MATHEMATICIAN

Wilhelm Killing

1847 - 1923

Wilhelm Killing

Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing (10 May 1847 – 11 February 1923) was a German mathematician who made important contributions to the theories of Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Killing is the 740th most popular mathematician (down from 728th in 2019), the 4,553rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,509th in 2019) and the 84th most popular German Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Wilhelm Killing ranks 740 out of 1,004. Before him are Carl Gustav Axel Harnack, Antanas Mockus, Albert W. Tucker, Georges de Rham, Nicolas Fuss, and Vera T. Sós. After him are Vaughan Jones, Solomon W. Golomb, Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi, Gregory Chaitin, Charles Fefferman, and David Gale.

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Carl Gustav Axel Harnack
1851 - 1888
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 734
Antanas Mockus
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 735
Albert W. Tucker
1905 - 1995
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 736
Georges de Rham
1903 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 737
Nicolas Fuss
1755 - 1826
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 738
Vera T. Sós
1930 - 2023
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 739
Wilhelm Killing
1847 - 1923
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 740
Vaughan Jones
1952 - 2020
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 741
Solomon W. Golomb
1932 - 2016
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 742
Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi
920 - 980
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 743
Gregory Chaitin
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 744
Charles Fefferman
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 745
David Gale
1921 - 2008
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 746

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Wilhelm Killing ranks 87. Before him are Louis Henri Boussenard, Heinrich Gelzer, Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Giacomo Bresadola, Carlo Alberto Castigliano, and Eliška Krásnohorská. After him are Otto Blehr, Mary Watson Whitney, Vilma Hugonnai, Emil Holub, Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird, and Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev. Among people deceased in 1923, Wilhelm Killing ranks 91. Before him are Ernst Hartwig, Ruy Barbosa, Alfhild Agrell, Tommaso Salvadori, Georg von Rosen, and Gustav Lindau. After him are Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar, Tage Reedtz-Thott, Tomás Bretón, Michel de Klerk, Dmitry Anuchin, and Hermann Möller.

Others Born in 1847

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Louis Henri Boussenard
WRITER
1847 - 1910
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 81
Heinrich Gelzer
HISTORIAN
1847 - 1906
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 82
Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson
COMPOSER
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 83
Giacomo Bresadola
BIOLOGIST
1847 - 1929
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 84
Carlo Alberto Castigliano
PHYSICIST
1847 - 1884
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 85
Eliška Krásnohorská
WRITER
1847 - 1926
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 86
Wilhelm Killing
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1923
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 87
Otto Blehr
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1927
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 88
Mary Watson Whitney
ASTRONOMER
1847 - 1921
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 89
Vilma Hugonnai
PHYSICIAN
1847 - 1922
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 90
Emil Holub
PHYSICIAN
1847 - 1902
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 91
Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird
SOCCER PLAYER
1847 - 1923
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 92
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1878
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 93

Others Deceased in 1923

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Ernst Hartwig
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1923
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 85
Ruy Barbosa
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1923
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 86
Alfhild Agrell
WRITER
1849 - 1923
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 87
Tommaso Salvadori
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1923
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 88
Georg von Rosen
PAINTER
1843 - 1923
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 89
Gustav Lindau
BIOLOGIST
1866 - 1923
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 90
Wilhelm Killing
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1923
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 91
Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1923
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 92
Tage Reedtz-Thott
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1923
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 93
Tomás Bretón
CONDUCTOR
1850 - 1923
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 94
Michel de Klerk
ARCHITECT
1884 - 1923
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 95
Dmitry Anuchin
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1843 - 1923
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 96
Hermann Möller
LINGUIST
1850 - 1923
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 97

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Killing ranks 4,556 out of 7,253. Before him are Hildrun Laufer-Claus (1939), Helmut Recknagel (1937), Werner Krämer (1940), Christian Wilhelm Allers (1857), Rudi Assauer (1944), and Sidonie of Saxony (1518). After him are Reiner Kunze (1933), Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1946), Evelin Jahl (1956), Martha Mödl (1912), Gustav Schuft (1878), and Hauschka (1966).

Others born in Germany

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Hildrun Laufer-Claus
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 4,550
Helmut Recknagel
SKIER
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 4,551
Werner Krämer
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2010
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 4,552
Christian Wilhelm Allers
PAINTER
1857 - 1915
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 4,553
Rudi Assauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 4,554
Sidonie of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1518 - 1575
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 4,555
Wilhelm Killing
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1923
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 4,556
Reiner Kunze
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4,557
Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4,558
Evelin Jahl
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4,559
Martha Mödl
SINGER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 4,560
Gustav Schuft
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1948
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4,561
Hauschka
COMPOSER
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 4,562