John W. Gray

American mathematician
Person human Q19358242
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John W. Gray

Summary

John W. Gray is a human[1]. He was born on +1931-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2017-05-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4].

Key Facts

  • John W. Gray was born on +1931-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John W. Gray died on +2017-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John W. Gray held citizenship in United States[5].
  • John W. Gray worked as a mathematician[4].
  • John W. Gray's field of work was category theory[6].
  • John W. Gray was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[7].
  • John W. Gray's education included a stint at Stanford University[8].
  • John W. Gray's doctoral advisor was Charles Loewner[9].
  • John W. Gray is recorded as male[10].
  • John W. Gray's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John W. Gray supervised Harvey Eli Wolff as a doctoral student[12].
  • John W. Gray supervised William Francis Keigher as a doctoral student[13].
  • John W. Gray supervised Lawrence Neff Stout as a doctoral student[14].
  • John W. Gray supervised Cameron C. Smith as a doctoral student[15].
  • John W. Gray supervised Bruce Franklin Carpenter as a doctoral student[16].
  • John W. Gray's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110481715[17].
  • John W. Gray's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27983147[18].
  • John W. Gray's GND ID is recorded as 123592658[19].
  • John W. Gray's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84001900[20].
  • John W. Gray's IdRef ID is recorded as 086808192[21].
  • John W. Gray's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 10269[22].
  • John W. Gray's family name is recorded as Gray[23].
  • John W. Gray's given name is recorded as John[24].
  • John W. Gray's given name is recorded as Walker[25].
  • John W. Gray's official website is recorded as http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~gray/[26].

Body

Origins and Family

John W. Gray was born on +1931-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

John W. Gray was educated at Stanford University[8]. His doctoral advisor was Charles Loewner[9].

Career and Affiliations

John W. Gray's professions included mathematician[4]. His field of work was category theory[6]. Among his employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[7]. Doctoral students include Harvey Eli Wolff[12], a university teacher[27], 1942–2024[28], of United States[29]; William Francis Keigher[13]; Lawrence Neff Stout[14]; Cameron C. Smith[15]; and Bruce Franklin Carpenter[16].

Death and Burial

John W. Gray died on +2017-05-17T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

What did John W. Gray do for work?

John W. Gray worked as mathematician[4].

Where did John W. Gray go to school?

John W. Gray was educated at Stanford University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . IdRef. Retrieved . 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
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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