Alex Kontorovich

American mathematician
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Alex Kontorovich

Summary

Alex Kontorovich is a human[1]. He was born in Soviet Union[2]. He was born on September 22, 1980[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], scientist[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alex Kontorovich's place of birth was Soviet Union[2].
  • Alex Kontorovich was born on September 22, 1980[3].
  • Alex Kontorovich held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Alex Kontorovich's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Alex Kontorovich worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Alex Kontorovich worked as a scientist[6].
  • Alex Kontorovich worked as a musician[7].
  • Alex Kontorovich's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Alex Kontorovich's field of work was number theory[11].
  • Alex Kontorovich's field of work was analytic number theory[12].
  • Alex Kontorovich's field of work was harmonic analysis[13].
  • Alex Kontorovich's field of work was representation theory[14].
  • Alex Kontorovich's field of work was hyperbolic geometry[15].
  • Alex Kontorovich was employed by Rutgers University[16].
  • Alex Kontorovich was educated at Columbia University[17].
  • Alex Kontorovich's doctoral advisor was Dorian M. Goldfeld[18].
  • Alex Kontorovich's doctoral advisor was Peter Sarnak[19].
  • Alex Kontorovich received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[20].
  • Alex Kontorovich was a member of American Mathematical Society[21].
  • Alex Kontorovich is recorded as male[22].
  • Alex Kontorovich's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Alex Kontorovich supervised Ilya Vinogradov as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alex Kontorovich supervised Xin Zhang as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alex Kontorovich supervised ShinnYih Huang as a doctoral student[26].
  • Alex Kontorovich supervised Liyang Zhang as a doctoral student[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1980-09-22[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e4748d62-a358-463a-b361-fe197ea24f78[31]

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Origins and Family

Alex Kontorovich's place of birth was Soviet Union[2]. He was born on September 22, 1980[3].

Education

Alex Kontorovich's education included a stint at Columbia University[17]. Doctoral advisors include Dorian M. Goldfeld[18], a mathematician[32], b. 1947[33], of United States[34], awarded the Cole Prize in Number Theory[35], specialised in number theory[36] and Peter Sarnak[19], a mathematician[37], b. 1953[38], of United States[39], awarded the Cole Prize in Number Theory[40], specialised in mathematics[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], university teacher[5], scientist[6], and musician[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[42]; number theory[11], a branch of mathematics[43]; analytic number theory[12], a branch of mathematics[44]; harmonic analysis[13], a branch of mathematics[45]; representation theory[14], a branch of mathematics[46]; and hyperbolic geometry[15], a branch of mathematics[47]. Among Alex Kontorovich's employers was Rutgers University[16]. Doctoral students include Ilya Vinogradov[24], Xin Zhang[25], ShinnYih Huang[26], Liyang Zhang[27], Max Ehrman[48], and Arseniy Sheydvasser[49].

Recognition

Alex Kontorovich received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[20].

Why It Matters

Alex Kontorovich ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was Alex Kontorovich born?

Alex Kontorovich was born in Soviet Union[2].

What did Alex Kontorovich do for work?

Alex Kontorovich worked as mathematician[4], university teacher[5], scientist[6], and musician[7].

Where did Alex Kontorovich go to school?

Alex Kontorovich was educated at Columbia University[17].

What awards did Alex Kontorovich receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [20] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [48] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [49] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [21] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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