MATHEMATICIAN
Richard von Mises
1883 - 1953

Richard von Mises
Richard Martin Edler von Mises (German: [fɔn ˈmiːzəs]; 19 April 1883 – 14 July 1953) was an Austrian scientist and mathematician who worked on solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, statistics and probability theory. He held the position of Gordon McKay Professor of Aerodynamics and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. He described his work in his own words shortly before his death as: practical analysis, integral and differential equations, mechanics, hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, constructive geometry, probability calculus, statistics and philosophy. Although best known for his mathematical work, von Mises also contributed to the philosophy of science as a neo-positivist and empiricist, following the line of Ernst Mach. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard von Mises is the 256th most popular mathematician (down from 202nd in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 161st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Ukrainian Mathematician.
Richard von Mises was a mathematician and economist who is most famous for his work in probability theory.
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Among MATHEMATICIANS
Among mathematicians, Richard von Mises ranks 256 out of 1,004. Before him are Anatoly Fomenko, Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Charles-Eugène Delaunay, Paolo Ruffini, Theodorus of Cyrene, and Constantin Carathéodory. After him are Ibn Yunus, Johannes de Sacrobosco, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Leo Perutz, and Olga Ladyzhenskaya.
Most Popular Mathematicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnatoly Fomenko
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 250
Gösta Mittag-Leffler
1846 - 1927
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 251
Charles-Eugène Delaunay
1816 - 1872
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 252
Paolo Ruffini
1765 - 1822
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 253
Theodorus of Cyrene
465 BC - 398 BC
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 254
Constantin Carathéodory
1873 - 1950
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 255
Richard von Mises
1883 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 256
Ibn Yunus
950 - 1009
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 257
Johannes de Sacrobosco
1195 - 1256
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 258
Ferdinand Georg Frobenius
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 259
Nicolaus II Bernoulli
1695 - 1726
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 260
Leo Perutz
1882 - 1957
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 261
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
1922 - 2004
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 262
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1883, Richard von Mises ranks 63. Before him are Ida Rubinstein, Anthony Wilding, Ivan Ilyin, Adolph Joffe, Gottfried Feder, and Ichirō Hatoyama. After him are Bernhard Rust, Alfredo Casella, José Clemente Orozco, Ernest Ansermet, Kenji Doihara, and Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell. Among people deceased in 1953, Richard von Mises ranks 39. Before him are Otto Meissner, Ludwig Prandtl, Ernst Zermelo, Dylan Thomas, Wilhelm Stuckart, and Tazio Nuvolari. After him are Johan Laidoner, Margaret Bondfield, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Bill Tilden, Jean Epstein, and Hugo Schmeisser.
Others Born in 1883
Go to all RankingsIda Rubinstein
ACTOR
1883 - 1960
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 57
Anthony Wilding
TENNIS PLAYER
1883 - 1915
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 58
Ivan Ilyin
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1954
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 59
Adolph Joffe
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1927
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 60
Gottfried Feder
ECONOMIST
1883 - 1941
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 61
Ichirō Hatoyama
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1959
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 62
Richard von Mises
MATHEMATICIAN
1883 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 63
Bernhard Rust
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 64
Alfredo Casella
COMPOSER
1883 - 1947
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 65
José Clemente Orozco
PAINTER
1883 - 1949
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 66
Ernest Ansermet
COMPOSER
1883 - 1969
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 67
Kenji Doihara
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1948
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 68
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1950
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 69
Others Deceased in 1953
Go to all RankingsOtto Meissner
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 33
Ludwig Prandtl
PHYSICIST
1875 - 1953
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 34
Ernst Zermelo
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1953
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 35
Dylan Thomas
WRITER
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 36
Wilhelm Stuckart
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 37
Tazio Nuvolari
RACING DRIVER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 38
Richard von Mises
MATHEMATICIAN
1883 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 39
Johan Laidoner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1953
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 40
Margaret Bondfield
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1953
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 41
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1953
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 42
Bill Tilden
TENNIS PLAYER
1893 - 1953
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 43
Jean Epstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1953
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 44
Hugo Schmeisser
INVENTOR
1884 - 1953
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 45
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Richard von Mises ranks 178 out of 1,365. Before him are Maria Prymachenko (1908), Pavel Popovich (1930), Jacob Frank (1726), Yuri Kondratyuk (1897), Ivan Kozhedub (1920), and Anatoly Fomenko (1945). After him are Otto Preminger (1905), David Bronstein (1924), Efim Bogoljubov (1889), Heinrich Neuhaus (1888), Yevhen Konovalets (1891), and Wojciech Kilar (1932).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsMaria Prymachenko
PAINTER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 172
Pavel Popovich
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2009
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 173
Jacob Frank
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1726 - 1791
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 174
Yuri Kondratyuk
ENGINEER
1897 - 1942
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 175
Ivan Kozhedub
PILOT
1920 - 1991
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 176
Anatoly Fomenko
MATHEMATICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 177
Richard von Mises
MATHEMATICIAN
1883 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 178
Otto Preminger
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1986
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 179
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 180
Efim Bogoljubov
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 181
Heinrich Neuhaus
MUSICIAN
1888 - 1964
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 182
Yevhen Konovalets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1938
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 183
Wojciech Kilar
COMPOSER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 184
Among MATHEMATICIANS In Ukraine
Among mathematicians born in Ukraine, Richard von Mises ranks 7. Before him are Stanislaw Ulam (1909), Mikhail Ostrogradsky (1801), Vladimir Arnold (1937), Jan Łukasiewicz (1878), Tatyana Afanasyeva (1876), and Anatoly Fomenko (1945). After him are Israel Gelfand (1913), Viktor Bunyakovsky (1804), Alfred J. Lotka (1880), Vladimir Drinfeld (1954), Igor Shafarevich (1923), and Sergei Natanovich Bernstein (1880).
Stanislaw Ulam
1909 - 1984
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 1
Mikhail Ostrogradsky
1801 - 1862
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 2
Vladimir Arnold
1937 - 2010
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 3
Jan Łukasiewicz
1878 - 1956
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 4
Tatyana Afanasyeva
1876 - 1964
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 5
Anatoly Fomenko
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 6
Richard von Mises
1883 - 1953
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 7
Israel Gelfand
1913 - 2009
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 8
Viktor Bunyakovsky
1804 - 1889
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 9
Alfred J. Lotka
1880 - 1949
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 10
Vladimir Drinfeld
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 11
Igor Shafarevich
1923 - 2017
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 12
Sergei Natanovich Bernstein
1880 - 1968
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 13