Peter Scherk

Canadian mathematician
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Peter Scherk

Summary

Peter Scherk is a human[1]. His place of birth was Berlin[2]. He was born on September 2, 1910[3]. He died on June 6, 1985[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Peter Scherk was born in Berlin[2].
  • Peter Scherk was born on September 2, 1910[3].
  • Peter Scherk died on June 6, 1985[4].
  • Peter Scherk held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Peter Scherk's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Peter Scherk worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Among Peter Scherk's employers was University of Toronto[8].
  • Peter Scherk was educated at University of Göttingen[9].
  • Peter Scherk's doctoral advisor was Gustav Herglotz[10].
  • Peter Scherk's doctoral advisor was Werner Fenchel[11].
  • Peter Scherk is recorded as male[12].
  • Peter Scherk's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Peter Scherk supervised Tibor Bisztriczky as a doctoral student[14].
  • Peter Scherk supervised Mario D'Angelo as a doctoral student[15].
  • Peter Scherk supervised Ralph Allan Park as a doctoral student[16].
  • Peter Scherk supervised Jean Turgeon as a doctoral student[17].
  • Peter Scherk earned the academic degree of doctorate[18].
  • Peter Scherk's family name is recorded as Scherk[19].
  • Peter Scherk's given name is recorded as Peter[20].
  • Peter Scherk's work location is recorded as Toronto[21].
  • Peter Scherk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Peter Scherk's Erdős number is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1'}[23].
  • Peter Scherk's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

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Origins and Family

Born in Berlin[2], Peter Scherk… he was born on September 2, 1910[3].

Education

Peter Scherk was educated at University of Göttingen[9]. Doctoral advisors include Gustav Herglotz[10], a mathematician[25], 1881–1953[26], of Germany[27], awarded the Richard Lieben prize[28], specialised in mathematics[29] and Werner Fenchel[11], a mathematician[30], 1905–1988[31], of Kingdom of Denmark[32], specialised in differential geometry[33]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. Peter Scherk was employed by University of Toronto[8]. Doctoral students include Tibor Bisztriczky[14], a mathematician[34], b. 1947[35], specialised in mathematics[36]; Mario D'Angelo[15]; Ralph Allan Park[16]; and Jean Turgeon[17].

Death and Burial

Peter Scherk died on June 6, 1985[4].

FAQs

Where was Peter Scherk born?

Born in Berlin[2], Peter Scherk…

What did Peter Scherk do for work?

Peter Scherk worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Peter Scherk go to school?

Peter Scherk was educated at University of Göttingen[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . canadashistory.ca. Retrieved . canadashistory.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . sites.google.com. Retrieved . sites.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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