Otto Spiess

Swiss mathematician and historian of mathematics (1878-1966)
Person human Q1644048
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Otto Spiess

Summary

Otto Spiess is a human[1]. Born in Basel[2], he… he was born on +1878-03-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Riehen[4]. He died on +1966-02-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6] and historian of mathematics[7].

Key Facts

  • Otto Spiess's place of birth was Basel[2].
  • Otto Spiess died in Riehen[4].
  • Otto Spiess was born on +1878-03-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Otto Spiess died on +1966-02-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Otto Spiess held citizenship in Switzerland[8].
  • Otto Spiess worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Otto Spiess's professions included historian of mathematics[7].
  • Otto Spiess was educated at University of Basel[9].
  • Otto Spiess was a member of International Academy of the History of Science[10].
  • Otto Spiess's image is recorded as Otto Spiess (1932).tif[11].
  • Otto Spiess is recorded as male[12].
  • Otto Spiess's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Otto Spiess supervised Helene Stähelin as a doctoral student[14].
  • Otto Spiess supervised Emil Schubarth as a doctoral student[15].
  • Otto Spiess's ISNI is recorded as 000000008034759X[16].
  • Otto Spiess's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 55236324[17].
  • Otto Spiess's GND ID is recorded as 117490881[18].
  • Otto Spiess's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00014832[19].
  • Otto Spiess's IdRef ID is recorded as 156426765[20].
  • Otto Spiess's Commons category is recorded as Otto Spiess[21].
  • Otto Spiess's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 204622[22].
  • Otto Spiess's family name is recorded as Spiess[23].
  • Otto Spiess's given name is recorded as Otto[24].
  • Otto Spiess's HDS ID is recorded as 043136[25].
  • Otto Spiess's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 131795163[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Basel[2], Otto Spiess… he was born on +1878-03-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Otto Spiess's education included a stint at University of Basel[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and historian of mathematics[7]. Doctoral students include Helene Stähelin[14], a mathematician[27], 1891–1970[28], of Switzerland[29] and Emil Schubarth[15].

Death and Burial

Otto Spiess died on +1966-02-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Riehen[4].

FAQs

Where was Otto Spiess born?

Otto Spiess was born in Basel[2].

Where did Otto Spiess die?

Otto Spiess died in Riehen[4].

What did Otto Spiess do for work?

Otto Spiess worked as mathematician[6] and historian of mathematics[7].

Where did Otto Spiess go to school?

Otto Spiess was educated at University of Basel[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Base de données des élites suisses. wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Base de données des élites suisses. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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