Isadore Singer

American mathematician (1924–2021)
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Isadore Singer

Summary

Isadore Singer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Detroit[2]. He passed away in Boxborough[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Isadore Singer's place of birth was Detroit[2].
  • Isadore Singer passed away in Boxborough[3].
  • Isadore Singer held citizenship in United States[7].
  • English was Isadore Singer's native language[8].
  • Isadore Singer worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Isadore Singer's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Isadore Singer's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Isadore Singer's field of work was differential topology[10].
  • Isadore Singer's field of work was differential geometry[11].
  • Isadore Singer's field of work was physics[12].
  • Among Isadore Singer's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Among Isadore Singer's employers was University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • Among Isadore Singer's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[15].
  • Isadore Singer was employed by United States Army Signal Corps[16].
  • Among Isadore Singer's employers was Columbia University[17].
  • Isadore Singer was employed by Institute for Advanced Study[18].
  • Isadore Singer was educated at University of Michigan[19].
  • Isadore Singer was educated at University of Chicago[20].
  • Isadore Singer's doctoral advisor was Irving Segal[21].
  • Isadore Singer received the Guggenheim Fellowship[22].
  • Isadore Singer received the Abel Prize[23].
  • Isadore Singer received the National Medal of Science[24].
  • Isadore Singer received the Wigner Medal[25].
  • Isadore Singer received the doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University[26].
  • Isadore Singer received the Bôcher Memorial Prize[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Isadore Singer was born in Detroit[2]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[19], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor[31] and University of Chicago[20], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in Chicago[35]. Isadore Singer's doctoral advisor was Irving Segal[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include mathematics[9], an academic discipline[36]; differential topology[10], a branch of mathematics[37]; differential geometry[11], a branch of mathematics[38]; and physics[12], a branch of science[39]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1861[42], headquartered in Cambridge[43]; University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[44], in United States[45], founded in 1868[46], headquartered in Berkeley[47]; University of California, Los Angeles[15], a public research university[48], in United States[49], founded in 1919[50], headquartered in Los Angeles[51]; United States Army Signal Corps[16], a branch of service[52], in United States[53], founded in 1863[54]; Columbia University[17], a private university[55], in United States[56], founded in 1754[57], headquartered in Manhattan[58]; and Institute for Advanced Study[18], a research institute[59], in United States[60], founded in 1930[61], headquartered in Princeton[62]. Doctoral students include John Lott[63], Linda Preiss Rothschild[64], Nancy Stanton[65], Richard L. Bishop[66], Gerald Schwarz[67], and Hugo Rossi[68].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[22], a fellowship grant[69], in United States[70], founded in 1925[71]; Abel Prize[23], a science award[72], in Norway[73], founded in 2003[74], headquartered in Oslo[75]; National Medal of Science[24], a science award[76], in United States[77], founded in 1963[78]; Wigner Medal[25], an award[79]; doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University[26]; and Bôcher Memorial Prize[27].

Death and Burial

Isadore Singer passed away in Boxborough[3].

Why It Matters

Isadore Singer ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[80] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]

His notable doctoral advisees include Daniel Friedan[82], a physicist[83], b. 1948[84], of United States[85], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[86]; Dan Freed[87], a mathematician[88], b. 1959[89], of United States[90], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[91]; John Lott[92], a mathematician[93], b. 1959[94], of United States[95], awarded the NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing[96], specialised in mathematics[97]; Linda Preiss Rothschild[98], a mathematician[99], b. 1945[100], of United States[101], awarded the Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics[102], specialised in mathematics[103]; Hugo Rossi[104], a mathematician[105], b. 1935[106], of United States[107], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[108], specialised in mathematics[109]; and Richard L. Bishop[110], a mathematician[111], 1931–2019[112], of United States[113], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[114], specialised in mathematics[115].

FAQs

Where was Isadore Singer born?

Born in Detroit[2], Isadore Singer…

Where did Isadore Singer die?

Isadore Singer died in Boxborough[3].

What did Isadore Singer do for work?

Isadore Singer worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Isadore Singer go to school?

Isadore Singer was educated at University of Michigan[19] and University of Chicago[20].

What awards did Isadore Singer receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[22], Abel Prize[23], National Medal of Science[24], and Wigner Medal[25].

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