Lester Lees

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Lester Lees

Summary

Lester Lees is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1920-11-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1986-11-10T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a military flight engineer[5] and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Lester Lees's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Lester Lees was born on +1920-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lester Lees died on +1986-11-10T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Lester Lees held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Lester Lees worked as a military flight engineer[5].
  • Lester Lees worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Lester Lees was employed by California Institute of Technology[8].
  • Among Lester Lees's employers was Princeton University[9].
  • Lester Lees's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Lester Lees was a member of National Academy of Engineering[11].
  • Lester Lees is recorded as male[12].
  • Lester Lees's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Lester Lees supervised Ronald F. Probstein as a doctoral student[14].
  • Lester Lees supervised Toshi Kubota as a doctoral student[15].
  • Lester Lees supervised Eli Reshotko as a doctoral student[16].
  • Lester Lees supervised Hsun-Tiao Yang as a doctoral student[17].
  • Lester Lees supervised Irwin Emanuel Alber as a doctoral student[18].
  • Lester Lees supervised Chung-Yen Liu as a doctoral student[19].
  • Lester Lees supervised John Michael Klineberg as a doctoral student[20].
  • Lester Lees supervised Keith Jordis Victoria as a doctoral student[21].
  • Lester Lees supervised Daniel Kwoh-i Ai as a doctoral student[22].
  • Lester Lees's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 135155284799287060527[23].
  • Lester Lees's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 128141[24].
  • Lester Lees's family name is recorded as Lees[25].
  • Lester Lees's given name is recorded as Lester[26].

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Origins and Family

Lester Lees's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1920-11-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Lester Lees was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10]. He studied under Richard Harbert Smith[27].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military flight engineer[5] and university teacher[6]. Employers include California Institute of Technology[8], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in California[31] and Princeton University[9], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]. Doctoral students include Ronald F. Probstein[14], a mechanical engineer[36], 1928–2021[37], of United States[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[39], specialised in gas kinetics[40]; Toshi Kubota[15], a university teacher[41], of United States[42]; Eli Reshotko[16], a researcher[43], b. 1930[44], of United States[45], awarded the Otto Laporte Award[46]; Hsun-Tiao Yang[17]; Irwin Emanuel Alber[18], an aerospace engineer[47]; and Chung-Yen Liu[19].

Death and Burial

Lester Lees died on +1986-11-10T00:00:00Z[4].

FAQs

Where was Lester Lees born?

Lester Lees was born in New York City[2].

What did Lester Lees do for work?

Lester Lees worked as military flight engineer[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Lester Lees go to school?

Lester Lees was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . jewishvirtuallibrary.org. jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. library.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . jewishvirtuallibrary.org. jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [11] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . jewishvirtuallibrary.org. jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . jewishvirtuallibrary.org. jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . 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
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  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
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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