Edgar Krahn

Estonian mathematician (1894–1961)
Person human Q3311473
Edgar Krahn
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Edgar Krahn

Summary

Edgar Krahn is a human[1]. He was born in Laiuse[2]. He was born on +1894-10-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Rockville[4]. He died on +1961-03-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Edgar Krahn's place of birth was Laiuse[2].
  • Edgar Krahn died in Rockville[4].
  • Edgar Krahn was born on +1894-10-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Edgar Krahn died on +1961-03-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Edgar Krahn held citizenship in Russian Empire[8].
  • Edgar Krahn held citizenship in Estonia[9].
  • Edgar Krahn held citizenship in Soviet Union[10].
  • Edgar Krahn held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Edgar Krahn's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Edgar Krahn was educated at Imperial University of Dorpat[12].
  • Edgar Krahn's education included a stint at University of Göttingen[13].
  • Edgar Krahn's doctoral advisor was Richard Courant[14].
  • Edgar Krahn's doctoral advisor was Max Born[15].
  • Edgar Krahn's image is recorded as Edgar Krahn.jpg[16].
  • Edgar Krahn is recorded as male[17].
  • Edgar Krahn's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Edgar Krahn's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121240992[19].
  • Edgar Krahn's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22947576[20].
  • Edgar Krahn's GND ID is recorded as 119275503[21].
  • Edgar Krahn's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2001006916[22].
  • Edgar Krahn's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16523727z[23].
  • Edgar Krahn's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 59050[24].
  • Edgar Krahn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04661b9[25].
  • Edgar Krahn's family name is recorded as Q37484740[26].
  • Edgar Krahn's given name is recorded as Edgar[27].

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Origins and Family

Edgar Krahn was born in Laiuse[2]. He was born on +1894-10-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Imperial University of Dorpat[12], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire[28], in Russian Empire[29], founded in 1803[30], headquartered in Tartu[31] and University of Göttingen[13], a campus university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1734[34], headquartered in Göttingen[35]. Doctoral advisors include Richard Courant[14], a mathematician[36], 1888–1972[37], of Germany[38], awarded the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[39], specialised in mathematical analysis[40] and Max Born[15], a physicist[41], 1882–1970[42], of German Reich[43], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[44], specialised in theoretical physics[45].

Career and Affiliations

Edgar Krahn worked as a mathematician[6].

Death and Burial

Edgar Krahn died on +1961-03-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Rockville[4].

Why It Matters

Edgar Krahn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46]

FAQs

Where was Edgar Krahn born?

Edgar Krahn's place of birth was Laiuse[2].

Where did Edgar Krahn die?

Edgar Krahn died in Rockville[4].

What did Edgar Krahn do for work?

Edgar Krahn worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Edgar Krahn go to school?

Edgar Krahn was educated at Imperial University of Dorpat[12] and University of Göttingen[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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