Richard Montague

American mathematician and philosopher (1930–1971)
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Richard Montague

Summary

Richard Montague is a human[1]. His place of birth was Stockton[2]. He was born on +1930-09-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +1971-03-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], philosopher[7], university teacher[8], and linguist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Richard Montague's place of birth was Stockton[2].
  • Richard Montague passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Richard Montague was born on +1930-09-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Richard Montague died on +1971-03-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Richard Montague held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Richard Montague's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Richard Montague's professions included philosopher[7].
  • Richard Montague worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Richard Montague worked as a linguist[9].
  • Richard Montague was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[12].
  • Richard Montague's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • Richard Montague's doctoral advisor was Alfred Tarski[14].
  • Richard Montague is recorded as male[15].
  • Richard Montague's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Richard Montague supervised Hans Kamp as a doctoral student[17].
  • Richard Montague supervised Nino Cocchiarella as a doctoral student[18].
  • Richard Montague supervised Rudolf Grewe as a doctoral student[19].
  • The cause of death was strangling[20].
  • Richard Montague's family name is recorded as Montague[21].
  • Richard Montague's given name is recorded as Richard[22].
  • Richard Montague's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Richard Montague's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[24].
  • Richard Montague's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Montague's place of birth was Stockton[2]. He was born on +1930-09-20T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Richard Montague's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[13]. His doctoral advisor was Alfred Tarski[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], philosopher[7], university teacher[8], and linguist[9]. Richard Montague was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[12]. Doctoral students include Hans Kamp[17], a university teacher[26], b. 1940[27], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[28], awarded the Max Planck Research Award[29], specialised in computational linguistics[30]; Nino Cocchiarella[18], a philosopher of language[31], b. 1933[32], of United States[33]; and Rudolf Grewe[19], a mathematician[34], specialised in food history[35].

Death and Burial

Richard Montague died on +1971-03-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was strangling[20].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard Montague include Montague grammar[36].

Why It Matters

Richard Montague ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for him include Montague grammar[36].

His notable doctoral advisees include Hans Kamp[39], a university teacher[40], b. 1940[41], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[42], awarded the Max Planck Research Award[43], specialised in computational linguistics[44].

FAQs

Where was Richard Montague born?

Richard Montague was born in Stockton[2].

Where did Richard Montague die?

Richard Montague died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Richard Montague do for work?

Richard Montague worked as mathematician[6], philosopher[7], university teacher[8], and linguist[9].

Where did Richard Montague go to school?

Richard Montague was educated at University of California, Berkeley[13].

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  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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