David Malament

American philosopher of science
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David Malament

Summary

David Malament is a human[1]. He was born on +1947-12-21T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], philosopher[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David Malament was born on +1947-12-21T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David Malament was born on +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].
  • David Malament held citizenship in United States[8].
  • David Malament's professions included physicist[3].
  • David Malament's professions included philosopher[4].
  • David Malament's professions included university teacher[5].
  • David Malament's field of work was philosophy[9].
  • David Malament's field of work was analytic philosophy[10].
  • David Malament's field of work was philosophy of science[11].
  • David Malament's field of work was philosophy of physics[12].
  • David Malament's field of work was logic[13].
  • Among David Malament's employers was University of California, Irvine[14].
  • Among David Malament's employers was University of Chicago[15].
  • David Malament's education included a stint at Columbia College[16].
  • David Malament was educated at The Rockefeller University[17].
  • David Malament's doctoral advisor was Donald A. Martin[18].
  • David Malament received the Lakatos Award[19].
  • David Malament was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20].
  • David Malament is recorded as male[21].
  • David Malament's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • David Malament supervised James Owen Weatherall as a doctoral student[23].
  • David Malament supervised Jeremy Butterfield as a doctoral student[24].
  • David Malament supervised Richard Bradley as a doctoral student[25].
  • David Malament's ISNI is recorded as 0000000042393990[26].
  • David Malament's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 235089[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1947-12-21T00:00:00Z[2] and +1947-01-01T00:00:00Z[7].

Education

Educated at Columbia College[16], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1754[30] and The Rockefeller University[17], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1901[33], headquartered in New York City[34]. David Malament's doctoral advisor was Donald A. Martin[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3], philosopher[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include philosophy[9], an academic discipline[35]; analytic philosophy[10], a philosophical movement[36]; philosophy of science[11], a branch of philosophy[37]; philosophy of physics[12], a branch of philosophy[38]; and logic[13], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification[39]. Employers include University of California, Irvine[14], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1965[42] and University of Chicago[15], a private university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1890[45], headquartered in Chicago[46]. Doctoral students include James Owen Weatherall[23], a writer[47], specialised in philosophy[48]; Jeremy Butterfield[24], a university teacher[49], b. 1954[50], of United Kingdom[51], awarded the Fellow of the British Academy[52], specialised in philosophy[53]; and Richard Bradley[25], a philosopher[54], b. 1964[55], awarded the Fellow of the British Academy[56].

Recognition

David Malament received the Lakatos Award[19].

Why It Matters

David Malament ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What did David Malament do for work?

David Malament worked as physicist[3], philosopher[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did David Malament go to school?

David Malament was educated at Columbia College[16] and The Rockefeller University[17].

What awards did David Malament receive?

Honors received include Lakatos Award[19].

References

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  1. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . lse.ac.uk. lse.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [56] . 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. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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