Jeffrey Lagarias

American mathematician
Person human Q1686462
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Jeffrey Lagarias

Summary

Jeffrey Lagarias is a human[1]. He was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on +1949-11-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jeffrey Lagarias was born in Pittsburgh[2].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias was born on +1949-11-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's field of work was number theory[9].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's field of work was algebraic number theory[10].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's field of work was algorithm[11].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's field of work was cryptography[12].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's field of work was combinatorics[13].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's field of work was computational geometry[14].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias was employed by University of Michigan[15].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's doctoral advisor was Harold Stark[17].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[19].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias was a member of National Academy of Sciences[20].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[21].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias was a member of American Mathematical Society[22].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias is recorded as male[23].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias supervised Leo Goldmakher as a doctoral student[25].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias supervised Jonathan Bober as a doctoral student[26].
  • Jeffrey Lagarias supervised Elizabeth Chen as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jeffrey Lagarias's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on +1949-11-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Jeffrey Lagarias's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16]. His doctoral advisor was Harold Stark[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include number theory[9], a branch of mathematics[28]; algebraic number theory[10], a branch of mathematics[29]; algorithm[11]; cryptography[12], an academic discipline[30]; combinatorics[13], a branch of mathematics[31]; and computational geometry[14], a branch of computer science[32]. Among Jeffrey Lagarias's employers was University of Michigan[15]. Doctoral students include Leo Goldmakher[25]; Jonathan Bober[26]; Elizabeth Chen[27]; Benjamin Leonard Weiss[33]; Andrey Mikhaylovich Mishchenko[34]; and William Cole Abram[35], a researcher[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18], a fellowship award[37] and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[19], a fellowship award[38].

Why It Matters

Jeffrey Lagarias ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Jeffrey Lagarias born?

Jeffrey Lagarias was born in Pittsburgh[2].

What did Jeffrey Lagarias do for work?

Jeffrey Lagarias worked as mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Jeffrey Lagarias go to school?

Jeffrey Lagarias was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16].

What awards did Jeffrey Lagarias receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18] and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [33] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [34] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [35] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [20] . wikidata.org.
  26. [21] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [22] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [3] . 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. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Jeffrey Lagarias. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/jeffrey-lagarias
MLA “Jeffrey Lagarias.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/jeffrey-lagarias.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_jeffrey-lagarias_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Jeffrey Lagarias}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/jeffrey-lagarias}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Jeffrey Lagarias — https://4ort.xyz/entity/jeffrey-lagarias (retrieved 2026-03-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jeffrey-lagarias · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf id
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id
    Given name
    Mathematics genealogy project id 36350
    + 86 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3368]]: 3446456, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257026|batch #257026]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.