Gordon Latta

Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 1951
Person human Q102116566
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Summary

Gordon Latta was born on 1923[1] in Vancouver[2]. He died on January 15, 2014[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and translator[6].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: March 8, 1923[7]
  • Field of work: mathematics[8], applied mathematics[9], translation[10]
  • Employer: Stanford University[11], University of Virginia[12], Naval Postgraduate School[13]
  • Educated at: California Institute of Technology[14], University of British Columbia[15], Princeton University[16]
  • Doctoral advisor: Frederic Bohnenblust[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Doctoral student: Robert Edmund O'Malley[19], James Alan Cochran[20], Houston Gilleylen Wood[21], William Richard Stout[22], Gerald Leland Davey[23], Peter Ching-Ming Loh[24], Dale William Swann[25], James Bryan Turner[26], Stuart Lee Brodsky[27], Thomas Ray Nicely[28]
  • Family name: Latta[29]
  • Given name: Gordon[30], Eric[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32], Spanish[33], French[34]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[35]
  • Writing language: English[36]

FAQs

Where was Gordon Latta born?

Gordon Latta was born in Vancouver[2].

What did Gordon Latta do for work?

Gordon Latta worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and translator[6].

Where did Gordon Latta go to school?

Gordon Latta was educated at California Institute of Technology[14], University of British Columbia[15], and Princeton University[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [7] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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