Harold Edwards

American mathematician (1936–2020)
Person human Q1230979

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
August 6, 1936
Date of death
November 10, 2020
Place of birth
Champaign
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Doctoral advisor
Raoul Bott[14]
Cause of death
colon cancer[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Edwards[22]
Given name
Harold[23]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[26]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Harold Edwards en Harold M. Edwards en Harold Mortimer Edwards en Harold Mortimer Edwards, Jr. cs H. M. Edwards de Harold Mortimer Edwards Junior de HM Edwards fa هارولد ادواردز ja ハロルド・エドワーズ ko 해럴드 에드워즈 ko 해럴드 모티머 에드워즈 주니어 ko 해럴드 M. 에드워즈 ru Гарольд Эдвардс ru Эдвардс Гарольд ru Эдвардс, Гарольд
🔖 Identifiers · 41
VIAF cluster ID
3023020
Library of Congress authority ID
n79131073
GND ID
117709700
Awards & Winners artist ID
051c8n8
BIBSYS ID
1023614, 90194686
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12278519z
CiNii Research ID
1140563741739212160
DBLP author ID
58/3458
DDB person (GND) ID
117709700
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117709700
Show all 41 identifiers +29
Freebase ID
/m/051c8n8
Guggenheim fellows ID
harold-m-edwards
IdRef ID
031602282
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117709700
LibraryThing author ID
edwardsharoldm
Libris-URI
wt79dr8f2fc93kv
MR Author ID
61895
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
54164
Museum-digital ID
121632
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00195817
NDL Authority ID
001115114
NL CR AUT ID
jn20011210224
NUKAT ID
n96303476
National Library of Israel ID (old)
002163861
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007421453705171
National Library of Latvia ID
000169817
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071367357
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
11566
Open Library ID
OL336338A
Prabook ID
808426
SBN author ID
RAVV016953
SELIBR ID
252763
SHARE Catalogue author ID
42829
UOM ID
26749
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058509809906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1237800
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgCHRghQjy4yCMG6QQrMP
ZbMATH author ID
edwards.harold-m

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Summary

Harold Edwards was born on August 6, 1936[1], in Champaign[2]. He died on November 10, 2020[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], historian of mathematics[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Harold Edwards born?

Harold Edwards's place of birth was Champaign[2].

Where did Harold Edwards die?

Harold Edwards died in New York City[4].

Who was Harold Edwards married to?

Harold Edwards's spouses include Betty Rollin[8].

What did Harold Edwards do for work?

Harold Edwards worked as a mathematician[5], historian of mathematics[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Harold Edwards go to school?

Harold Edwards was educated at Harvard University[13].

What awards did Harold Edwards receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], Albert Leon Whiteman Memorial Prize[16], Leroy P. Steele Prize[17], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . legacy.com. Retrieved . legacy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Cause of death → colon cancer
    Sex or gender → male
    Mathematics Genealogy Project ID → 54164
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