# Daniel Shanks

> Daniel Charles Shanks was an American mathematician who worked primarily in numerical analysis and number theory. He was the first person to compute π to 100,000 decimal places.

*American mathematician (1917-1996)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1917-01-17
- **Died:** 1996-09-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 8.1 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q925184)

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