Colin Adams

American mathematician
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Colin Adams

Summary

Colin Adams is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-10-13T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and topologist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Colin Adams was born on +1956-10-13T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Colin Adams held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Colin Adams's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Colin Adams's professions included topologist[4].
  • Colin Adams's field of work was topology[7].
  • Colin Adams's field of work was hyperbolic 3-manifold[8].
  • Colin Adams's field of work was knot theory[9].
  • Colin Adams's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Colin Adams's field of work was hyperbolic geometry[11].
  • Colin Adams's field of work was knot[12].
  • Among Colin Adams's employers was Williams College[13].
  • Colin Adams was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[14].
  • Colin Adams's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15].
  • Colin Adams's doctoral advisor was James W. Cannon[16].
  • Colin Adams received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[17].
  • Colin Adams was a member of American Mathematical Society[18].
  • Colin Adams's image is recorded as ColinAdamsphoto.jpg[19].
  • Colin Adams is recorded as male[20].
  • Colin Adams's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Colin Adams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114613033[22].
  • Colin Adams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 54243639[23].
  • Colin Adams's GND ID is recorded as 133991032[24].
  • Colin Adams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85807718[25].
  • Colin Adams's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12453730r[26].
  • Colin Adams's IdRef ID is recorded as 033696225[27].

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Origins and Family

Colin Adams was born on +1956-10-13T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[14], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1848[30] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1861[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]. Colin Adams's doctoral advisor was James W. Cannon[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and topologist[4]. Fields of work include topology[7], a branch of mathematics[35]; hyperbolic 3-manifold[8]; knot theory[9], an academic discipline[36]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[37]; hyperbolic geometry[11], a branch of mathematics[38]; and knot[12], a type of manufactured good[39]. Among Colin Adams's employers was Williams College[13].

Recognition

Colin Adams received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[17].

Why It Matters

Colin Adams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What did Colin Adams do for work?

Colin Adams worked as mathematician[3] and topologist[4].

Where did Colin Adams go to school?

Colin Adams was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[14] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[15].

What awards did Colin Adams receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [21] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [18] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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