Alfred W. Hales

American mathematician; professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles
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Alfred W. Hales

Summary

Alfred W. Hales is a human[1]. His place of birth was Pasadena[2]. He was born on +1938-11-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pasadena[2], Alfred W. Hales…
  • Alfred W. Hales was born on +1938-11-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alfred W. Hales was born on +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Alfred W. Hales held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Alfred W. Hales worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Alfred W. Hales worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Alfred W. Hales's field of work was algebra[9].
  • Alfred W. Hales's field of work was number theory[10].
  • Alfred W. Hales's field of work was combinatorics[11].
  • Alfred W. Hales was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[12].
  • Alfred W. Hales was employed by Institute for Defense Analyses[13].
  • Alfred W. Hales's doctoral advisor was Robert P. Dilworth[14].
  • Alfred W. Hales received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15].
  • Alfred W. Hales received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16].
  • Alfred W. Hales was a member of American Mathematical Society[17].
  • Alfred W. Hales is recorded as male[18].
  • Alfred W. Hales's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Alfred W. Hales supervised Jonathan Edmund Leech as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alfred W. Hales supervised Dwight Webster Read as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alfred W. Hales's ISNI is recorded as 0000000113324969[22].
  • Alfred W. Hales's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 174144782699467104520[23].
  • Alfred W. Hales's GND ID is recorded as 1078282668[24].
  • Alfred W. Hales's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2022087592[25].
  • Alfred W. Hales's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 10406[26].
  • Alfred W. Hales's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0q3yw5m[27].

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Origins and Family

Alfred W. Hales was born in Pasadena[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1938-11-30T00:00:00Z[3] and +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Alfred W. Hales's doctoral advisor was Robert P. Dilworth[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include algebra[9], a branch of mathematics[28]; number theory[10], a branch of mathematics[29]; and combinatorics[11], a branch of mathematics[30]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[12], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1919[33], headquartered in Los Angeles[34] and Institute for Defense Analyses[13], a research institute[35], in United States[36], founded in 1956[37]. Doctoral students include Jonathan Edmund Leech[20] and Dwight Webster Read[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15], a fellowship award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1874[40] and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16], a fellowship award[41].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Alfred W. Hales include Hales–Jewett theorem[42], a theorem[43].

Why It Matters

Alfred W. Hales ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44]

Entities named for him include Hales–Jewett theorem[42], a theorem[43].

FAQs

Where was Alfred W. Hales born?

Alfred W. Hales's place of birth was Pasadena[2].

What did Alfred W. Hales do for work?

Alfred W. Hales worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

What awards did Alfred W. Hales receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[15] and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16].

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  18. [23] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [7] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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