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Kalle Virtanen

Finnish mathematician (1921-2006)
Person Human Q18662892

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
June 30, 1921
Date of death
June 21, 2006
Place of birth
Stockholm
Place of death
Sipoo
Country of citizenship
Finland[8]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
University of Helsinki[10]
Field of work
mathematics[9]
Educated at
University of Helsinki[11]
Award received
Cross of Liberty, 4th Class[13]
Father
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen[7]
Doctoral advisor
Pekka Myrberg[12]
Doctoral student
Jussi Väisälä, Martti Tienari, Olli Jussila, Mika Seppälä, Pekka Tukia, Rauno Aulaskari, Matti Lehtinen, Seppo Rickman, Kalevi Suominen, Tapani Kuusalo, Jarmo Harju, Pentti Järvi, Ossi Taari, Sakari Toppila[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Work location
Helsinki[32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, Finnish, English[33][34][35]
Birth name
Kaarlo Ilmari Virtanen[36]
Family name
Virtanen[29]
Given name
Kalle, Kaarlo[30][31]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kaarlo Ilmari Virtanen en Kalle Virtanen cs Kaarlo Virtanen cs K. I. Virtanen
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
000000010988105X
VIAF cluster ID
74339710
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83828374
GND ID
1141411229
BiographySampo person ID
p6075
DDB person (GND) ID
1141411229
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b6r9m2b1
IdRef ID
095190295
J9U entity ID
987007339447005171
KANTO ID
000077885
Kansallisbiografia ID
7219
MR Author ID
560571
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Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
33129
NL CR AUT ID
mzk20201072902
NUKAT ID
n2004096718
National Virtual Library of India ID
136555
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
14266457X
SHARE Catalogue author ID
41568
Uppslagsverket Finland ID
VirtanenKalle
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbxCfyvbDyTCw3XT7KKh3
Yale LUX ID
person/dbd6d61c-3186-4a92-bf55-7c5128e1073a
ZbMATH author ID
virtanen.k-i

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Summary

Kalle Virtanen was born on June 30, 1921[1], in Stockholm[2]. He died on June 21, 2006[3], in Sipoo[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Kalle Virtanen born?

Kalle Virtanen's place of birth was Stockholm[2].

Where did Kalle Virtanen die?

Kalle Virtanen died in Sipoo[4].

Who were Kalle Virtanen's parents?

Kalle Virtanen's father was Artturi Ilmari Virtanen[7].

What did Kalle Virtanen do for work?

Kalle Virtanen worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Kalle Virtanen go to school?

Kalle Virtanen was educated at University of Helsinki[11].

What awards did Kalle Virtanen receive?

Honors received include Cross of Liberty, 4th Class[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BiographySampo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The National Biography of Finland. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Uppslagsverket Finland. wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Uppslagsverket Finland. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Stockholm
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → n83828374
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/11b6r9m2b1
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