Karl S. Pister

American civil engineer
Person human Q94652884
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Karl S. Pister

Summary

Karl S. Pister is a human[1]. Born in Stockton[2], he… he was born on +1925-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Walnut Creek[4]. He died on +2022-05-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a civil engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Karl S. Pister was born in Stockton[2].
  • Karl S. Pister passed away in Walnut Creek[4].
  • Karl S. Pister was born on +1925-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Karl S. Pister was born on +1925-06-27T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Karl S. Pister died on +2022-05-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Karl S. Pister held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Karl S. Pister worked as a civil engineer[6].
  • Karl S. Pister held the position of rector[10].
  • Karl S. Pister was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11].
  • Karl S. Pister's doctoral advisor was Henry Louis Langhaar[12].
  • Karl S. Pister received the Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award[13].
  • Karl S. Pister was a member of National Academy of Engineering[14].
  • Karl S. Pister was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Karl S. Pister is recorded as male[16].
  • Karl S. Pister's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Karl S. Pister supervised Robert L. Taylor as a doctoral student[18].
  • Karl S. Pister supervised Russell A. Westmann as a doctoral student[19].
  • Karl S. Pister's ISNI is recorded as 0000000384838822[20].
  • Karl S. Pister's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 278281234[21].
  • Karl S. Pister's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79020139[22].
  • Karl S. Pister's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06932204[23].
  • Karl S. Pister's Commons category is recorded as Karl S. Pister[24].
  • Karl S. Pister's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 138508[25].
  • Karl S. Pister's family name is recorded as Pister[26].
  • Karl S. Pister's given name is recorded as Karl[27].

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Origins and Family

Karl S. Pister's place of birth was Stockton[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1925-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and +1925-06-27T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Karl S. Pister was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11]. His doctoral advisor was Henry Louis Langhaar[12].

Career and Affiliations

Karl S. Pister worked as a civil engineer[6]. He held the position of rector[10]. Doctoral students include Robert L. Taylor[18], a civil engineer[28], b. 1934[29], of United States[30], awarded the Drucker Medal[31], specialised in computational mechanics[32] and Russell A. Westmann[19], an aerospace engineer[33].

Recognition

Karl S. Pister received the Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award[13].

Death and Burial

Karl S. Pister died on +2022-05-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Walnut Creek[4].

Why It Matters

Karl S. Pister ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Karl S. Pister born?

Karl S. Pister's place of birth was Stockton[2].

Where did Karl S. Pister die?

Karl S. Pister died in Walnut Creek[4].

What did Karl S. Pister do for work?

Karl S. Pister worked as civil engineer[6].

Where did Karl S. Pister go to school?

Karl S. Pister was educated at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[11].

What awards did Karl S. Pister receive?

Honors received include Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . library.ucsc.edu. library.ucsc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . news.ucsc.edu. news.ucsc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . news.ucsc.edu. news.ucsc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . asme.org. asme.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . amacad.org. amacad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [8] . digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu. digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . news.ucsc.edu. news.ucsc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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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