Earle Raymond Hedrick
1876–1943American mathematician
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Earle Raymond Hedrick, the American mathematician, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The next two names are Donald R. Atkinson and Henry Jackson. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 14 for every 10,000 residents. The list’s best known name, Earle Raymond Hedrick, dates from 1876.

Earle Raymond Hedrick has articles in 7 languages, Donald R. Atkinson in 3 and Henry Jackson in 3.
American mathematician
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