John H. Walter

American mathematician
Person human Q15966642
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Summary

John H. Walter is a human[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on December 14, 1927[3]. He passed away in Urbana[4]. He died on September 20, 2021[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Los Angeles[2].
  • John H. Walter died in Urbana[4].
  • John H. Walter was born on December 14, 1927[3].
  • John H. Walter died on September 20, 2021[5].
  • John H. Walter held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John H. Walter worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Among John H. Walter's employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9].
  • John H. Walter's education included a stint at University of Michigan[10].
  • John H. Walter was educated at California Institute of Technology[11].
  • John H. Walter's doctoral advisor was Leonard Tornheim[12].
  • John H. Walter received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[13].
  • John H. Walter was a member of American Mathematical Society[14].
  • John H. Walter is recorded as male[15].
  • John H. Walter's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John H. Walter supervised John Henry Biggs as a doctoral student[17].
  • John H. Walter supervised Charles E. Morris, Jr. as a doctoral student[18].
  • John H. Walter supervised Sister Marian Harty as a doctoral student[19].
  • John H. Walter supervised David Harry Johnson as a doctoral student[20].
  • John H. Walter supervised Patrick David Cassady as a doctoral student[21].
  • John H. Walter supervised Viji K. Sundar as a doctoral student[22].
  • John H. Walter's family name is recorded as Walter[23].
  • John H. Walter's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John H. Walter's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • John H. Walter's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

John H. Walter's place of birth was Los Angeles[2]. He was born on December 14, 1927[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan[10], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1817[29], headquartered in Ann Arbor[30] and California Institute of Technology[11], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1891[33], headquartered in California[34]. John H. Walter's doctoral advisor was Leonard Tornheim[12].

Career and Affiliations

John H. Walter worked as a mathematician[6]. Among his employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9]. Doctoral students include John Henry Biggs[17]; Charles E. Morris, Jr.[18]; Sister Marian Harty[19]; David Harry Johnson[20]; Patrick David Cassady[21]; and Viji K. Sundar[22], a university teacher[35], 1943–2021[36], of India[37].

Recognition

John H. Walter received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[13].

Death and Burial

John H. Walter died on September 20, 2021[5]. He died in Urbana[4].

Why It Matters

John H. Walter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was John H. Walter born?

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

Where did John H. Walter die?

John H. Walter passed away in Urbana[4].

What did John H. Walter do for work?

John H. Walter worked as mathematician[6].

Where did John H. Walter go to school?

John H. Walter was educated at University of Michigan[10] and California Institute of Technology[11].

What awards did John H. Walter receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . 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.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [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
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
    Zbmath author id → walter.john-h
    Doctoral student → John Henry Biggs, Charles E. Morris, Jr., Sister Marian Harty +3
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 174070357
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