John L. Casti

American author, mathematician, and entrepreneur
Person human Q1700746
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John L. Casti

Summary

John L. Casti is a human[1]. Born in Portland[2], he… he was born on June 16, 1943[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John L. Casti was born in Portland[2].
  • John L. Casti was born on June 16, 1943[3].
  • John L. Casti held citizenship in United States[8].
  • John L. Casti worked as a mathematician[4].
  • John L. Casti worked as a writer[5].
  • John L. Casti's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Among John L. Casti's employers was Santa Fe Institute[9].
  • Among John L. Casti's employers was TU Wien[10].
  • John L. Casti was educated at University of Southern California[11].
  • John L. Casti's doctoral advisor was Richard E. Bellman[12].
  • John L. Casti is recorded as male[13].
  • John L. Casti's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John L. Casti's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John L. Casti's work location is recorded as Vienna[16].
  • John L. Casti's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • John L. Casti's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Portland[2], John L. Casti… he was born on June 16, 1943[3].

Education

John L. Casti's education included a stint at University of Southern California[11]. His doctoral advisor was Richard E. Bellman[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include Santa Fe Institute[9], a research institute[19], in United States[20], founded in 1984[21], headquartered in Santa Fe[22] and TU Wien[10], a public university[23], in Austria[24], founded in 1815[25], headquartered in Main building of the TU Wien[26].

Why It Matters

John L. Casti ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was John L. Casti born?

Born in Portland[2], John L. Casti…

What did John L. Casti do for work?

John L. Casti worked as mathematician[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did John L. Casti go to school?

John L. Casti was educated at University of Southern California[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Place of birth Portland
    Freebase id /m/05x8sj5
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