Richard Elman

American mathematician
Person human Q14491926
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Summary

Richard Elman is a human[1]. He was born on March 21, 1945[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 (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Richard Elman was born on March 21, 1945[2].
  • Richard Elman held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Richard Elman's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Richard Elman worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Richard Elman's field of work was algebra[7].
  • Richard Elman's field of work was quadratic form[8].
  • Richard Elman held the position of professor emeritus[9].
  • Richard Elman was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[10].
  • Richard Elman's doctoral advisor was Tsit Yuen Lam[11].
  • Richard Elman received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[12].
  • Richard Elman was a member of American Mathematical Society[13].
  • Richard Elman is recorded as male[14].
  • Richard Elman's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Richard Elman supervised Robert William Fitzgerald as a doctoral student[16].
  • Richard Elman supervised Hian-Kiat Lee as a doctoral student[17].
  • Richard Elman supervised Christopher Wai-Kuen Lum as a doctoral student[18].
  • Richard Elman supervised Janet Cowden Vassilev as a doctoral student[19].
  • Richard Elman supervised Clement S. Chang as a doctoral student[20].
  • Richard Elman supervised Claus A. Schubert as a doctoral student[21].
  • Richard Elman's family name is recorded as Elman[22].
  • Richard Elman's given name is recorded as Richard[23].
  • Richard Elman's given name is recorded as Steven[24].
  • Richard Elman's Erdős number is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • Richard Elman's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].
  • Richard Elman's academic appointment is recorded as UCLA Department of Mathematics[27].

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Origins and Family

Richard Elman was born on March 21, 1945[2].

Education

Richard Elman's doctoral advisor was Tsit Yuen Lam[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include algebra[7], a branch of mathematics[28] and quadratic form[8]. Among Richard Elman's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[10]. He held the position of professor emeritus[9]. Doctoral students include Robert William Fitzgerald[16]; Hian-Kiat Lee[17]; Christopher Wai-Kuen Lum[18]; Janet Cowden Vassilev[19]; Clement S. Chang[20]; and Claus A. Schubert[21], a researcher[29].

Recognition

Richard Elman received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[12].

Why It Matters

Richard Elman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Richard Elman do for work?

Richard Elman worked as mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

What awards did Richard Elman receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . 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. [13] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . VIAF ID. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . math.ucla.edu. Provenance: 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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  1. 11w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 128014695
    Family name → Elman
    Educated at → University of California, Berkeley
    Member of → American Mathematical Society
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