John Lennart Berggren

Canadian mathematician and historian of mathematics
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John Lennart Berggren

Summary

John Lennart Berggren is a human[1]. His place of birth was Spokane[2]. He was born on January 1, 1941[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], university teacher[6], and historian[7].

Key Facts

  • John Lennart Berggren was born in Spokane[2].
  • John Lennart Berggren was born on January 1, 1941[3].
  • John Lennart Berggren held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • John Lennart Berggren's professions included mathematician[4].
  • John Lennart Berggren worked as a historian of mathematics[5].
  • John Lennart Berggren worked as a university teacher[6].
  • John Lennart Berggren's professions included historian[7].
  • John Lennart Berggren's field of work was history of mathematics[9].
  • Among John Lennart Berggren's employers was Harvard University[10].
  • John Lennart Berggren was employed by Simon Fraser University[11].
  • John Lennart Berggren was educated at University of Washington[12].
  • John Lennart Berggren's doctoral advisor was Charles Ray Hobby[13].
  • John Lennart Berggren is recorded as male[14].
  • John Lennart Berggren's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Lennart Berggren supervised Glen Van Brummelen as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Lennart Berggren supervised David Eric Vogt as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Lennart Berggren's given name is recorded as John[18].
  • John Lennart Berggren's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • John Lennart Berggren's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Spokane[2], John Lennart Berggren… he was born on January 1, 1941[3].

Education

John Lennart Berggren's education included a stint at University of Washington[12]. His doctoral advisor was Charles Ray Hobby[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], university teacher[6], and historian[7]. John Lennart Berggren's field of work was history of mathematics[9]. Employers include Harvard University[10], a private university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1636[23], headquartered in Cambridge[24] and Simon Fraser University[11], a public research university[25], in Canada[26], founded in 1965[27], headquartered in Simon Fraser University[28]. Doctoral students include Glen Van Brummelen[16], a mathematician[29], b. 1965[30], of Canada[31] and David Eric Vogt[17].

FAQs

Where was John Lennart Berggren born?

John Lennart Berggren's place of birth was Spokane[2].

What did John Lennart Berggren do for work?

John Lennart Berggren worked as mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], university teacher[6], and historian[7].

Where did John Lennart Berggren go to school?

John Lennart Berggren was educated at University of Washington[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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