Harry Kesten

Summary

Harry Kesten is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Duisburg^[2]. He was born on +1931-11-19T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Ithaca^[4]. He died on +2019-03-29T00:00:00Z^[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 (18 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Harry Kesten was born in Duisburg^[2].
• Harry Kesten passed away in Ithaca^[4].
• Harry Kesten was born on +1931-11-19T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Harry Kesten died on +2019-03-29T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Harry Kesten held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Harry Kesten's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Harry Kesten's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Harry Kesten's field of work was probability theory^[10].
• Harry Kesten's field of work was mathematics^[11].
• Among Harry Kesten's employers was Princeton University^[12].
• Among Harry Kesten's employers was Cornell University^[13].
• Harry Kesten was educated at Cornell University^[14].
• Harry Kesten's doctoral advisor was Mark Kac^[15].
• Harry Kesten received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[16].
• Harry Kesten received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17].
• Harry Kesten received the Brouwer Medal^[18].
• Harry Kesten received the Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement^[19].
• Harry Kesten received the honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI^[20].
• Harry Kesten received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[21].
• Harry Kesten was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[22].
• Harry Kesten was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[23].
• Harry Kesten was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[24].
• Harry Kesten was a member of American Mathematical Society^[25].
• Harry Kesten was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[26].
• Harry Kesten's image is recorded as Harry Kesten.jpg^[27].

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Origins and Family

Harry Kesten's place of birth was Duisburg^[2]. He was born on +1931-11-19T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Harry Kesten's education included a stint at Cornell University^[14]. His doctoral advisor was Mark Kac^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include probability theory^[10], a branch of mathematics^[28] and mathematics^[11], an academic discipline^[29]. Employers include Princeton University^[12], a private university^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1746^[32], headquartered in Princeton^[33] and Cornell University^[13], a private university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1865^[36], headquartered in Ithaca^[37]. Doctoral students include Maury Bramson^[38], a mathematician^[39], b. 1951^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[42]; Heinrich Matzinger^[43], a probability theorist^[44], b. 1966^[45], of United States^[46]; Edmond E. Granirer^[47], a mathematician^[48]; Yu Zhang^[49]; Eric S. Key^[50]; and Antal Jarai^[51].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], a fellowship grant^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1925^[54]; Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17]; Brouwer Medal^[18], an award^[55], in Netherlands^[56], founded in 1970^[57]; Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement^[19]; honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI^[20], an award^[58], in France^[59]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[21], a fellowship award^[60].

Death and Burial

Harry Kesten died on +2019-03-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Ithaca^[4].

Why It Matters

Harry Kesten ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[61]

FAQs

Where was Harry Kesten born?

Born in Duisburg^[2], Harry Kesten…

Where did Harry Kesten die?

Harry Kesten passed away in Ithaca^[4].

What did Harry Kesten do for work?

Harry Kesten worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Harry Kesten go to school?

Harry Kesten was educated at Cornell University^[14].

What awards did Harry Kesten receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[17], Brouwer Medal^[18], and Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement^[19].