Hale F. Trotter

Canadian mathematician
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Hale F. Trotter

Summary

Hale F. Trotter is a human[1]. He was born in Kingston[2]. He was born on May 30, 1931[3]. He died in Princeton[4]. He died on January 17, 2022[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Hale F. Trotter's place of birth was Kingston[2].
  • Hale F. Trotter died in Princeton[4].
  • Hale F. Trotter was born on May 30, 1931[3].
  • Hale F. Trotter was born on January 1, 1931[9].
  • Hale F. Trotter died on January 17, 2022[5].
  • Hale F. Trotter held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Hale F. Trotter held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Hale F. Trotter's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Hale F. Trotter's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Hale F. Trotter's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Hale F. Trotter's field of work was probability theory[13].
  • Hale F. Trotter's field of work was group theory[14].
  • Hale F. Trotter's field of work was number theory[15].
  • Hale F. Trotter's field of work was knot theory[16].
  • Hale F. Trotter was employed by Princeton University[17].
  • Hale F. Trotter was employed by Queen's University[18].
  • Hale F. Trotter was educated at Princeton University[19].
  • Hale F. Trotter was educated at Queen's University[20].
  • Hale F. Trotter's doctoral advisor was William Feller[21].
  • Hale F. Trotter is recorded as male[22].
  • Hale F. Trotter's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Hale F. Trotter supervised Frank Knight as a doctoral student[24].
  • Hale F. Trotter supervised Timothy Paul Barber as a doctoral student[25].
  • Hale F. Trotter supervised Andrew Jaye Mayer as a doctoral student[26].
  • Hale F. Trotter supervised Philip G. Kraushar, Jr. as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Hale F. Trotter was born in Kingston[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 30, 1931[3] and January 1, 1931[9].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[19], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and Queen's University[20], a university in Ontario[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1841[34]. Hale F. Trotter's doctoral advisor was William Feller[21]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[12], an academic discipline[36]; probability theory[13], a branch of mathematics[37]; group theory[14], a branch of mathematics[38]; number theory[15], a branch of mathematics[39]; and knot theory[16], an academic discipline[40]. Employers include Princeton University[17], a private university[41], in United States[42], founded in 1746[43], headquartered in Princeton[44] and Queen's University[18], a university in Ontario[45], in Canada[46], founded in 1841[47]. Doctoral students include Frank Knight[24], a probability theorist[48], 1933–2007[49], of United States[50], awarded the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics[51]; Timothy Paul Barber[25]; Andrew Jaye Mayer[26]; Philip G. Kraushar, Jr.[27]; Richard Lee Parris[52]; and Patrick Keef[53].

Death and Burial

Hale F. Trotter died on January 17, 2022[5]. He died in Princeton[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hale F. Trotter include Lie product formula[54], a theorem[55] and Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm[56], a combinatorial algorithm[57].

Why It Matters

Hale F. Trotter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for him include Lie product formula[54], a theorem[55] and Steinhaus–Johnson–Trotter algorithm[56], a combinatorial algorithm[57].

FAQs

Where was Hale F. Trotter born?

Born in Kingston[2], Hale F. Trotter…

Where did Hale F. Trotter die?

Hale F. Trotter died in Princeton[4].

What did Hale F. Trotter do for work?

Hale F. Trotter worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Hale F. Trotter go to school?

Hale F. Trotter was educated at Princeton University[19] and Queen's University[20].

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  27. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [5] . matherhodge.com. matherhodge.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  25. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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