Robert Freeman Brown

American mathematician
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Summary

Robert Freeman Brown was born on December 13, 1935[1], in Cambridge[2]. He died on April 8, 2022[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Field of work: fixed point[8]
  • Position held: professor emeritus[9]
  • Employer: University of California, Los Angeles[10]
  • Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison[11], Harvard University[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Edward Richard Fadell[13]
  • Member of: American Mathematical Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Doctoral student: P. Christopher (Peter) Staecker[16], Ronald J. Stern[17], Jerome Alvin Kaminker[18], Christina Soderlund[19], Fernanda Soares Pinto Cardona[20], Peter John Wolfenden[21], Joyce Kathryn Wagner[22], Chi Wah Ng[23], Jeanine Kay Nolan[24], Aaron Lee Schusteff[25], Robin Bruce Stirling Brooks[26], William Joseph Barnier[27], U. Kurt (Uwe) Scholz[28], Bao Ngoc Hoang[29]
  • Family name: Brown[30]
  • Given name: Robert[31], Freeman[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[33]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[34]
  • Academic appointment: UCLA Department of Mathematics[35]

FAQs

Where was Robert Freeman Brown born?

Robert Freeman Brown's place of birth was Cambridge[2].

What did Robert Freeman Brown do for work?

Robert Freeman Brown worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Robert Freeman Brown go to school?

Robert Freeman Brown was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[11] and Harvard University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . ucla.app.box.com. Retrieved . ucla.app.box.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . ww3.math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . ww3.math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . ucla.app.box.com. Retrieved . ucla.app.box.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . ucla.app.box.com. Retrieved . ucla.app.box.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . ww3.math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . ww3.math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 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. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . ww3.math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . ww3.math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . ucla.app.box.com. Retrieved . ucla.app.box.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . ww3.math.ucla.edu. Retrieved . ww3.math.ucla.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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