Edwin Hewitt

Summary

Edwin Hewitt is a human^[1]. Born in Everett^[2], he… he was born on +1920-01-20T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Seattle^[4]. He died on +1999-06-21T00:00:00Z^[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 (12 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Edwin Hewitt's place of birth was Everett^[2].
• Edwin Hewitt died in Seattle^[4].
• Edwin Hewitt was born on +1920-01-20T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Edwin Hewitt died on +1999-06-21T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Edwin Hewitt held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Edwin Hewitt's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Edwin Hewitt worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Edwin Hewitt's field of work was mathematical analysis^[10].
• Edwin Hewitt's field of work was probability theory^[11].
• Edwin Hewitt's field of work was topology^[12].
• Edwin Hewitt's field of work was mathematics^[13].
• Among Edwin Hewitt's employers was University of Washington^[14].
• Edwin Hewitt was employed by United States Air Force^[15].
• Edwin Hewitt was employed by Institute for Advanced Study^[16].
• Among Edwin Hewitt's employers was Bryn Mawr College^[17].
• Among Edwin Hewitt's employers was University of Chicago^[18].
• Edwin Hewitt's education included a stint at Harvard University^[19].
• Edwin Hewitt was educated at The Leelanau School^[20].
• Edwin Hewitt's doctoral advisor was Marshall Harvey Stone^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Edwin Hewitt is Hewitt–Savage zero–one law^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Edwin Hewitt is Cohen–Hewitt factorization theorem^[23].
• Edwin Hewitt received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[24].
• Edwin Hewitt received the Humboldt Prize^[25].
• Edwin Hewitt's image is recorded as Edwin Hewitt.jpg^[26].
• Edwin Hewitt is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Edwin Hewitt's place of birth was Everett^[2]. He was born on +1920-01-20T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[19], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and The Leelanau School^[20], a university-preparatory school^[32], in United States^[33]. Edwin Hewitt's doctoral advisor was Marshall Harvey Stone^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include mathematical analysis^[10], an academic discipline^[34]; probability theory^[11], a branch of mathematics^[35]; topology^[12], a branch of mathematics^[36]; and mathematics^[13], an academic discipline^[37]. Employers include University of Washington^[14], a public research university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1861^[40]; United States Air Force^[15], an air force^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1947^[43], headquartered in The Pentagon^[44]; Institute for Advanced Study^[16], a research institute^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1930^[47], headquartered in Princeton^[48]; Bryn Mawr College^[17], a university^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1885^[51], headquartered in Bryn Mawr^[52]; and University of Chicago^[18], a private university^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1890^[55], headquartered in Chicago^[56]. Doctoral students include Kenneth A. Ross^[57], a mathematician^[58], b. 1936^[59], of United States^[60], specialised in mathematics^[61]; Keith Lowell Phillips^[62], a mathematician^[63], 1937–2016^[64], of United States^[65]; W. Wistar Comfort^[66], a mathematician^[67], 1933–2016^[68], of United States^[69], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[70], specialised in mathematics^[71]; George Herbert Swift Jr^[72], a mathematician^[73], 1926–2014^[74], of United States^[75]; Karl Robert Stromberg^[76]; and Kelly Denis McKennon^[77].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hewitt–Savage zero–one law^[22] and Cohen–Hewitt factorization theorem^[23]. Things named for Edwin Hewitt include Hewitt–Savage zero–one law^[78], a theorem^[79].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[24], a fellowship grant^[80], in United States^[81], founded in 1925^[82] and Humboldt Prize^[25], a science award^[83], in Germany^[84], founded in 1972^[85].

Death and Burial

Edwin Hewitt died on +1999-06-21T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Seattle^[4].

Why It Matters

Edwin Hewitt ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[86]

He is credited with the discovery of hyperreal number^[87], a type of number^[88]. Entities named for him include Hewitt–Savage zero–one law^[78], a theorem^[79].

His notable doctoral advisees include Kenneth A. Ross^[89], a mathematician^[90], b. 1936^[91], of United States^[92], specialised in mathematics^[93].

FAQs

Where was Edwin Hewitt born?

Born in Everett^[2], Edwin Hewitt…

Where did Edwin Hewitt die?

Edwin Hewitt passed away in Seattle^[4].

What did Edwin Hewitt do for work?

Edwin Hewitt worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Edwin Hewitt go to school?

Edwin Hewitt was educated at Harvard University^[19] and The Leelanau School^[20].

What awards did Edwin Hewitt receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[24] and Humboldt Prize^[25].

What did Edwin Hewitt discover?

Edwin Hewitt is credited as discoverer of hyperreal number^[87].