Harold Widom

Summary

Harold Widom is a human^[1]. Born in Newark^[2], he… he was born on +1932-09-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2021-01-20T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Harold Widom was born in Newark^[2].
• Harold Widom was born on +1932-09-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Harold Widom died on +2021-01-20T00:00:00Z^[4].
• A child of Harold Widom was Jennifer Widom^[8].
• Harold Widom held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Harold Widom worked as a mathematician^[5].
• Harold Widom worked as a university teacher^[6].
• Among Harold Widom's employers was Cornell University^[10].
• Harold Widom was employed by University of California, Santa Cruz^[11].
• Harold Widom was educated at City College of New York^[12].
• Harold Widom's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[13].
• Harold Widom's education included a stint at Stuyvesant High School^[14].
• Harold Widom's doctoral advisor was Irving Kaplansky^[15].
• Harold Widom received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[16].
• Harold Widom received the Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics^[17].
• Harold Widom received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[18].
• Harold Widom received the Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research^[19].
• Harold Widom was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20].
• Harold Widom was a member of American Mathematical Society^[21].
• Harold Widom's image is recorded as Harold Widom.jpg^[22].
• Harold Widom's image is recorded as Widom Tracy.jpg^[23].
• Harold Widom is recorded as male^[24].
• Harold Widom's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Harold Widom supervised Estelle Basor as a doctoral student^[26].
• Harold Widom supervised Raymond Roccaforte as a doctoral student^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Newark^[2], Harold Widom… he was born on +1932-09-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at City College of New York^[12], a higher education institution^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1847^[30], headquartered in New York City^[31]; University of Chicago^[13], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1890^[34], headquartered in Chicago^[35]; and Stuyvesant High School^[14], a specialized high school in New York City^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1904^[38], headquartered in New York City^[39]. Harold Widom's doctoral advisor was Irving Kaplansky^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6]. Employers include Cornell University^[10], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1865^[42], headquartered in Ithaca^[43] and University of California, Santa Cruz^[11], a campus^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1965^[46]. Doctoral students include Estelle Basor^[26], an academic^[47], b. 1947^[48], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[49]; Raymond Roccaforte^[27]; Richard Libby^[50]; Xiang Fu^[51]; Shuxian Lou^[52]; and Bobette Thorsen^[53].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], a fellowship grant^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1925^[56]; Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics^[17], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1967^[59]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[18], a fellowship award^[60]; and Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research^[19], a class of award^[61].

Personal Life

A child of Harold Widom was Jennifer Widom^[8].

Death and Burial

Harold Widom died on +2021-01-20T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Harold Widom include Tracy–Widom distribution^[62].

Why It Matters

Harold Widom ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Entities named for him include Tracy–Widom distribution^[62].

FAQs

Where was Harold Widom born?

Harold Widom's place of birth was Newark^[2].

What did Harold Widom do for work?

Harold Widom worked as mathematician^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did Harold Widom go to school?

Harold Widom was educated at City College of New York^[12], University of Chicago^[13], and Stuyvesant High School^[14].

What awards did Harold Widom receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics^[17], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[18], and Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research^[19].