Hershel Farkas

American mathematician
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Hershel Farkas

Summary

Hershel Farkas is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on December 2, 1939[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • Hershel Farkas's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Hershel Farkas was born on December 2, 1939[3].
  • Hershel Farkas held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Hershel Farkas's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Hershel Farkas's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Hershel Farkas's field of work was mathematics[7].
  • Hershel Farkas's field of work was function theory[8].
  • Hershel Farkas's field of work was Riemann surface[9].
  • Hershel Farkas's field of work was geometry[10].
  • Hershel Farkas's field of work was number theory[11].
  • Hershel Farkas was employed by Stony Brook University[12].
  • Hershel Farkas was educated at Yeshiva University[13].
  • Hershel Farkas's doctoral advisor was Harry Rauch[14].
  • Hershel Farkas is recorded as male[15].
  • Hershel Farkas's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Hershel Farkas supervised Eran Makover as a doctoral student[17].
  • Hershel Farkas supervised Yaakov Kopeliovich as a doctoral student[18].
  • Hershel Farkas supervised Ok Young Yoon as a doctoral student[19].
  • Hershel Farkas's family name is recorded as Farkas[20].
  • Hershel Farkas's given name is recorded as Hershel[21].
  • Hershel Farkas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Hershel Farkas's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Hershel Farkas was born in New York City[2]. He was born on December 2, 1939[3].

Education

Hershel Farkas was educated at Yeshiva University[13]. His doctoral advisor was Harry Rauch[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include mathematics[7], an academic discipline[24]; function theory[8]; Riemann surface[9], a mathematical concept[25]; geometry[10], a branch of mathematics[26]; and number theory[11], a branch of mathematics[27]. Hershel Farkas was employed by Stony Brook University[12]. Doctoral students include Eran Makover[17], Yaakov Kopeliovich[18], and Ok Young Yoon[19].

FAQs

Where was Hershel Farkas born?

Hershel Farkas was born in New York City[2].

What did Hershel Farkas do for work?

Hershel Farkas worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Hershel Farkas go to school?

Hershel Farkas was educated at Yeshiva University[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Place of birth New York City
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    Google knowledge graph id /g/11x987h88
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