Bent Edvard Petersen

Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1968
Person human Q102241618
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Bent Edvard Petersen

Summary

Bent Edvard Petersen is a human[1]. His place of birth was Copenhagen[2]. He was born on +1942-07-31T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Yachats[4]. He died on +2014-04-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a university teacher[6] and mathematician[7].

Key Facts

  • Bent Edvard Petersen was born in Copenhagen[2].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen died in Yachats[4].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen was born on +1942-07-31T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen died on +2014-04-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[8].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen held citizenship in Canada[9].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen worked as a mathematician[7].
  • Among Bent Edvard Petersen's employers was Ohio State University[10].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's education included a stint at Vancouver Technical Secondary School[12].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's education included a stint at University of British Columbia[13].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's doctoral advisor was Isadore Singer[14].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen is recorded as male[15].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen supervised Kirk Eugene Lancaster as a doctoral student[17].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen supervised Joseph Ting-che Kan as a doctoral student[18].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen supervised Wei-rong Chang as a doctoral student[19].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82220958[20].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 65297[21].
  • Bent Edvard Petersen's MR Author ID is recorded as 196306[22].

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Origins and Family

Bent Edvard Petersen was born in Copenhagen[2]. He was born on +1942-07-31T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1861[25], headquartered in Cambridge[26]; Vancouver Technical Secondary School[12], a high school[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1916[29]; and University of British Columbia[13], a public research university[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1908[32], headquartered in Vancouver[33]. Bent Edvard Petersen's doctoral advisor was Isadore Singer[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[6] and mathematician[7]. Bent Edvard Petersen was employed by Ohio State University[10]. Doctoral students include Kirk Eugene Lancaster[17], Joseph Ting-che Kan[18], and Wei-rong Chang[19].

Death and Burial

Bent Edvard Petersen died on +2014-04-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Yachats[4].

FAQs

Where was Bent Edvard Petersen born?

Bent Edvard Petersen was born in Copenhagen[2].

Where did Bent Edvard Petersen die?

Bent Edvard Petersen died in Yachats[4].

What did Bent Edvard Petersen do for work?

Bent Edvard Petersen worked as university teacher[6] and mathematician[7].

Where did Bent Edvard Petersen go to school?

Bent Edvard Petersen was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], Vancouver Technical Secondary School[12], and University of British Columbia[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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