Joel David Hamkins

American mathematician
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Joel David Hamkins

Summary

Joel David Hamkins is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1966[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (776 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Joel David Hamkins was born on January 1, 1966[2].
  • Joel David Hamkins held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Joel David Hamkins worked as a mathematician[3].
  • Joel David Hamkins worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Joel David Hamkins worked as a scientist[5].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was mathematics[8].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was philosophy of mathematics[9].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was mathematical logic[10].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was set theory[11].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was computability theory[12].
  • Joel David Hamkins's field of work was group theory[13].
  • Joel David Hamkins was employed by University of Oxford[14].
  • Joel David Hamkins was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].
  • Joel David Hamkins's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[16].
  • Joel David Hamkins's doctoral advisor was W. Hugh Woodin[17].
  • Joel David Hamkins is recorded as male[18].
  • Joel David Hamkins's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised George Joseph Leibman as a doctoral student[20].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Jonas Reitz as a doctoral student[21].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Victoria Gitman as a doctoral student[22].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Thomas A. Johnstone as a doctoral student[23].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Jason Aaron Schanker as a doctoral student[24].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Brent Cody as a doctoral student[25].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Norman Lewis Perlmutter as a doctoral student[26].
  • Joel David Hamkins supervised Erin Kathryn Carmody 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]

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Origins and Family

Joel David Hamkins was born on January 1, 1966[2].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[15], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1868[33], headquartered in Berkeley[34] and California Institute of Technology[16], 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[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and scientist[5]. Fields of work include mathematics[8], an academic discipline[39]; philosophy of mathematics[9], a branch of philosophy[40]; mathematical logic[10], a branch of mathematics[41]; set theory[11], a branch of mathematics[42]; computability theory[12]; and group theory[13], a branch of mathematics[43]. Joel David Hamkins was employed by University of Oxford[14]. Doctoral students include George Joseph Leibman[20]; Jonas Reitz[21]; Victoria Gitman[22], a researcher[44]; Thomas A. Johnstone[23]; Jason Aaron Schanker[24]; and Brent Cody[25].

Why It Matters

Joel David Hamkins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (776 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What did Joel David Hamkins do for work?

Joel David Hamkins worked as mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and scientist[5].

Where did Joel David Hamkins go to school?

Joel David Hamkins was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15] and California Institute of Technology[16].

References

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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.

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  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 15d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Joel David Hamkins
    Occupation → mathematician, university teacher, scientist
    Date of birth → +1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
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