Michael Ian Shamos

American mathematician, attorney and author
Person human Q6831331
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Michael Ian Shamos

Summary

Michael Ian Shamos is a human[1]. He was born on +1947-04-21T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], lawyer[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Michael Ian Shamos was born on +1947-04-21T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Michael Ian Shamos held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Michael Ian Shamos worked as a mathematician[3].
  • Michael Ian Shamos worked as a lawyer[4].
  • Michael Ian Shamos worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Among Michael Ian Shamos's employers was University of Rochester[8].
  • Among Michael Ian Shamos's employers was Duquesne University[9].
  • Among Michael Ian Shamos's employers was Carnegie Mellon University[10].
  • Michael Ian Shamos was educated at Yale University[11].
  • Michael Ian Shamos was educated at Princeton University[12].
  • Michael Ian Shamos was educated at Vassar College[13].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's education included a stint at American University[14].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's education included a stint at Duquesne University School of Law[15].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's doctoral advisor was David P. Dobkin[16].
  • Michael Ian Shamos is recorded as male[17].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Michael Ian Shamos supervised Bruce W. Weide as a doctoral student[19].
  • Michael Ian Shamos supervised Kevin Quentin Brown as a doctoral student[20].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's ISNI is recorded as 000000011060640X[21].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46819540[22].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's GND ID is recorded as 1067689761[23].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85091895[24].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122649741[25].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's IdRef ID is recorded as 031434827[26].
  • Michael Ian Shamos's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00067588[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael Ian Shamos was born on +1947-04-21T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Yale University[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1701[30], headquartered in New Haven[31]; Princeton University[12], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]; Vassar College[13], a liberal arts college in the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1861[38]; American University[14], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1893[41]; and Duquesne University School of Law[15], a law school[42], in United States[43], founded in 1911[44]. Michael Ian Shamos's doctoral advisor was David P. Dobkin[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], lawyer[4], and university teacher[5]. Employers include University of Rochester[8], a university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1850[47], headquartered in Rochester[48]; Duquesne University[9], a Catholic university[49], in United States[50], founded in 1878[51]; and Carnegie Mellon University[10], a private university[52], in United States[53], founded in 1900[54], headquartered in Pittsburgh[55]. Doctoral students include Bruce W. Weide[19], a university teacher[56] and Kevin Quentin Brown[20].

Why It Matters

Michael Ian Shamos ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Michael Ian Shamos do for work?

Michael Ian Shamos worked as mathematician[3], lawyer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Michael Ian Shamos go to school?

Michael Ian Shamos was educated at Yale University[11], Princeton University[12], Vassar College[13], and American University[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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