Ed Posner

American mathematician (1933-1993)
Person human Q20938713
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Ed Posner

Summary

Ed Posner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1933-08-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Pasadena[4]. He died on +1993-06-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ed Posner was born in Brooklyn[2].
  • Ed Posner passed away in Pasadena[4].
  • Ed Posner was born on +1933-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ed Posner died on +1993-06-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ed Posner held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Ed Posner worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Ed Posner was employed by University of Wisconsin–Madison[9].
  • Ed Posner was employed by California Institute of Technology[10].
  • Ed Posner's education included a stint at Stuyvesant High School[11].
  • Ed Posner was educated at University of Chicago[12].
  • Ed Posner's doctoral advisor was Irving Kaplansky[13].
  • Ed Posner is recorded as male[14].
  • Ed Posner's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ed Posner supervised Mark Robert Bell as a doctoral student[16].
  • Ed Posner supervised Roch Guérin as a doctoral student[17].
  • Ed Posner supervised Kenneth Rose as a doctoral student[18].
  • Ed Posner supervised Timothy X. Brown as a doctoral student[19].
  • Ed Posner's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084651281[20].
  • Ed Posner's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 110332905[21].
  • Ed Posner's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80045135[22].
  • Ed Posner's IdRef ID is recorded as 168203057[23].
  • Ed Posner's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA03290086[24].
  • Ed Posner's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35429657[25].
  • The cause of death was traffic collision[26].
  • Ed Posner's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 5726[27].

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Origins and Family

Ed Posner was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on +1933-08-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stuyvesant High School[11], a specialized high school in New York City[28], in United States[29], founded in 1904[30], headquartered in New York City[31] and University of Chicago[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]. Ed Posner's doctoral advisor was Irving Kaplansky[13].

Career and Affiliations

Ed Posner's professions included mathematician[6]. Employers include University of Wisconsin–Madison[9], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1848[38] and California Institute of Technology[10], a university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1891[41], headquartered in California[42]. Doctoral students include Mark Robert Bell[16], a university teacher[43], awarded the IEEE Fellow[44]; Roch Guérin[17], an engineer[45], b. 1959[46], of France[47], awarded the ACM Fellow[48]; Kenneth Rose[18]; and Timothy X. Brown[19].

Death and Burial

Ed Posner died on +1993-06-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Pasadena[4]. The cause of death was traffic collision[26].

Why It Matters

Ed Posner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Ed Posner born?

Ed Posner was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Ed Posner die?

Ed Posner died in Pasadena[4].

What did Ed Posner do for work?

Ed Posner worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Ed Posner go to school?

Ed Posner was educated at Stuyvesant High School[11] and University of Chicago[12].

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  10. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] . ipnpr.jpl.nasa.gov. ipnpr.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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