George Fix

American mathematician (1939–2002)
Person human Q3709933
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George Fix

Summary

George Fix is a human[1]. He was born in Dallas[2]. He was born on +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Clemson[4]. He died on +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], university teacher[7], and brewer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dallas[2], George Fix…
  • George Fix died in Clemson[4].
  • George Fix was born on +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Fix was born on +1939-05-10T00:00:00Z[10].
  • George Fix died on +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George Fix died on +2002-03-10T00:00:00Z[11].
  • George Fix held citizenship in United States[12].
  • George Fix's professions included mathematician[6].
  • George Fix worked as a university teacher[7].
  • George Fix worked as a brewer[8].
  • George Fix's field of work was mathematics[13].
  • George Fix's field of work was finite element method[14].
  • George Fix's field of work was integral equation[15].
  • George Fix's field of work was brewing[16].
  • George Fix's field of work was iterative numerical method[17].
  • Among George Fix's employers was University of Michigan[18].
  • George Fix was employed by Carnegie Mellon University[19].
  • George Fix was educated at Harvard University[20].
  • George Fix was educated at Rice University[21].
  • George Fix's doctoral advisor was Garrett Birkhoff[22].
  • George Fix is recorded as male[23].
  • George Fix's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • George Fix supervised Charles F. Van Loan as a doctoral student[25].
  • George Fix supervised Dennis Charles Jespersen as a doctoral student[26].
  • George Fix supervised Wendell Holmes Mills, Jr. as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dallas[2], George Fix… Recorded date of birth include +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1939-05-10T00:00:00Z[10].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[20], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Rice University[21], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1891[34], headquartered in Houston[35]. George Fix's doctoral advisor was Garrett Birkhoff[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], university teacher[7], and brewer[8]. Fields of work include mathematics[13], an academic discipline[36]; finite element method[14]; integral equation[15]; brewing[16], a craft[37]; and iterative numerical method[17]. Employers include University of Michigan[18], a public research university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1817[40], headquartered in Ann Arbor[41] and Carnegie Mellon University[19], a private university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1900[44], headquartered in Pittsburgh[45]. Doctoral students include Charles F. Van Loan[25], a mathematician[46], b. 1947[47], of United States[48], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[49], specialised in mathematics[50]; Dennis Charles Jespersen[26]; Wendell Holmes Mills, Jr.[27]; Layne Terry Watson[51]; Christopher L. Cox[52]; and James Felts Epperson[53].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +2002-03-10T00:00:00Z[11]. George Fix died in Clemson[4].

Why It Matters

George Fix ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was George Fix born?

George Fix's place of birth was Dallas[2].

Where did George Fix die?

George Fix died in Clemson[4].

What did George Fix do for work?

George Fix worked as mathematician[6], university teacher[7], and brewer[8].

Where did George Fix go to school?

George Fix was educated at Harvard University[20] and Rice University[21].

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  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [51] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [52] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [53] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] . wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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