Michael W. Davis

American mathematics professor (Ohio State)
Person human Q102161851
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Michael W. Davis

Summary

Michael W. Davis is a human[1]. He was born on April 26, 1949[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Michael W. Davis was born on April 26, 1949[2].
  • Michael W. Davis held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Michael W. Davis's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Michael W. Davis's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Michael W. Davis's field of work was topology[7].
  • Michael W. Davis's field of work was geometric group theory[8].
  • Among Michael W. Davis's employers was Ohio State University[9].
  • Michael W. Davis's doctoral advisor was Wu-Chung Hsiang[10].
  • Michael W. Davis received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[11].
  • Michael W. Davis was a member of American Mathematical Society[12].
  • Michael W. Davis is recorded as male[13].
  • Michael W. Davis's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Kimberly Sue Druschel as a doctoral student[15].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Gabor Moussong as a doctoral student[16].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Constantin Gonciulea as a doctoral student[17].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Igor V. Iskhakov as a doctoral student[18].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Dan Boros as a doctoral student[19].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Dongwen Qi as a doctoral student[20].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Ryan Greene as a doctoral student[21].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Aliska Gibbins as a doctoral student[22].
  • Michael W. Davis supervised Giang Le as a doctoral student[23].
  • Michael W. Davis's family name is recorded as Davis[24].
  • Michael W. Davis's given name is recorded as Michael[25].
  • Michael W. Davis's given name is recorded as Walter[26].
  • Michael W. Davis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Michael W. Davis was born on April 26, 1949[2].

Education

Michael W. Davis's doctoral advisor was Wu-Chung Hsiang[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include topology[7], a branch of mathematics[28] and geometric group theory[8]. Among Michael W. Davis's employers was Ohio State University[9]. Doctoral students include Kimberly Sue Druschel[15]; Gabor Moussong[16]; Constantin Gonciulea[17], a computer scientist[29]; Igor V. Iskhakov[18]; Dan Boros[19]; and Dongwen Qi[20].

Recognition

Michael W. Davis received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[11].

Why It Matters

Michael W. Davis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Michael W. Davis do for work?

Michael W. Davis worked as mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Michael W. Davis receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . people.math.osu.edu. people.math.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . people.math.osu.edu. people.math.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . people.math.osu.edu. people.math.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . 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] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [2] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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