Leon Mestel

Person · Open Library

Born

1927-08-05

Died

2017-09-15

Works

5

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance

   · 1957 · cited 16,798x

2. A Theory of Social Comparison Processes

   · 1954 · cited 14,134x

3. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

   · 2022 · cited 13,060x

4. PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet

   · 2000 · cited 11,755x

5. GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral

   · 2017 · cited 8,070x

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Key dates

Born

5 August 1927

Died

15 September 2017

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Leon

Gender

male

Citizenship

Australia

Place of birth

Melbourne

Place of death

Cambridge

Child

Jonathan Mestel

Occupation

mathematician

Educated at

University of Cambridge

Employer

Leiden University