Burton Dreben

American philosopher
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Burton Dreben

Summary

Burton Dreben is a human[1]. He was born in Boston[2]. He was born on +1927-09-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Boston[4]. He died on +1999-07-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a philosopher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Boston[2], Burton Dreben…
  • Burton Dreben passed away in Boston[4].
  • Burton Dreben was born on +1927-09-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Burton Dreben died on +1999-07-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burton Dreben held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Burton Dreben worked as a philosopher[6].
  • Burton Dreben was employed by Harvard University[9].
  • Burton Dreben's education included a stint at Harvard University[10].
  • Burton Dreben's doctoral advisor was Willard Van Orman Quine[11].
  • Burton Dreben received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].
  • Burton Dreben is recorded as male[13].
  • Burton Dreben's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Burton Dreben supervised Harry R. Lewis as a doctoral student[15].
  • Burton Dreben supervised Warren Goldfarb as a doctoral student[16].
  • Burton Dreben supervised Rohit Jivanlal Parikh as a doctoral student[17].
  • Burton Dreben supervised T. M. Scanlon as a doctoral student[18].
  • Burton Dreben supervised Charles Parsons as a doctoral student[19].
  • Burton Dreben supervised John Stanton Denton, Jr. as a doctoral student[20].
  • Burton Dreben's ISNI is recorded as 0000000082629232[21].
  • Burton Dreben's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 72671517[22].
  • Burton Dreben's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79080442[23].
  • Burton Dreben's IdRef ID is recorded as 129108162[24].
  • Burton Dreben's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 13718[25].
  • Burton Dreben's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0d4gzh[26].
  • Burton Dreben's given name is recorded as Burton[27].

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Origins and Family

Burton Dreben's place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on +1927-09-27T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Burton Dreben was educated at Harvard University[10]. His doctoral advisor was Willard Van Orman Quine[11].

Career and Affiliations

Burton Dreben's professions included philosopher[6]. He was employed by Harvard University[9]. Doctoral students include Harry R. Lewis[15], a computer scientist[28], b. 1947[29], of United States[30], specialised in informatics[31]; Warren Goldfarb[16], a logician[32], b. 1949[33], of United States[34]; Rohit Jivanlal Parikh[17], a philosopher[35], b. 1936[36], of United States[37]; T. M. Scanlon[18], a mathematician[38], b. 1940[39], of United States[40], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[41], specialised in proof theory[42]; Charles Parsons[19], a mathematician[43], 1933–2024[44], of United States[45], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[46], specialised in mathematical logic[47]; and John Stanton Denton, Jr.[20].

Recognition

Burton Dreben received the Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

Death and Burial

Burton Dreben died on +1999-07-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Boston[4].

Why It Matters

Burton Dreben ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Burton Dreben born?

Burton Dreben was born in Boston[2].

Where did Burton Dreben die?

Burton Dreben passed away in Boston[4].

What did Burton Dreben do for work?

Burton Dreben worked as philosopher[6].

Where did Burton Dreben go to school?

Burton Dreben was educated at Harvard University[10].

What awards did Burton Dreben receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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