Alfred J. Lotka

Alfred James Lotka was a Polish-American mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics. A biophysicist, Lotka is best known for his proposal of the predator–prey model, developed simultaneously but independently of Vito Volterra.

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Who was born first?

• Alfred J. Lotka and Milan Rastislav Štefánik were born the same year
• Alfred J. Lotka and Frigyes Riesz were born the same year
• Alfred J. Lotka and Sergei Bernstein were born the same year
• Alfred J. Lotka and George Van Biesbroeck were born the same year
• Alfred J. Lotka and Philibert Jacques Melotte were born the same year

Timeline

1. Alfred J. Lotka (this page)March 2, 1880 – December 5, 1949
2. Frigyes RieszJanuary 22, 1880 – February 28, 1956
3. George Van BiesbroeckJanuary 21, 1880 – February 23, 1974
4. Milan Rastislav ŠtefánikJuly 21, 1880 – May 4, 1919
5. Philibert Jacques MelotteJanuary 29, 1880 – March 30, 1961
6. Sergei BernsteinFebruary 22, 1880 – October 26, 1968

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