Ellis Kolchin

American mathematician (1916–1991)
Person Human Q451627

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 18, 1916
Date of death
October 30, 1991
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Doctoral advisor
Joseph Ritt[13]
Doctoral student
Azriel Rosenfeld, Irving Adler, Xiao-Long Wu, Marvin Phelps Epstein, Joseph Lemuel Johnson, Jr., Jerald J. Kovacic, Phyllis Cassidy, William Yu Sit, Joseph S. Tomasovic, Jan Hrabowski, John Charles Miller[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Cause of death
pancreatic cancer[29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Birth name
Ellis Robert Kolchin[35]
Family name
Kolchin[30]
Given name
Ellis[31]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[37]
Manner of death
natural causes[33]
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Name in native language
Ellis Kolchin[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ellis Kolchin de Kolchin he אליס קולצ'ין ja エリス・コルチン zh 艾力斯·科尔钦 zh-hant 艾力斯·科爾欽
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VIAF cluster ID
22202692
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82258468
GND ID
172193052
Academic Tree ID
178964
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12279846x
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
172193052
FAST ID
126379
Freebase ID
/m/03qfg47
Guggenheim fellows ID
ellis-r-kolchin
IdRef ID
083305947
J9U entity ID
987007460105005171
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
172193052
MR Author ID
104220
MacTutor biography ID
Kolchin
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
37381
NUKAT ID
n2003067069
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
140516131
Prabook ID
1694708
SHARE Catalogue author ID
48290
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1081043
WikiTree person ID
Kolchin-2
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpDWypfRypbktg4pVGCQq
ZbMATH author ID
kolchin.ellis-robert

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Summary

Ellis Kolchin was born on April 18, 1916[1], in New York City[2]. He died on October 30, 1991[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Why It Matters

Ellis Kolchin's notable doctoral advisees include Irving Adler[38], a mathematician[39], 1913–2012[40], of United States[41] and Azriel Rosenfeld[42], a computer scientist[43], 1931–2004[44], of United States[45], awarded the IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award[46].

FAQs

Where was Ellis Kolchin born?

Ellis Kolchin was born in New York City[2].

Where did Ellis Kolchin die?

Ellis Kolchin died in New York City[4].

What did Ellis Kolchin do for work?

Ellis Kolchin worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Ellis Kolchin go to school?

Ellis Kolchin was educated at Columbia University[12].

What awards did Ellis Kolchin receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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