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Vaughan Jones

1952 - 2020

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Sir Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones (31 December 1952 – 6 September 2020) was a New Zealand mathematician known for his work on von Neumann algebras and knot polynomials. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vaughan Jones is the 741st most popular mathematician (up from 777th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 58th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Vaughan Jones ranks 741 out of 1,004. Before him are Antanas Mockus, Albert W. Tucker, Georges de Rham, Nicolas Fuss, Vera T. Sós, and Wilhelm Killing. After him are Solomon W. Golomb, Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi, Gregory Chaitin, Charles Fefferman, David Gale, and Stanisław Mazur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Vaughan Jones ranks 369. Before him are Wojciech Fibak, Ivan Charota, George Gervin, Jorge Fossati, Antanas Mockus, and Mona Hatoum. After him are Yoshiki Tanaka, Bogusław Linda, Lee Ritenour, David Jenkins, Waldemar Victorino, and Anton Lesser. Among people deceased in 2020, Vaughan Jones ranks 435. Before him are Luciano Federici, Emilio Caprile, Peter Bonetti, Inna Makarova, Tom Belsø, and Nate Brooks. After him are S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ulla Pia, Brent Scowcroft, Joan Feynman, Ernst Jean-Joseph, and Laisenia Qarase.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Vaughan Jones ranks 60 out of 303. Before him are Ngaio Marsh (1895), Rob Hall (1961), Ronald Syme (1903), Raymond Firth (1901), Warren Cole (1940), and Taika Waititi (1975). After him are Yvette Williams (1929), Antony Starr (1975), Howden Ganley (1941), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Fran Walsh (1959), and Kevin Smith (1963).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In New Zealand

Among mathematicians born in New Zealand, Vaughan Jones ranks 2. Before him are Roy Kerr (1934). After him are Alexander Aitken (1895).

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