Donald Burkholder

American mathematician (1927-2013)
Person human Q4300810
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Donald Burkholder

Summary

Donald Burkholder is a human[1]. Born in Octavia[2], he… he was born on +1927-01-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Urbana[4]. He died on +2013-04-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Donald Burkholder was born in Octavia[2].
  • Donald Burkholder died in Urbana[4].
  • Donald Burkholder was born on +1927-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Donald Burkholder died on +2013-04-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Donald Burkholder held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Donald Burkholder worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Donald Burkholder's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Donald Burkholder's field of work was probability theory[10].
  • Donald Burkholder's field of work was mathematics[11].
  • Donald Burkholder's field of work was stochastic process[12].
  • Donald Burkholder's field of work was Fourier analysis[13].
  • Donald Burkholder's field of work was functional analysis[14].
  • Donald Burkholder was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[15].
  • Donald Burkholder was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[16].
  • Donald Burkholder's doctoral advisor was Wassily Hoeffding[17].
  • Donald Burkholder received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18].
  • Donald Burkholder received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[19].
  • Donald Burkholder received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[20].
  • Donald Burkholder received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21].
  • Donald Burkholder was a member of National Academy of Sciences[22].
  • Donald Burkholder was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23].
  • Donald Burkholder was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[24].
  • Donald Burkholder was a member of American Mathematical Society[25].
  • Donald Burkholder was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics[26].
  • Donald Burkholder's image is recorded as Burkholder.jpg[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Octavia[2], Donald Burkholder… he was born on +1927-01-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Donald Burkholder's education included a stint at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[16]. His doctoral advisor was Wassily Hoeffding[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include probability theory[10], a branch of mathematics[28]; mathematics[11], an academic discipline[29]; stochastic process[12], a mathematical concept[30]; Fourier analysis[13]; and functional analysis[14], a branch of mathematics[31]. Donald Burkholder was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[15]. Doctoral students include P. Warwick Millar[32], a statistician[33], 1939–2024[34], of United States[35], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[36]; Gus Wendell Haggstrom[37]; Ata Nuri Al-Hussaini[38]; Burgess Davis[39], a mathematician[40], b. 1944[41], of United States[42], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[43]; WIlliam Jean Barlow[44]; and Ross Paul Kindermann[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18], a fellowship award[46]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[19], a fellowship award[47]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[20]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21], a fellowship award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1874[50].

Death and Burial

Donald Burkholder died on +2013-04-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Urbana[4].

Why It Matters

Donald Burkholder ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Donald Burkholder born?

Donald Burkholder was born in Octavia[2].

Where did Donald Burkholder die?

Donald Burkholder died in Urbana[4].

What did Donald Burkholder do for work?

Donald Burkholder worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Donald Burkholder go to school?

Donald Burkholder was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[16].

What awards did Donald Burkholder receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[19], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[20], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[21].

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  30. [3] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [5] . Scientific Legacy Database. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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