John H. Walter

American mathematician
Person human Q15966642
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John H. Walter

Summary

John H. Walter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1927-12-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +2021-09-20T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2], John H. Walter…
  • John H. Walter was born on +1927-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John H. Walter died on +2021-09-20T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John H. Walter held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John H. Walter worked as a mathematician[5].
  • John H. Walter was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8].
  • John H. Walter's education included a stint at University of Michigan[9].
  • John H. Walter's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[10].
  • John H. Walter's doctoral advisor was Leonard Tornheim[11].
  • John H. Walter received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[12].
  • John H. Walter was a member of American Mathematical Society[13].
  • John H. Walter is recorded as male[14].
  • John H. Walter's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John H. Walter supervised John Henry Biggs as a doctoral student[16].
  • John H. Walter supervised Charles E. Morris, Jr. as a doctoral student[17].
  • John H. Walter supervised Sister Marian Harty as a doctoral student[18].
  • John H. Walter supervised David Harry Johnson as a doctoral student[19].
  • John H. Walter supervised Patrick David Cassady as a doctoral student[20].
  • John H. Walter supervised Viji K. Sundar as a doctoral student[21].
  • John H. Walter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084564620[22].
  • John H. Walter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93636138[23].
  • John H. Walter's GND ID is recorded as 174070357[24].
  • John H. Walter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85306543[25].
  • John H. Walter's IdRef ID is recorded as 149373309[26].
  • John H. Walter's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 4729[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John H. Walter's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on +1927-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[9], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor[31] and California Institute of Technology[10], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1891[34], headquartered in California[35]. John H. Walter's doctoral advisor was Leonard Tornheim[11].

Career and Affiliations

John H. Walter worked as a mathematician[5]. Among his employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[8]. Doctoral students include John Henry Biggs[16]; Charles E. Morris, Jr.[17]; Sister Marian Harty[18]; David Harry Johnson[19]; Patrick David Cassady[20]; and Viji K. Sundar[21], a university teacher[36], 1943–2021[37], of India[38].

Recognition

John H. Walter received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[12].

Death and Burial

John H. Walter died on +2021-09-20T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

John H. Walter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John H. Walter born?

John H. Walter was born in Los Angeles[2].

What did John H. Walter do for work?

John H. Walter worked as mathematician[5].

Where did John H. Walter go to school?

John H. Walter was educated at University of Michigan[9] and California Institute of Technology[10].

What awards did John H. Walter receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[12].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  20. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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