Hans Riesel

Summary

Hans Riesel is a human^[1]. He was born in Stockholm^[2]. He was born on +1929-05-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2014-12-21T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Hans Riesel was born in Stockholm^[2].
• Hans Riesel was born on +1929-05-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Hans Riesel died on +2014-12-21T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Hans Riesel held citizenship in Sweden^[8].
• Hans Riesel worked as a mathematician^[5].
• Hans Riesel's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Hans Riesel's field of work was number theory^[9].
• Among Hans Riesel's employers was Royal Institute of Technology^[10].
• Hans Riesel's education included a stint at Stockholm University^[11].
• Hans Riesel is recorded as male^[12].
• Hans Riesel's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Hans Riesel's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110631533^[14].
• Hans Riesel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54211331^[15].
• Hans Riesel's GND ID is recorded as 117719617^[16].
• Hans Riesel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85008625^[17].
• Hans Riesel's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12292392f^[18].
• Hans Riesel's IdRef ID is recorded as 031770428^[19].
• Hans Riesel's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01033457^[20].
• Hans Riesel's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35606780^[21].
• Hans Riesel's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 343996^[22].
• Hans Riesel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/083tbq^[23].
• Hans Riesel's family name is recorded as Riesel^[24].
• Hans Riesel's given name is recorded as Hans^[25].
• Hans Riesel's SELIBR ID is recorded as 382611^[26].
• Hans Riesel's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 070946434^[27].

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Origins and Family

Hans Riesel was born in Stockholm^[2]. He was born on +1929-05-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Hans Riesel was educated at Stockholm University^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. Hans Riesel's field of work was number theory^[9]. Among his employers was Royal Institute of Technology^[10].

Death and Burial

Hans Riesel died on +2014-12-21T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hans Riesel include Riesel number^[28] and Lucas–Lehmer–Riesel test^[29], a primality test^[30].

Why It Matters

Hans Riesel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for him include Riesel number^[28] and Lucas–Lehmer–Riesel test^[29], a primality test^[30].

FAQs

Where was Hans Riesel born?

Born in Stockholm^[2], Hans Riesel…

What did Hans Riesel do for work?

Hans Riesel worked as mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did Hans Riesel go to school?

Hans Riesel was educated at Stockholm University^[11].