Lawrence C. Evans

American mathematician
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Summary

Lawrence C. Evans was born on November 1, 1949[1], in Atlanta[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Field of work: mathematics[7], mathematical analysis[8], applied mathematics[9], partial differential equation[10]
  • Employer: University of California, Berkeley[11]
  • Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Michael G. Crandall[13]
  • Student: Martino Bardi[14]
  • Award received: Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research[15], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16], Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[17]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[18], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[19], American Mathematical Society[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Doctoral student: Diogo Aguiar Gomes[22], Suzanne Lenhart[23], Helena J. Nussenzveig Lopes[24], Yuxi Zheng[25], Tom Ilmanen[26], Mikhail Feldman[27], Craig Erin Hildebrand[28], Isaac J. Israel[29], Robert Leon Jerrard[30], Marie Christine Concordel[31], Yuhua Wu[32], Brian Christopher Tvedt[33], Ching Wah Woo[34], Charles William Fletcher[35]
  • Commons category: Lawrence C. Evans[36]
  • Family name: Evans[37]
  • Given name: Lawrence[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[39]
  • Erdős number: 3[40]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[41]

Why It Matters

Lawrence C. Evans has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Lawrence C. Evans born?

Lawrence C. Evans was born in Atlanta[2].

What did Lawrence C. Evans do for work?

Lawrence C. Evans worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Lawrence C. Evans go to school?

Lawrence C. Evans was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[12].

What awards did Lawrence C. Evans receive?

Honors received include Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research[15], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16], and Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [20] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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