Robert Brown Gardner

American mathematician
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Robert Brown Gardner

Summary

Robert Brown Gardner is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tarrytown[2]. He was born on February 27, 1939[3]. He died on May 5, 1998[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Robert Brown Gardner was born in Tarrytown[2].
  • Robert Brown Gardner was born on February 27, 1939[3].
  • Robert Brown Gardner died on May 5, 1998[4].
  • Robert Brown Gardner held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Robert Brown Gardner worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Among Robert Brown Gardner's employers was University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[8].
  • Robert Brown Gardner was employed by Columbia University[9].
  • Robert Brown Gardner was educated at Columbia University[10].
  • Robert Brown Gardner's education included a stint at Princeton University[11].
  • Robert Brown Gardner's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[12].
  • Robert Brown Gardner's doctoral advisor was Shiing-Shen Chern[13].
  • Robert Brown Gardner is recorded as male[14].
  • Robert Brown Gardner's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Robert Bryant as a doctoral student[16].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Donald Singley as a doctoral student[17].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Gregory T. Jackson as a doctoral student[18].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Robert P. Buemi as a doctoral student[19].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Dean Payne as a doctoral student[20].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Gerard Thompson as a doctoral student[21].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised George Rudolph Wilkens as a doctoral student[22].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Charles Grissom as a doctoral student[23].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised David Thompson as a doctoral student[24].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Michael Sutton as a doctoral student[25].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Boyd Coan as a doctoral student[26].
  • Robert Brown Gardner supervised Steve Horvath as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Tarrytown[2], Robert Brown Gardner… he was born on February 27, 1939[3].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1754[30], headquartered in Manhattan[31]; Princeton University[11], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]; and University of California, Berkeley[12], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1868[38], headquartered in Berkeley[39]. Robert Brown Gardner's doctoral advisor was Shiing-Shen Chern[13].

Career and Affiliations

Robert Brown Gardner's professions included mathematician[5]. Employers include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[8], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1789[42] and Columbia University[9], a private university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1754[45], headquartered in Manhattan[46]. Doctoral students include Robert Bryant[16], a differential geometrician[47], b. 1953[48], of United States[49], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[50], specialised in differential geometry[51]; Donald Singley[17]; Gregory T. Jackson[18]; Robert P. Buemi[19]; Dean Payne[20]; and Gerard Thompson[21], a mathematician[52], b. 1955[53], specialised in mathematics[54].

Death and Burial

Robert Brown Gardner died on May 5, 1998[4].

Why It Matters

Robert Brown Gardner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert Bryant[55], a differential geometrician[56], b. 1953[57], of United States[58], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[59], specialised in differential geometry[60].

FAQs

Where was Robert Brown Gardner born?

Robert Brown Gardner was born in Tarrytown[2].

What did Robert Brown Gardner do for work?

Robert Brown Gardner worked as mathematician[5].

Where did Robert Brown Gardner go to school?

Robert Brown Gardner was educated at Columbia University[10], Princeton University[11], and University of California, Berkeley[12].

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Class ancestry

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