Joel David Hamkins

American mathematician
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Joel David Hamkins

Summary

Joel David Hamkins is a human[1]. He worked as a mathematician[2], university teacher[3], and scientist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Joel David Hamkins held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Joel David Hamkins worked as a mathematician[2].
  • Joel David Hamkins worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Joel David Hamkins worked as a scientist[4].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was mathematics[7].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was philosophy of mathematics[8].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was mathematical logic[9].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was set theory[10].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was computability theory[11].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was group theory[12].
  • Among Joel David Hamkins's employers was University of Oxford[13].
  • Joel David Hamkins was educated at University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • Joel David Hamkins was educated at California Institute of Technology[15].
  • Joel David Hamkins's doctoral advisor was W. Hugh Woodin[16].
  • Joel David Hamkins is recorded as male[17].
  • Joel David Hamkins's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised George Joseph Leibman as a doctoral student[19].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Jonas Reitz as a doctoral student[20].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Victoria Gitman as a doctoral student[21].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Thomas A. Johnstone as a doctoral student[22].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Jason Aaron Schanker as a doctoral student[23].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Brent Cody as a doctoral student[24].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Norman Lewis Perlmutter as a doctoral student[25].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Erin Kathryn Carmody as a doctoral student[26].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Miha E. Habič as a doctoral student[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2cc110cd-e10c-4b70-a2eb-f7c6af7329ac[30]

Body

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1868[33], headquartered in Berkeley[34] and California Institute of Technology[15], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1891[37], headquartered in California[38]. Joel David Hamkins's doctoral advisor was W. Hugh Woodin[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[2], university teacher[3], and scientist[4]. Fields of work include mathematics[7], an academic discipline[39]; philosophy of mathematics[8], a branch of philosophy[40]; mathematical logic[9], a branch of mathematics[41]; set theory[10], a branch of mathematics[42]; computability theory[11]; and group theory[12], a branch of mathematics[43]. Joel David Hamkins was employed by University of Oxford[13]. Doctoral students include George Joseph Leibman[19]; Jonas Reitz[20]; Victoria Gitman[21], a researcher[44]; Thomas A. Johnstone[22]; Jason Aaron Schanker[23]; and Brent Cody[24].

Why It Matters

Joel David Hamkins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Joel David Hamkins do for work?

Joel David Hamkins worked as mathematician[2], university teacher[3], and scientist[4].

Where did Joel David Hamkins go to school?

Joel David Hamkins was educated at University of California, Berkeley[14] and California Institute of Technology[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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