh (1983), Robert J. Lang (1961), and Euphemia Haynes (1890).

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