James Earl Baumgartner

American logician (1943–2011)
Person human Q6133274
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Summary

James Earl Baumgartner was born on March 23, 1943[1], in Wichita[2]. He died on December 28, 2011[3], in Hanover[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], logician[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Field of work: mathematical logic[10], set theory[11], mathematics[12], topology[13]
  • Employer: Dartmouth College[14]
  • Educated at: University of California, Berkeley[15]
  • Doctoral advisor: Robert Lawson Vaught[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Doctoral student: Alan D. Taylor[18], Jean A. Larson[19], Stan Wagon[20], Albin Lee Jones[21], Denis Campau Devlin[22], Robert Emile Beaudoin[23], Claudia Andrea Henrion[24], Tadatoshi Miyamoto[25], Stefan Bilaniuk[26], Thomas Edward Leathrum[27], Peter Lars Dordal[28]
  • Commons category: James Earl Baumgartner[29]
  • Family name: Baumgartner[30]
  • Given name: James[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32]
  • Erdős number: 1[33]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[34]

Why It Matters

James Earl Baumgartner has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

His notable doctoral advisees include Stan Wagon[37], a mathematician[38], b. 1951[39], of Canada[40], specialised in mathematics[41] and Alan D. Taylor[42], a mathematician[43], b. 1947[44], of United States[45], specialised in mathematics[46].

FAQs

Where was James Earl Baumgartner born?

James Earl Baumgartner was born in Wichita[2].

Where did James Earl Baumgartner die?

James Earl Baumgartner died in Hanover[4].

What did James Earl Baumgartner do for work?

James Earl Baumgartner worked as a mathematician[5], logician[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did James Earl Baumgartner go to school?

James Earl Baumgartner was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . rand-wilson.com. rand-wilson.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Place of death → Hanover
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