Michael Saks

American mathematician
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Michael Saks

Summary

Michael Saks is a human[1]. He was born on +1956-04-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and computer scientist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Michael Saks was born on +1956-04-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Michael Saks held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Michael Saks's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Michael Saks worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Michael Saks's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Michael Saks was employed by Rutgers University[8].
  • Michael Saks's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Michael Saks's doctoral advisor was Daniel J. Kleitman[10].
  • Michael Saks received the Gödel Prize[11].
  • Michael Saks received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • Michael Saks was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • Michael Saks is recorded as male[14].
  • Michael Saks's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Michael Saks supervised Andres Fundia as a doctoral student[16].
  • Michael Saks supervised Clifford Dieter Smyth as a doctoral student[17].
  • Michael Saks supervised Shiyu Zhou as a doctoral student[18].
  • Michael Saks supervised Srikrishnan Divakaran as a doctoral student[19].
  • Michael Saks supervised Xiaodong Sun as a doctoral student[20].
  • Michael Saks supervised Nikos Leonardos as a doctoral student[21].
  • Michael Saks's ISNI is recorded as 0000000027270132[22].
  • Michael Saks's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 58109195[23].
  • Michael Saks's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86805553[24].
  • Michael Saks's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-1659-7190[25].
  • Michael Saks's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 6186[26].
  • Michael Saks's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09gnkj7[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael Saks was born on +1956-04-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Michael Saks's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9]. His doctoral advisor was Daniel J. Kleitman[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and computer scientist[5]. Among Michael Saks's employers was Rutgers University[8]. Doctoral students include Andres Fundia[16], Clifford Dieter Smyth[17], Shiyu Zhou[18], Srikrishnan Divakaran[19], Xiaodong Sun[20], and Nikos Leonardos[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Gödel Prize[11], a science award[28], founded in 1992[29] and ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[30].

Why It Matters

Michael Saks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What did Michael Saks do for work?

Michael Saks worked as mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and computer scientist[5].

Where did Michael Saks go to school?

Michael Saks was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].

What awards did Michael Saks receive?

Honors received include Gödel Prize[11] and ACM Fellow[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . sigact.org. sigact.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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