Jean van Heijenoort

Historian of mathematical logic and personal secretary to Leon Trotsky (1912–1986)
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Jean van Heijenoort

Summary

Jean van Heijenoort is a human[1]. His place of birth was Creil[2]. He was born on July 23, 1912[3]. He died in Mexico City[4]. He died on March 29, 1986[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], and translator[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Creil[2], Jean van Heijenoort…
  • Jean van Heijenoort died in Mexico City[4].
  • Jean van Heijenoort was born on July 23, 1912[3].
  • Jean van Heijenoort was born on January 1, 1912[10].
  • Jean van Heijenoort died on March 29, 1986[5].
  • Jean van Heijenoort died on March 25, 1986[11].
  • Jean van Heijenoort died on January 1, 1986[12].
  • Jean van Heijenoort held citizenship in France[13].
  • Jean van Heijenoort held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's professions included historian of mathematics[7].
  • Jean van Heijenoort worked as a translator[8].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was mathematics[15].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was mathematical logic[16].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was history of mathematics[17].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was Trotskyism[18].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was literary translation[19].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was translation from Russian[20].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's education included a stint at New York University[21].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's doctoral advisor was James J. Stoker[22].
  • Jean van Heijenoort is recorded as male[23].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Jean van Heijenoort was affiliated with the Fourth International[25].
  • Jean van Heijenoort supervised Dovid Gottlieb as a doctoral student[26].
  • Jean van Heijenoort supervised Steven F. Savitt as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Creil[2], Jean van Heijenoort… Recorded date of birth include July 23, 1912[3] and January 1, 1912[10].

Education

Jean van Heijenoort's education included a stint at New York University[21]. His doctoral advisor was James J. Stoker[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], and translator[8]. Fields of work include mathematics[15], an academic discipline[28]; mathematical logic[16], a branch of mathematics[29]; history of mathematics[17], an aspect of history[30]; Trotskyism[18], a political ideology[31]; literary translation[19], an academic discipline[32]; and translation from Russian[20]. Doctoral students include Dovid Gottlieb[26], a rabbi[33], b. 1950[34]; Steven F. Savitt[27]; and Irving Henry Anellis[35], a historian of mathematics[36], 1946–2013[37], of United States[38].

Personal Life

Jean van Heijenoort was affiliated with the Fourth International[25].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 29, 1986[5], March 25, 1986[11], and January 1, 1986[12]. Jean van Heijenoort died in Mexico City[4].

Why It Matters

Jean van Heijenoort ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (99 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Jean van Heijenoort born?

Born in Creil[2], Jean van Heijenoort…

Where did Jean van Heijenoort die?

Jean van Heijenoort died in Mexico City[4].

What did Jean van Heijenoort do for work?

Jean van Heijenoort worked as mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], and translator[8].

Where did Jean van Heijenoort go to school?

Jean van Heijenoort was educated at New York University[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . birth certificate. Retrieved . ressources.archives.oise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [25] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [35] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . ressources.archives.oise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation mathematician, historian of mathematics, translator
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