Frank Harary

Summary

Frank Harary was born on March 11, 1921^[1], in New York City^[2]. He died on January 4, 2005^[3], in Las Cruces^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (338 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Place of burial: Masonic Cemetery^[8]
• Country of citizenship: United States^[9]
• Ethnic group: Jewish people^[10]
• Field of work: graph theory^[11]
• Position held: professor emeritus^[12]
• Employer: University of Michigan^[13]
• Educated at: University of California, Berkeley^[14], Brooklyn College^[15], Princeton University^[16], New York University^[17]
• Doctoral advisor: Alfred Foster^[18]
• Notable work: Goldner–Harary graph^[19], Battle-Harary-Kodama theorem^[20], Graph theory / Frank Harary^[21], Harary's generalized tic-tac-toe^[22]
• Award received: Humboldt Prize^[23]
• Sex or gender: male^[24]
• Doctoral student: Stephen Hedetniemi^[25], L. W. Beineke^[26], Joseph Battle^[27], Robert Zane Norman^[28], Allen Schwenk^[29], Michael D. Plummer^[30], Charles Arthur Trauth, Jr.^[31], Geert Caleb Ernst Prins^[32], Paul K. Stockmeyer^[33], Bennet Manvel^[34], Edgar Milan Palmer^[35], Michael J. Plantholt^[36], Geoffrey Allen Exoo^[37], Jerald Allan Kabell^[38]
• Commons category: Frank Harary^[39]
• Family name: Harary^[40]
• Given name: Frank^[41]
• Pseudonym: Mr. Graph Theory^[42]
• Official website: http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/fnh/^[43]
• Academic thesis: The Structure of Boolean-like Rings^[44]
• Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[45]
• Erdős number: 1^[46]

Why It Matters

Frank Harary has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

His notable doctoral advisees include Stephen Hedetniemi^[49], a computer scientist^[50], b. 1939^[51], specialised in graph theory^[52] and Paul K. Stockmeyer^[53], a professor^[54], of United States^[55].

FAQs

Where was Frank Harary born?

Frank Harary's place of birth was New York City^[2].

Where did Frank Harary die?

Frank Harary passed away in Las Cruces^[4].

What did Frank Harary do for work?

Frank Harary worked as a mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did Frank Harary go to school?

Frank Harary was educated at University of California, Berkeley^[14], Brooklyn College^[15], Princeton University^[16], and New York University^[17].

What awards did Frank Harary receive?

Honors received include Humboldt Prize^[23].