Lorraine Foster

American mathematician
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Lorraine Foster

Summary

Lorraine Foster is a human[1]. Born in Culver City[2], she… she was born on +1938-12-25T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a mathematician[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Lorraine Foster's place of birth was Culver City[2].
  • Lorraine Foster was born on +1938-12-25T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Lorraine Foster held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Lorraine Foster worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Lorraine Foster's field of work was number theory[7].
  • Lorraine Foster was employed by California State University, Northridge[8].
  • Lorraine Foster was educated at California Institute of Technology[9].
  • Lorraine Foster's education included a stint at Occidental College[10].
  • Lorraine Foster's doctoral advisor was Olga Taussky-Todd[11].
  • Lorraine Foster's image is recorded as Lorraine Turnbull Foster, first woman to earn Ph.D. in math at Caltech, 1964.jpg[12].
  • Lorraine Foster is recorded as female[13].
  • Lorraine Foster's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Lorraine Foster's Commons category is recorded as Lorraine Foster[15].
  • Lorraine Foster's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 11915[16].
  • Lorraine Foster's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06_vqpx[17].
  • Lorraine Foster's family name is recorded as Foster[18].
  • Lorraine Foster's given name is recorded as Lorraine[19].
  • Lorraine Foster's zbMATH author ID is recorded as foster.lorraine-l[20].
  • Lorraine Foster's Prabook ID is recorded as 2166125[21].
  • Lorraine Foster's MR Author ID is recorded as 68310[22].
  • Lorraine Foster's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

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Origins and Family

Lorraine Foster's place of birth was Culver City[2]. She was born on +1938-12-25T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at California Institute of Technology[9], a university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1891[26], headquartered in California[27] and Occidental College[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1887[30]. Lorraine Foster's doctoral advisor was Olga Taussky-Todd[11].

Career and Affiliations

Lorraine Foster worked as a mathematician[4]. Her field of work was number theory[7]. Among her employers was California State University, Northridge[8].

Why It Matters

Lorraine Foster ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Lorraine Foster born?

Lorraine Foster's place of birth was Culver City[2].

What did Lorraine Foster do for work?

Lorraine Foster worked as mathematician[4].

Where did Lorraine Foster go to school?

Lorraine Foster was educated at California Institute of Technology[9] and Occidental College[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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