Ravi Vakil

Canadian-American mathematician
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Ravi Vakil

Summary

Ravi Vakil is a human[1]. Born in Toronto[2], he… he was born on +1970-02-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month, #6,788 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ravi Vakil was born in Toronto[2].
  • Ravi Vakil was born on +1970-02-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ravi Vakil held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Ravi Vakil worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Ravi Vakil's professions included academic[5].
  • Ravi Vakil worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Ravi Vakil's field of work was algebraic geometry[9].
  • Ravi Vakil's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Ravi Vakil held the position of President of the American Mathematical Society[11].
  • Among Ravi Vakil's employers was Stanford University[12].
  • Ravi Vakil was employed by National Science Foundation[13].
  • Ravi Vakil's education included a stint at University of Toronto[14].
  • Ravi Vakil's education included a stint at Harvard University[15].
  • Ravi Vakil was educated at Martingrove Collegiate Institute[16].
  • Ravi Vakil was educated at Trinity College[17].
  • Ravi Vakil's doctoral advisor was Joe Harris[18].
  • Ravi Vakil received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[19].
  • Ravi Vakil received the Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[20].
  • Ravi Vakil received the Putnam Fellow[21].
  • Ravi Vakil received the Putnam Fellow[22].
  • Ravi Vakil received the Putnam Fellow[23].
  • Ravi Vakil received the Putnam Fellow[24].
  • Ravi Vakil was a member of American Mathematical Society[25].
  • Ravi Vakil's image is recorded as Ravi Vakil.jpg[26].
  • Ravi Vakil is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Toronto[2], Ravi Vakil… he was born on +1970-02-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Toronto[14], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1827[30], headquartered in Toronto[31]; Harvard University[15], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1636[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]; Martingrove Collegiate Institute[16], a high school[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1966[38]; and Trinity College[17], an affiliated school[39], in Canada[40], founded in 1851[41], headquartered in Trinity College (Main Building)[42]. Ravi Vakil's doctoral advisor was Joe Harris[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include algebraic geometry[9], a branch of mathematics[43] and mathematics[10], an academic discipline[44]. Employers include Stanford University[12], a private university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1885[47], headquartered in Stanford[48] and National Science Foundation[13], an independent agency of the United States government[49], in United States[50], founded in 1950[51], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[52]. Ravi Vakil held the position of President of the American Mathematical Society[11]. Doctoral students include Eric Katz[53], a mathematician[54], b. 1975[55], of United States[56]; David Benjamin Lim[57]; Jarod Alper[58]; Robert Easton[59]; Andrew Schultz[60]; and Nikola Penev[61].

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[19], an early career award[62]; Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[20]; Putnam Fellow[21]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[63], a fellowship award[64].

Why It Matters

Ravi Vakil ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month, #6,788 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

Where was Ravi Vakil born?

Ravi Vakil's place of birth was Toronto[2].

What did Ravi Vakil do for work?

Ravi Vakil worked as mathematician[4], academic[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Ravi Vakil go to school?

Ravi Vakil was educated at University of Toronto[14], Harvard University[15], Martingrove Collegiate Institute[16], and Trinity College[17].

What awards did Ravi Vakil receive?

Honors received include Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[19], Continuing Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education[20], Putnam Fellow[21], and Putnam Fellow[22].

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  20. [22] . List of previous Putnam winners. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . List of previous Putnam winners. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . List of previous Putnam winners. wikidata.org.
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  26. [57] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  31. [25] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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