John Allen Paulos

American mathematician
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John Allen Paulos

Summary

John Allen Paulos is a human[1]. Born in Denver[2], he… he was born on July 4, 1945[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Denver[2], John Allen Paulos…
  • John Allen Paulos was born on July 4, 1945[3].
  • John Allen Paulos held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John Allen Paulos's professions included mathematician[4].
  • John Allen Paulos worked as a university teacher[5].
  • John Allen Paulos worked as a writer[6].
  • Among John Allen Paulos's employers was Temple University[9].
  • John Allen Paulos was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[10].
  • John Allen Paulos's education included a stint at Washington High School[11].
  • John Allen Paulos's doctoral advisor was Jon Barwise[12].
  • John Allen Paulos received the Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[13].
  • John Allen Paulos received the Athenaeum Literary Award[14].
  • John Allen Paulos's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[15].
  • John Allen Paulos is recorded as male[16].
  • John Allen Paulos's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • John Allen Paulos's family name is recorded as Q37432256[18].
  • John Allen Paulos's given name is recorded as John[19].
  • John Allen Paulos's given name is recorded as Allen[20].
  • John Allen Paulos's official website is recorded as https://math.temple.edu/~paulos/[21].
  • John Allen Paulos's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John Allen Paulos's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].
  • John Allen Paulos's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31576'}[24].
  • John Allen Paulos's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31318'}[25].
  • John Allen Paulos's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31301'}[26].
  • John Allen Paulos's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+31005'}[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Began / founded: 1945-07-04[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9587d479-d5ea-4758-8140-beb59ed74eef[30]

Body

Origins and Family

John Allen Paulos's place of birth was Denver[2]. He was born on July 4, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[10], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1848[33] and Washington High School[11], a high school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1912[36]. John Allen Paulos's doctoral advisor was Jon Barwise[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6]. Among John Allen Paulos's employers was Temple University[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[13], a fellowship award[37] and Athenaeum Literary Award[14].

Personal Life

John Allen Paulos's religion is recorded as Anglicanism[15].

Why It Matters

John Allen Paulos ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (125 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was John Allen Paulos born?

John Allen Paulos was born in Denver[2].

What did John Allen Paulos do for work?

John Allen Paulos worked as mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and writer[6].

Where did John Allen Paulos go to school?

John Allen Paulos was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[10] and Washington High School[11].

What awards did John Allen Paulos receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[13] and Athenaeum Literary Award[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . web3.philaathenaeum.org. Retrieved . web3.philaathenaeum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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