David Avis

British mathematician
Person human Q3709153
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Summary

David Avis is a human[1]. He was born on +1951-03-20T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and computer scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • David Avis was born on +1951-03-20T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David Avis held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • David Avis's professions included mathematician[3].
  • David Avis's professions included computer scientist[4].
  • David Avis's field of work was mathematics[7].
  • Among David Avis's employers was McGill University[8].
  • David Avis was educated at Stanford University[9].
  • David Avis's doctoral advisor was Václav Chvátal[10].
  • David Avis's image is recorded as David Avis.jpg[11].
  • David Avis is recorded as male[12].
  • David Avis's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Avis supervised Rephael Wenger as a doctoral student[14].
  • David Avis supervised Laurence Edward LaForge as a doctoral student[15].
  • David Avis supervised Jean-Marc Robert as a doctoral student[16].
  • David Avis supervised Qi Ning as a doctoral student[17].
  • David Avis supervised David Howard Rappaport as a doctoral student[18].
  • David Avis supervised Peter Egyed as a doctoral student[19].
  • David Avis supervised Thomas C. Shermer as a doctoral student[20].
  • David Avis supervised J. David MacDonald as a doctoral student[21].
  • David Avis supervised David Dylan Bremner as a doctoral student[22].
  • David Avis supervised Michael Edward Houle as a doctoral student[23].
  • David Avis supervised Hossam El Gindy as a doctoral student[24].
  • David Avis supervised Bohdan Kaluzny as a doctoral student[25].
  • David Avis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117368336[26].
  • David Avis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1583339[27].

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Origins and Family

David Avis was born on +1951-03-20T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

David Avis was educated at Stanford University[9]. His doctoral advisor was Václav Chvátal[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and computer scientist[4]. David Avis's field of work was mathematics[7]. Among his employers was McGill University[8]. Doctoral students include Rephael Wenger[14]; Laurence Edward LaForge[15], an electrical engineer[28]; Jean-Marc Robert[16], a university teacher[29], of Canada[30]; Qi Ning[17]; David Howard Rappaport[18]; and Peter Egyed[19], a researcher[31].

Why It Matters

David Avis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did David Avis do for work?

David Avis worked as mathematician[3] and computer scientist[4].

Where did David Avis go to school?

David Avis was educated at Stanford University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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