Hung Cheng

American mathematician and physicist
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Hung Cheng

Summary

Hung Cheng is a human[1]. His place of birth was Guangzhou[2]. He was born on March 2, 1937[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and mathematician[5].

Key Facts

  • Born in Guangzhou[2], Hung Cheng…
  • Hung Cheng was born on March 2, 1937[3].
  • Hung Cheng held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Hung Cheng worked as a physicist[4].
  • Hung Cheng worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Hung Cheng was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Hung Cheng was employed by Harvard University[8].
  • Hung Cheng's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[9].
  • Hung Cheng's doctoral advisor was Leverett Davis[10].
  • Hung Cheng's doctoral advisor was Harden M. McConnell[11].
  • Hung Cheng's doctoral advisor was Jon Mathews[12].
  • Hung Cheng received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • Hung Cheng is recorded as male[14].
  • Hung Cheng's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Hung Cheng supervised Hsin-Fei Meng as a doctoral student[16].
  • Hung Cheng supervised Patrick Sze Chau Yeung as a doctoral student[17].
  • Hung Cheng supervised John Agnew Dickinson as a doctoral student[18].
  • Hung Cheng supervised Kåre Olaussen as a doctoral student[19].
  • Hung Cheng's different from is recorded as Hung Cheng[20].
  • Hung Cheng's different from is recorded as H. Cheng[21].
  • Hung Cheng's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Origins and Family

Born in Guangzhou[2], Hung Cheng… he was born on March 2, 1937[3].

Education

Hung Cheng was educated at California Institute of Technology[9]. Doctoral advisors include Leverett Davis[10], a physicist[23], 1914–2003[24], awarded the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[25]; Harden M. McConnell[11], a chemist[26], 1927–2014[27], of United States[28], awarded the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry[29]; and Jon Mathews[12], a physicist[30], 1932–1979[31], of United States[32], awarded the Fulbright Scholarship[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and mathematician[5]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1861[36], headquartered in Cambridge[37] and Harvard University[8], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1636[40], headquartered in Cambridge[41]. Doctoral students include Hsin-Fei Meng[16]; Patrick Sze Chau Yeung[17]; John Agnew Dickinson[18]; and Kåre Olaussen[19], a physicist[42].

Recognition

Hung Cheng received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].

FAQs

Where was Hung Cheng born?

Hung Cheng was born in Guangzhou[2].

What did Hung Cheng do for work?

Hung Cheng worked as physicist[4] and mathematician[5].

Where did Hung Cheng go to school?

Hung Cheng was educated at California Institute of Technology[9].

What awards did Hung Cheng receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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