Lai-Sang Young

American mathematician and academic
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Lai-Sang Young

Summary

Lai-Sang Young is a human[1]. Born in Hong Kong[2], she… she was born on January 5, 1952[3]. She worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lai-Sang Young was born in Hong Kong[2].
  • Lai-Sang Young was born on January 5, 1952[3].
  • Lai-Sang Young held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Lai-Sang Young's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Lai-Sang Young's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Lai-Sang Young's field of work was dynamical system[8].
  • Lai-Sang Young was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[9].
  • Among Lai-Sang Young's employers was New York University[10].
  • Lai-Sang Young was employed by University of Arizona[11].
  • Lai-Sang Young was employed by Northwestern University[12].
  • Lai-Sang Young was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13].
  • Lai-Sang Young's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • Lai-Sang Young's doctoral advisor was Rufus Bowen[15].
  • Lai-Sang Young received the Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics[16].
  • Lai-Sang Young received the Noether Lecture[17].
  • Lai-Sang Young received the Guggenheim Fellowship[18].
  • Lai-Sang Young received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19].
  • Lai-Sang Young received the Sofia Kovalevsky Lecture[20].
  • Lai-Sang Young received the Heinz Hopf Prize[21].
  • Lai-Sang Young was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[22].
  • Lai-Sang Young was a member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences[23].
  • Lai-Sang Young was a member of National Academy of Sciences[24].
  • Lai-Sang Young is recorded as female[25].
  • Lai-Sang Young's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Lai-Sang Young supervised William John Cowieson as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Lai-Sang Young was born in Hong Kong[2]. She was born on January 5, 1952[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1848[30] and University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1868[33], headquartered in Berkeley[34]. Lai-Sang Young's doctoral advisor was Rufus Bowen[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Lai-Sang Young's field of work was dynamical system[8]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[9], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1919[37], headquartered in Los Angeles[38]; New York University[10], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1831[41], headquartered in New York City[42]; University of Arizona[11], a public university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1885[45], headquartered in Tucson[46]; and Northwestern University[12], a private university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1851[49], headquartered in Evanston[50]. Doctoral students include William John Cowieson[27], Huyi Hu[51], Zheng Liu[52], Linda Fahlberg-Stojanovska[53], Christopher John Cleveland[54], and Mark Francis Demers[55].

Recognition

Awards received include Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics[16], a mathematics award[56], founded in 1990[57]; Noether Lecture[17], a mathematics award[58], in United States[59], founded in 1980[60]; Guggenheim Fellowship[18], a fellowship grant[61], in United States[62], founded in 1925[63]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19], a fellowship award[64]; Sofia Kovalevsky Lecture[20], a mathematics award[65], founded in 2002[66]; and Heinz Hopf Prize[21], a mathematics award[67], in Switzerland[68], founded in 2009[69].

Why It Matters

Lai-Sang Young ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

FAQs

Where was Lai-Sang Young born?

Born in Hong Kong[2], Lai-Sang Young…

What did Lai-Sang Young do for work?

Lai-Sang Young worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Lai-Sang Young go to school?

Lai-Sang Young was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13] and University of California, Berkeley[14].

What awards did Lai-Sang Young receive?

Honors received include Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics[16], Noether Lecture[17], Guggenheim Fellowship[18], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [70] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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