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Casper Goffmann

mathematician (1913-2006)
Person Human Q21998111

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
June 1, 1913
Date of death
September 25, 2006
Place of birth
Cleveland
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
Purdue University[10]
Field of work
mathematics, mathematical analysis, function of a real variable[7][8][9]
Educated at
Ohio State University[11]
Notable work
And What Is Your Erdos Number?[13]
Doctoral advisor
Henry Blumberg[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Doctoral student
Richard E. Hughs (1962), Peter W. M. John, Clifford E. Weil, Robert R. Welland, Ulysses Hunter, Donald Leon Prullage, John J. Masterson, Chong Rae Kim, Lane Dee Yoder, Kim Edward Michener, Jau-Die Chen, Richard John O'Malley
+9 moreFu Shie, John Joseph Loughlin, William Joseph Gorman, Martin Edward Price, Fred J. Smith, Fon-che Liu, David Alan Legg, Donald Ward Dubois, Harold Huneke
[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy (1942)[29]
Family name
Goffmann[30]
Given name
Casper[31]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[33]
🏷️ Also known as
en Casper Goffman en Casper Goffmann
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000109354356
VIAF cluster ID
111179458
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83124145
GND ID
172100224
BIBSYS ID
99000199
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13490644d
CANTIC ID
981058514468306706
CiNii Research ID
1140563741664305792
DDB person (GND) ID
172100224
IdRef ID
050185500
J9U entity ID
987007437776705171
MR Author ID
74540
Show all 24 identifiers +12
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
10187
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04580875
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2013788721
NUKAT ID
n2002070488
National Virtual Library of India ID
153966
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
120997088
SHARE Catalogue author ID
61898
Scopus author ID
16535382400
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514468306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1281960
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgHhWDb8CmGxXjXKgrwmd
ZbMATH author ID
goffman.casper

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Summary

Casper Goffmann was born on June 1, 1913[1], in Cleveland[2]. He died on September 25, 2006[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

FAQs

Where was Casper Goffmann born?

Casper Goffmann was born in Cleveland[2].

What did Casper Goffmann do for work?

Casper Goffmann worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Casper Goffmann go to school?

Casper Goffmann was educated at Ohio State University[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . 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. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . projecteuclid.org. projecteuclid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . math.purdue.edu. math.purdue.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [13] ↑ . And what is your Erdős number?. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Richard E. Hughs, Peter W. M. John, Clifford E. Weil +2
    "Changed claim: Doctoral student: Robert R. Welland, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Robert Roy Welland → Robert R. Welland (…"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    University of Barcelona authority ID → 981058514468306706
    Place of birth → Cleveland
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n83124145
    Mathematics Genealogy Project ID → 10187
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32081: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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