Kathryn Hess

American mathematician
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Kathryn Hess

Summary

Kathryn Hess is a human[1]. Born in Bryn Mawr[2], she… she was born on +1967-09-21T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a mathematician[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Kathryn Hess was born in Bryn Mawr[2].
  • Kathryn Hess was born on +1967-09-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kathryn Hess held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Kathryn Hess's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Kathryn Hess's field of work was mathematics[7].
  • Kathryn Hess's field of work was algebraic topology[8].
  • Kathryn Hess's field of work was homological algebra[9].
  • Kathryn Hess was employed by Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne[10].
  • Kathryn Hess was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11].
  • Kathryn Hess's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].
  • Kathryn Hess's doctoral advisor was David J. Anick[13].
  • Kathryn Hess received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].
  • Kathryn Hess received the Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics[15].
  • Kathryn Hess was a member of American Mathematical Society[16].
  • Kathryn Hess was a member of Association for Women in Mathematics[17].
  • Kathryn Hess's image is recorded as EPFL Kathryn Hess Bellwald Portrait.jpg[18].
  • Kathryn Hess is recorded as female[19].
  • Kathryn Hess's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Kathryn Hess supervised Fabio Simoncini as a doctoral student[21].
  • Kathryn Hess supervised Chantal Oberson as a doctoral student[22].
  • Kathryn Hess supervised Orin Robert Sauvageot as a doctoral student[23].
  • Kathryn Hess supervised Sylvestre Blanc as a doctoral student[24].
  • Kathryn Hess supervised Jan Brunner as a doctoral student[25].
  • Kathryn Hess supervised Théophile Naïto as a doctoral student[26].
  • Kathryn Hess supervised Ilias Amrani as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Kathryn Hess was born in Bryn Mawr[2]. She was born on +1967-09-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1848[30] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1861[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]. Kathryn Hess's doctoral advisor was David J. Anick[13].

Career and Affiliations

Kathryn Hess's professions included mathematician[4]. Fields of work include mathematics[7], an academic discipline[35]; algebraic topology[8]; and homological algebra[9], a branch of mathematics[36]. Among her employers was Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne[10]. Doctoral students include Fabio Simoncini[21], Chantal Oberson[22], Orin Robert Sauvageot[23], Sylvestre Blanc[24], Jan Brunner[25], and Théophile Naïto[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14], a fellowship award[37] and Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics[15].

Why It Matters

Kathryn Hess ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Kathryn Hess born?

Kathryn Hess was born in Bryn Mawr[2].

What did Kathryn Hess do for work?

Kathryn Hess worked as mathematician[4].

Where did Kathryn Hess go to school?

Kathryn Hess was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[12].

What awards did Kathryn Hess receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14] and Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics[15].

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  8. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . awm-math.org. Retrieved . awm-math.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [16] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [17] . awm-math.org. Retrieved . awm-math.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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