Jan S. Hesthaven

Danish mathematician and academic administrator
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Jan S. Hesthaven

Summary

Jan S. Hesthaven is a human[1]. He was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Jan S. Hesthaven was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[5].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven worked as a mathematician[3].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven was employed by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne[6].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven was employed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[7].
  • Among Jan S. Hesthaven's employers was Brown University[8].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven's education included a stint at Technical University of Denmark[9].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven's doctoral advisor was Jens-Peter Lynov[10].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven's doctoral advisor was Per Grove Thomsen[11].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[12].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[13].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven received the honorary doctorate[14].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven was a member of American Mathematical Society[16].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven was a member of Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters[17].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven was a member of Academia Europaea[18].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven was a member of European Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven's image is recorded as Jan Sickmann Hesthaven.png[20].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven is recorded as male[21].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven supervised Stefan Engblom as a doctoral student[23].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven supervised Fabian Mönkeberg as a doctoral student[24].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven supervised Qian-Yong Chen as a doctoral student[25].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven supervised Alex Kanevsky as a doctoral student[26].
  • Jan S. Hesthaven supervised Laura Lurati as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan S. Hesthaven was born on +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Jan S. Hesthaven was educated at Technical University of Denmark[9]. Doctoral advisors include Jens-Peter Lynov[10] and Per Grove Thomsen[11].

Career and Affiliations

Jan S. Hesthaven's professions included mathematician[3]. Employers include Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne[6], a public university[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1969[30]; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology[7], an institute of technology[31], in Germany[32], founded in 2009[33], headquartered in Karlsruhe[34]; and Brown University[8], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1765[37], headquartered in Providence[38]. Doctoral students include Stefan Engblom[23], Fabian Mönkeberg[24], Qian-Yong Chen[25], Alex Kanevsky[26], Laura Lurati[27], and Lucas Wilcox[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[12], a fellowship award[40]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[13], a fellowship award[41]; and honorary doctorate[14], a title of honor[42].

Why It Matters

Jan S. Hesthaven ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Jan S. Hesthaven do for work?

Jan S. Hesthaven worked as mathematician[3].

Where did Jan S. Hesthaven go to school?

Jan S. Hesthaven was educated at Technical University of Denmark[9].

What awards did Jan S. Hesthaven receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[12], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[13], and honorary doctorate[14].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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