Brian Alspach

American mathematician
Person human Q16745162
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Summary

Brian Alspach was born on January 1, 1938[1], in North Carolina[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: May 29, 1938[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Employer: Simon Fraser University[7]
  • Educated at: University of California, Santa Barbara[8]
  • Doctoral advisor: Paul Kelly[9]
  • Award received: Euler Medal[10]
  • Sex or gender: male[11]
  • Doctoral student: Joy Morris[12], Cun-Quan Zhang[13], Erich Durnberger[14], Donovan Hare[15], Jiping Liu[16], Susan Marshall[17], Yusheng Qin[18], Lewis E. Varga[19], Badri N. Varma[20], Siming Zhan[21], Janez Ales[22], Mateja Sajna[23], Danny Dyer[24]
  • Given name: Brian[25]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[26]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[27]

Why It Matters

Brian Alspach is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Brian Alspach born?

Brian Alspach was born in North Carolina[2].

What did Brian Alspach do for work?

Brian Alspach worked as a mathematician[3].

Where did Brian Alspach go to school?

Brian Alspach was educated at University of California, Santa Barbara[8].

What awards did Brian Alspach receive?

Honors received include Euler Medal[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . SICRIS. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Autoritats UB. wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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