He was the third recipient of the medal which had been previously awarded to Poincaré and Cantor, so indeed this ranked him among the very greatest mathematicians of his day.
Siya ay ang third tumatanggap ng mga medalya na kung saan nagkaroon na dati na iginawad sa Poincaré at kantor, kaya nga ito nakalagay sa kanya sa hanay ng tunay pinakadakilang mathematicians ng kanyang araw.