Brian Blank

American mathematician
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Brian Blank

Summary

Brian Blank is a human[1]. He was born on +1953-09-03T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2018-12-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Brian Blank was born on +1953-09-03T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Brian Blank died on +2018-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Brian Blank held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Brian Blank's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Brian Blank was employed by Washington University in St. Louis[7].
  • Brian Blank was educated at University of Missouri[8].
  • Brian Blank was educated at Cornell University[9].
  • Brian Blank's education included a stint at McGill University[10].
  • Brian Blank's doctoral advisor was Anthony W. Knapp[11].
  • Brian Blank is recorded as male[12].
  • Brian Blank's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Brian Blank supervised Dashan Fan as a doctoral student[14].
  • Brian Blank supervised Hesheng Zhao as a doctoral student[15].
  • Brian Blank's family name is recorded as Blank[16].
  • Brian Blank's given name is recorded as Brian[17].
  • Brian Blank's Erdős number is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[18].
  • Brian Blank's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Blank was born on +1953-09-03T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Missouri[8], a public research university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1839[22]; Cornell University[9], a private university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1865[25], headquartered in Ithaca[26]; and McGill University[10], a public research university[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1821[29], headquartered in Montreal[30]. Brian Blank's doctoral advisor was Anthony W. Knapp[11].

Career and Affiliations

Brian Blank worked as a mathematician[4]. He was employed by Washington University in St. Louis[7]. Doctoral students include Dashan Fan[14] and Hesheng Zhao[15].

Death and Burial

Brian Blank died on +2018-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Brian Blank ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Brian Blank do for work?

Brian Blank worked as mathematician[4].

Where did Brian Blank go to school?

Brian Blank was educated at University of Missouri[8], Cornell University[9], and McGill University[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Yale lux id person/0464229b-4ccb-4560-b307-cb9614066ee4
    Given name Brian
    Occupation mathematician
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