Michael Ian Shamos

American mathematician, attorney and author
Person Human Q6831331

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
April 21, 1947
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Official website
euro.ecom.cmu.edu
Doctoral advisor
David P. Dobkin[14]
Doctoral student
Bruce W. Weide, Kevin Quentin Brown[16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, French, Russian
Family name
Shamos
Given name
Michael
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
🏷️ Also known as
en Michael Ian Shamos cs Majklczerus Šejmos cs Majkl Šejmos cs Mike Shamos uk Майкл Шеймос
🔖 Identifiers · 31
VIAF cluster ID
46819540
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85091895
BIBSYS ID
90071979
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122649741
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11020734
CiNii Research ID
1140000791559060864
Curriculum vitae URL
euro.ecom.cmu.edu
DBLP author ID
09/3031
DDB person (GND) ID
1067689761
Freebase ID
/m/05xkq4_
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IdRef ID
031434827
J9U entity ID
987007460919605171
MR Author ID
225236
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
102419
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00067588
NDL Authority ID
00474904
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2008453503
NUKAT ID
n99004847
National Library of Latvia ID
000060036
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810534820605606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071956654
Open Library ID
OL39421A
Prabook ID
127371
RERO ID (legacy)
A003825280
SHARE Catalogue author ID
58275
UOM ID
10175
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvHfk4wB3grHVdtyWyWXd
ZbMATH author ID
shamos.michael-ian

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Summary

Michael Ian Shamos was born on April 21, 1947[1]. He worked as a mathematician[2], lawyer[3], and university teacher[4].

Body

Education

Educated at Yale University[9], a private university[18], in United States[19], founded in 1701[20], headquartered in New Haven[21]; Princeton University[10], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1746[24], headquartered in Princeton[25]; Vassar College[11], a liberal arts college in the United States[26], in United States[27], founded in 1861[28]; American University[12], a private university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1893[31]; and Duquesne University School of Law[13], a law school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1911[34].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include University of Rochester[6], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1850[37], headquartered in Rochester[38]; Duquesne University[7], a Catholic university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1878[41]; and Carnegie Mellon University[8], a private university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1900[44], headquartered in Pittsburgh[45]. Doctoral students include Bruce W. Weide[16], a university teacher[46] and Kevin Quentin Brown[17].

FAQs

What did Michael Ian Shamos do for work?

Michael Ian Shamos worked as mathematician[2], lawyer[3], and university teacher[4].

Where did Michael Ian Shamos go to school?

Michael Ian Shamos was educated at Yale University[9], Princeton University[10], Vassar College[11], and American University[12].

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