Burt Totaro

American mathematician
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Burt Totaro

Summary

Burt Totaro is a human[1]. He was born on +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], astronomer[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Burt Totaro was born on +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Burt Totaro held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Burt Totaro worked as a mathematician[3].
  • Burt Totaro worked as an astronomer[4].
  • Burt Totaro worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Burt Totaro's field of work was algebraic geometry[8].
  • Burt Totaro's field of work was topology[9].
  • Burt Totaro's field of work was Lie group[10].
  • Burt Totaro was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[11].
  • Among Burt Totaro's employers was University of Chicago[12].
  • Among Burt Totaro's employers was University of Cambridge[13].
  • Burt Totaro's doctoral advisor was Shoshichi Kobayashi[14].
  • Burt Totaro received the Fellow of the Royal Society[15].
  • Burt Totaro received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16].
  • Burt Totaro received the Whitehead Prize[17].
  • Burt Totaro was a member of Royal Society[18].
  • Burt Totaro was a member of American Mathematical Society[19].
  • Burt Totaro's image is recorded as Burt Totaro.jpg[20].
  • Burt Totaro is recorded as male[21].
  • Burt Totaro's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Burt Totaro supervised Marcus Zibrowius as a doctoral student[23].
  • Burt Totaro supervised Rebecca E. Field as a doctoral student[24].
  • Burt Totaro supervised Mark MacDonald as a doctoral student[25].
  • Burt Totaro supervised Arthur Prendergast-Smith as a doctoral student[26].
  • Burt Totaro supervised Charles Vial as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Burt Totaro was born on +1967-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Burt Totaro's doctoral advisor was Shoshichi Kobayashi[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], astronomer[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include algebraic geometry[8], a branch of mathematics[28]; topology[9], a branch of mathematics[29]; and Lie group[10], a mathematical concept[30]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[11], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1919[33], headquartered in Los Angeles[34]; University of Chicago[12], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1890[37], headquartered in Chicago[38]; and University of Cambridge[13], a collegiate university[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1209[41], headquartered in Cambridge[42]. Doctoral students include Marcus Zibrowius[23]; Rebecca E. Field[24]; Mark MacDonald[25]; Arthur Prendergast-Smith[26]; Charles Vial[27], a researcher[43]; and Dinesh Deshpande[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], a fellowship award[45], in United Kingdom[46]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16], a fellowship award[47]; and Whitehead Prize[17], a science award[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1979[50].

Why It Matters

Burt Totaro ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What did Burt Totaro do for work?

Burt Totaro worked as mathematician[3], astronomer[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Burt Totaro receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16], and Whitehead Prize[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [44] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  25. [19] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [2] . WorldCat Entities. Retrieved . books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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