Earl Taft

American mathematician
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Earl Taft

Summary

Earl Taft is a human[1]. He was born on +1931-08-27T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2021-08-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Earl Taft was born on +1931-08-27T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Earl Taft died on +2021-08-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Earl Taft's spouses was Hessy Levinsons Taft[6].
  • Earl Taft held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Earl Taft worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Earl Taft was employed by Columbia University[8].
  • Earl Taft was educated at Yale University[9].
  • Earl Taft's education included a stint at Amherst College[10].
  • Earl Taft's doctoral advisor was Nathan Jacobson[11].
  • Earl Taft's image is recorded as Earl Taft circa 2010.jpg[12].
  • Earl Taft is recorded as male[13].
  • Earl Taft's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Earl Taft supervised Charles Hallahan as a doctoral student[15].
  • Earl Taft supervised Sarah J. Gottlieb as a doctoral student[16].
  • Earl Taft supervised Thomas J. Marlowe as a doctoral student[17].
  • Earl Taft supervised Yungchen Cheng as a doctoral student[18].
  • Earl Taft supervised Siu-Hung Ng as a doctoral student[19].
  • Earl Taft's ISNI is recorded as 0000000034319758[20].
  • Earl Taft's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 70718517[21].
  • Earl Taft's GND ID is recorded as 1114416444[22].
  • Earl Taft's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99017333[23].
  • Earl Taft's Commons category is recorded as Earl Taft[24].
  • Earl Taft's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 4311[25].
  • Earl Taft's family name is recorded as Taft[26].
  • Earl Taft's given name is recorded as Earl[27].

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Origins and Family

Earl Taft was born on +1931-08-27T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Yale University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1701[30], headquartered in New Haven[31] and Amherst College[10], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1821[34]. Earl Taft's doctoral advisor was Nathan Jacobson[11].

Career and Affiliations

Earl Taft worked as a mathematician[4]. Among his employers was Columbia University[8]. Doctoral students include Charles Hallahan[15], Sarah J. Gottlieb[16], Thomas J. Marlowe[17], Yungchen Cheng[18], and Siu-Hung Ng[19].

Personal Life

Among Earl Taft's spouses was Hessy Levinsons Taft[6].

Death and Burial

Earl Taft died on +2021-08-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Earl Taft ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who was Earl Taft married to?

Earl Taft's spouses include Hessy Levinsons Taft[6].

What did Earl Taft do for work?

Earl Taft worked as mathematician[4].

Where did Earl Taft go to school?

Earl Taft was educated at Yale University[9] and Amherst College[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [2] . American Men and Women of Science. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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