George B. Purdy

American mathematician
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George B. Purdy

Summary

George B. Purdy is a human[1]. Born in San Francisco[2], he… he was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Cincinnati[4]. He died on +2017-12-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], cryptographer[7], and computer scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in San Francisco[2], George B. Purdy…
  • George B. Purdy died in Cincinnati[4].
  • George B. Purdy was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George B. Purdy died on +2017-12-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George B. Purdy held citizenship in United States[10].
  • George B. Purdy's professions included mathematician[6].
  • George B. Purdy worked as a cryptographer[7].
  • George B. Purdy worked as a computer scientist[8].
  • George B. Purdy's field of work was combinatorics[11].
  • George B. Purdy's field of work was number theory[12].
  • George B. Purdy was employed by Texas A&M University[13].
  • George B. Purdy was employed by University of Cincinnati[14].
  • George B. Purdy was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[15].
  • George B. Purdy's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[16].
  • George B. Purdy's doctoral advisor was Paul T. Bateman[17].
  • George B. Purdy's doctoral advisor was Paul Erdős[18].
  • George B. Purdy is recorded as male[19].
  • George B. Purdy's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • George B. Purdy supervised Justin Wesley Smith as a doctoral student[21].
  • George B. Purdy's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 3989[22].
  • George B. Purdy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07sbj0s[23].
  • George B. Purdy's family name is recorded as Purdy[24].
  • George B. Purdy's given name is recorded as George[25].
  • George B. Purdy studied under Paul Erdős[26].
  • George B. Purdy's zbMATH author ID is recorded as purdy.george-b[27].

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Origins and Family

George B. Purdy's place of birth was San Francisco[2]. He was born on +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[15], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1867[30] and ETH Zurich[16], an institute of technology[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1855[33], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[34]. Doctoral advisors include Paul T. Bateman[17], a mathematician[35], 1919–2012[36], of United States[37], specialised in number theory[38] and Paul Erdős[18], a mathematician[39], 1913–1996[40], of Hungary[41], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[42], specialised in probability theory[43]. George B. Purdy studied under Paul Erdős[26].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], cryptographer[7], and computer scientist[8]. Fields of work include combinatorics[11], a branch of mathematics[44] and number theory[12], a branch of mathematics[45]. Employers include Texas A&M University[13], a public research university[46], in United States[47], founded in 1876[48], headquartered in College Station[49] and University of Cincinnati[14], a public research university[50], in United States[51], founded in 1819[52]. George B. Purdy supervised Justin Wesley Smith as a doctoral student[21].

Death and Burial

George B. Purdy died on +2017-12-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Cincinnati[4].

Why It Matters

George B. Purdy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was George B. Purdy born?

George B. Purdy's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did George B. Purdy die?

George B. Purdy died in Cincinnati[4].

What did George B. Purdy do for work?

George B. Purdy worked as mathematician[6], cryptographer[7], and computer scientist[8].

Where did George B. Purdy go to school?

George B. Purdy was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[15] and ETH Zurich[16].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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