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Stanley Skewes

1899 - 1988

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Stanley Skewes (; 1899–1988) was a South African mathematician, best known for his discovery of the Skewes's number in 1933. He was one of John Edensor Littlewood's students at Cambridge University. Skewes's numbers contributed to the refinement of the theory of prime numbers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Skewes is the 962nd most popular mathematician (up from 975th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from South Africa (up from 258th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Stanley Skewes ranks 962 out of 1,004. Before him are David Singmaster, Timothy Gowers, Simon Singh, Alicia Dickenstein, Bhama Srinivasan, and Éva Tardos. After him are Ben Green, Bill Gosper, Irving Kaplansky, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, Mary Ellen Rudin, and Peter Scholze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Stanley Skewes ranks 318. Before him are Edward Charles Titchmarsh, Seán Lemass, Jimmie Davis, Sleepy John Estes, Carmel Myers, and Glenn Strange. After him are Randall Thompson, Percy Lavon Julian, Walter Crickmer, Eric Linklater, George K. Arthur, and Takashi Kawanishi. Among people deceased in 1988, Stanley Skewes ranks 267. Before him are Bonita Granville, Kenneth Williams, Nikolai Sologubov, Daws Butler, Bob Steele, and Brook Benton. After him are Zubeida, Leonard Frey, Stuart Symington, Joseph Albert Sullivan, Pauline Lafont, and Florence Eldridge.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Stanley Skewes ranks 242 out of 454. Before him are Ernie Pieterse (1938), Kevin Anderson (1986), Stefan Mitrović (null), Richard Goldstone (1938), Luki Botha (1930), and Jodi Balfour (1987). After him are Robert Sobukwe (1924), Amanda Coetzer (1971), Antony Sher (1949), Reeva Steenkamp (1983), Brenda Fassie (1964), and Phil Masinga (1969).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In South Africa

Among mathematicians born in South Africa, Stanley Skewes ranks 5. Before him are Seymour Papert (1928), Claude Chevalley (1909), Richard Borcherds (1959), and Peter Sarnak (1953).

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