John Dyer Elder

Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 1929
Person human Q102147549
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John Dyer Elder

Summary

John Dyer Elder is a human[1]. He died on +1987-03-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • John Dyer Elder died on +1987-03-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Dyer Elder worked as a mathematician[3].
  • John Dyer Elder worked as a university teacher[4].
  • John Dyer Elder was educated at California Institute of Technology[5].
  • John Dyer Elder's doctoral advisor was Eric Temple Bell[6].
  • John Dyer Elder is recorded as male[7].
  • John Dyer Elder's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Ivor Schilansky as a doctoral student[9].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Waldo Anthony Vezeau as a doctoral student[10].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised John Eugene Fischer as a doctoral student[11].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Mary Ferdinand Torline as a doctoral student[12].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Euguene Whitely Bold as a doctoral student[13].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Theodosius Laszlo Demen as a doctoral student[14].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Edward Woodrow Brande as a doctoral student[15].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Mary Paul Buser as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Edwin George Eigel, Jr. as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised John Frances Gilman as a doctoral student[18].
  • John Dyer Elder supervised Wayne Lee McDaniel as a doctoral student[19].
  • John Dyer Elder's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 7644[20].
  • John Dyer Elder's family name is recorded as Elder[21].
  • John Dyer Elder's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Dyer Elder's given name is recorded as Dyer[23].
  • John Dyer Elder's zbMATH author ID is recorded as elder.john-dyer[24].
  • John Dyer Elder's MR Author ID is recorded as 439196[25].
  • John Dyer Elder's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Education

John Dyer Elder was educated at California Institute of Technology[5]. His doctoral advisor was Eric Temple Bell[6].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. Doctoral students include Ivor Schilansky[9]; Waldo Anthony Vezeau[10]; John Eugene Fischer[11]; Mary Ferdinand Torline[12]; Euguene Whitely Bold[13]; and Theodosius Laszlo Demen[14], a mathematician[27], 1924–2003[28].

Death and Burial

John Dyer Elder died on +1987-03-01T00:00:00Z[2].

FAQs

What did John Dyer Elder do for work?

John Dyer Elder worked as mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did John Dyer Elder go to school?

John Dyer Elder was educated at California Institute of Technology[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] . alumni.caltech.edu. Retrieved . alumni.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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