Kim Plofker

Summary

Kim Plofker is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Chennai^[2]. She was born on November 25, 1964^[3]. She worked as a mathematician^[4] and historian of mathematics^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Chennai^[2], Kim Plofker…
• Kim Plofker was born on November 25, 1964^[3].
• Kim Plofker held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Kim Plofker worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Kim Plofker's professions included historian of mathematics^[5].
• Kim Plofker's field of work was history of mathematics^[8].
• Kim Plofker was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9].
• Kim Plofker was employed by American Society for Premodern Asia^[10].
• Kim Plofker was employed by Union College^[11].
• Kim Plofker's doctoral advisor was David Pingree^[12].
• Kim Plofker received the Brouwer Medal^[13].
• Kim Plofker is recorded as female^[14].
• Kim Plofker's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Kim Plofker supervised Toke Lindegaard Knudsen as a doctoral student^[16].
• Kim Plofker supervised Anuj Misra as a doctoral student^[17].
• Kim Plofker earned the academic degree of doctorate^[18].
• Kim Plofker's given name is recorded as Kim^[19].
• Kim Plofker's participant in is recorded as 27th International Congress of History of Science and Technology^[20].
• Kim Plofker's affiliation is recorded as Union College^[21].
• Kim Plofker's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[22].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chennai^[2], Kim Plofker… she was born on November 25, 1964^[3].

Education

Kim Plofker's doctoral advisor was David Pingree^[12]. She earned the academic degree of doctorate^[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and historian of mathematics^[5]. Kim Plofker's field of work was history of mathematics^[8]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[9], a university^[23], in United States^[24], founded in 1861^[25], headquartered in Cambridge^[26]; American Society for Premodern Asia^[10], a learned society^[27], in United States^[28], founded in 1842^[29], headquartered in New Haven^[30]; and Union College^[11], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1795^[33], headquartered in Schenectady^[34]. Doctoral students include Toke Lindegaard Knudsen^[16] and Anuj Misra^[17], a historian of mathematics^[35].

Recognition

Kim Plofker received the Brouwer Medal^[13].

Why It Matters

Kim Plofker ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

Where was Kim Plofker born?

Kim Plofker's place of birth was Chennai^[2].

What did Kim Plofker do for work?

Kim Plofker worked as mathematician^[4] and historian of mathematics^[5].

What awards did Kim Plofker receive?

Honors received include Brouwer Medal^[13].