Joel Spencer

American mathematician and academic
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Joel Spencer

Summary

Joel Spencer is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on April 20, 1946[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], computer scientist[6], and academic[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Joel Spencer…
  • Joel Spencer was born on April 20, 1946[3].
  • Joel Spencer held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Joel Spencer worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Joel Spencer worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Joel Spencer's professions included computer scientist[6].
  • Joel Spencer worked as an academic[7].
  • Joel Spencer's field of work was combinatorics[10].
  • Joel Spencer's field of work was graph theory[11].
  • Joel Spencer was employed by New York University[12].
  • Joel Spencer was educated at Harvard University[13].
  • Joel Spencer's doctoral advisor was Andrew Gleason[14].
  • Joel Spencer received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15].
  • Joel Spencer received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16].
  • Joel Spencer received the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[17].
  • Joel Spencer was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[18].
  • Joel Spencer was a member of American Mathematical Society[19].
  • Joel Spencer is recorded as male[20].
  • Joel Spencer's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Joel Spencer supervised Prasad V. Tetali as a doctoral student[22].
  • Joel Spencer supervised Lih-Hsing Hsu as a doctoral student[23].
  • Joel Spencer supervised Peter Dolan as a doctoral student[24].
  • Joel Spencer supervised Roberto Imbuzeiro Oliveira as a doctoral student[25].
  • Joel Spencer supervised S. Muthu Muthukrishnan as a doctoral student[26].
  • Joel Spencer supervised Jacek Ossowski as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Joel Spencer… he was born on April 20, 1946[3].

Education

Joel Spencer was educated at Harvard University[13]. His doctoral advisor was Andrew Gleason[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], university teacher[5], computer scientist[6], and academic[7]. Fields of work include combinatorics[10], a branch of mathematics[28] and graph theory[11], an academic discipline[29]. Joel Spencer was employed by New York University[12]. Doctoral students include Prasad V. Tetali[22], a computer scientist[30], of United States[31], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[32]; Lih-Hsing Hsu[23], a researcher[33]; Peter Dolan[24]; Roberto Imbuzeiro Oliveira[25]; S. Muthu Muthukrishnan[26], a computer scientist[34], awarded the ACM Fellow[35]; and Jacek Ossowski[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15], a fellowship award[36]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16], a fellowship award[37]; and Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[17], a class of award[38].

Why It Matters

Joel Spencer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

His notable doctoral advisees include S. Muthu Muthukrishnan[41], a computer scientist[42], awarded the ACM Fellow[43]; Prasad V. Tetali[44], a computer scientist[45], of United States[46], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[47]; and Juliana Freire[48], a computer scientist[49], b. 2000[50], of United States[51], awarded the ACM Fellow[52], specialised in data management[53].

FAQs

Where was Joel Spencer born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Joel Spencer…

What did Joel Spencer do for work?

Joel Spencer worked as mathematician[4], university teacher[5], computer scientist[6], and academic[7].

Where did Joel Spencer go to school?

Joel Spencer was educated at Harvard University[13].

What awards did Joel Spencer receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16], and Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[17].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . math.nyu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [19] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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