Robert Zink

American mathematician
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Robert Zink

Summary

Robert Zink is a human[1]. He died on July 30, 2020[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Robert Zink died on July 30, 2020[2].
  • Among Robert Zink's employers was Purdue University[4].
  • Robert Zink was educated at University of Minnesota[5].
  • Robert Zink's doctoral advisor was Bernard Russell Gelbaum[6].
  • Robert Zink is recorded as male[7].
  • Robert Zink's instance of is recorded as human[8].
  • Robert Zink supervised John Ralph Alexander, Jr. as a doctoral student[9].
  • Robert Zink supervised Nai-Hung Hsu as a doctoral student[10].
  • Robert Zink supervised James Eugene Shirey as a doctoral student[11].
  • Robert Zink supervised Ben-Ami Braun as a doctoral student[12].
  • Robert Zink supervised Steven A. Schonefeld as a doctoral student[13].
  • Robert Zink earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[14].
  • Robert Zink's family name is recorded as Zink[15].
  • Robert Zink's given name is recorded as Robert[16].
  • Robert Zink's given name is recorded as Edwin[17].

Body

Education

Robert Zink was educated at University of Minnesota[5]. His doctoral advisor was Bernard Russell Gelbaum[6]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Among Robert Zink's employers was Purdue University[4]. Doctoral students include John Ralph Alexander, Jr.[9], 1935–2019[18]; Nai-Hung Hsu[10]; James Eugene Shirey[11]; Ben-Ami Braun[12]; and Steven A. Schonefeld[13], a professor of mathematics[19], 1942–2019[20], of United States[21].

Death and Burial

Robert Zink died on July 30, 2020[2].

Why It Matters

Robert Zink ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

Where did Robert Zink go to school?

Robert Zink was educated at University of Minnesota[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [2] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Educated at University of Minnesota
    Doctoral student John Ralph Alexander, Jr., Nai-Hung Hsu, James Eugene Shirey +2
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    National library of poland mms id 9810674252105606
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