Kenneth Appel

Kenneth Ira Appel was an American mathematician who in 1976, with colleague Wolfgang Haken at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, solved the four-color theorem, one of the most famous problems in mathematics.

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Who was born first?

• Kenneth Appel and Luc Montagnier were born the same year
• Kenneth Appel and Sheldon Glashow were born the same year
• Kenneth Appel and Annie Easley were born the same year
• Kenneth Appel and Solomon W. Golomb were born the same year
• Kenneth Appel and François Englert were born the same year

Timeline

1. Annie EasleyApril 23, 1932 – June 25, 2011
2. François EnglertNovember 6, 1932 – June 18, 2026
3. Kenneth Appel (this page)October 8, 1932 – April 19, 2013
4. Luc MontagnierAugust 18, 1932 – February 8, 2022
5. Sheldon GlashowDecember 5, 1932 – present
6. Solomon W. GolombMay 30, 1932 – May 1, 2016

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• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716