Kenneth Appel

Summary

Kenneth Appel is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on +1932-10-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Dover^[4]. He died on +2013-04-19T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Kenneth Appel was born in Brooklyn^[2].
• Kenneth Appel passed away in Dover^[4].
• Kenneth Appel was born on +1932-10-08T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Kenneth Appel died on +2013-04-19T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Burial took place at Pine Hill Cemetery^[9].
• A child of Kenneth Appel was Andrew Appel^[10].
• A child of Kenneth Appel was Peter H. Appel^[11].
• Kenneth Appel held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Kenneth Appel's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Kenneth Appel's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Kenneth Appel's field of work was graph theory^[13].
• Kenneth Appel's field of work was four color theorem^[14].
• Kenneth Appel's field of work was mathematical logic^[15].
• Kenneth Appel was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[16].
• Kenneth Appel was employed by United States Army^[17].
• Kenneth Appel was employed by Institute for Defense Analyses^[18].
• Among Kenneth Appel's employers was University of New Hampshire^[19].
• Kenneth Appel was educated at University of Michigan^[20].
• Kenneth Appel's education included a stint at Queens College^[21].
• Kenneth Appel's doctoral advisor was Roger Lyndon^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Kenneth Appel is Every planar map is four colorable^[23].
• Kenneth Appel received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[24].
• Kenneth Appel received the Fulkerson Prize^[25].
• Kenneth Appel was a member of American Mathematical Society^[26].
• Kenneth Appel is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Kenneth Appel was born in Brooklyn^[2]. He was born on +1932-10-08T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan^[20], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1817^[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[31] and Queens College^[21], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1937^[34]. Kenneth Appel's doctoral advisor was Roger Lyndon^[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include graph theory^[13], an academic discipline^[35]; four color theorem^[14], a theorem^[36]; and mathematical logic^[15], a branch of mathematics^[37]. Employers include University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign^[16], a public research university^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1867^[40]; United States Army^[17], an army^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1775^[43], headquartered in The Pentagon^[44]; Institute for Defense Analyses^[18], a research institute^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1956^[47]; and University of New Hampshire^[19], a public research university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1866^[50]. Doctoral students include Weldon Earl Bliss^[51], Everett Douglas Gibson^[52], Sister Jo Ann Fellin^[53], Zhu-Xin Hu^[54], and John Allen Koch^[55].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Kenneth Appel is Every planar map is four colorable^[23].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[24], a fellowship award^[56] and Fulkerson Prize^[25], a science award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1979^[59].

Personal Life

Children include Andrew Appel^[10], a computer scientist^[60], b. 1960^[61], of United States^[62], awarded the SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award^[63], specialised in programming language^[64] and Peter H. Appel^[11], b. 1964^[65], of United States^[66].

Death and Burial

Kenneth Appel died on +2013-04-19T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Dover^[4]. The cause of death was esophageal cancer^[67]. Burial took place at Pine Hill Cemetery^[9].

Why It Matters

Kenneth Appel ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

FAQs

Where was Kenneth Appel born?

Born in Brooklyn^[2], Kenneth Appel…

Where did Kenneth Appel die?

Kenneth Appel passed away in Dover^[4].

What did Kenneth Appel do for work?

Kenneth Appel worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Kenneth Appel go to school?

Kenneth Appel was educated at University of Michigan^[20] and Queens College^[21].

What awards did Kenneth Appel receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[24] and Fulkerson Prize^[25].