Ruth Frances Curtain

Australian mathematician (1941-2018)
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Ruth Frances Curtain

Summary

Ruth Frances Curtain is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Melbourne[2]. She was born on January 1, 1941[3]. She died on March 18, 2018[4]. She worked as a university teacher[5] and mathematician[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Melbourne[2], Ruth Frances Curtain…
  • Ruth Frances Curtain was born on January 1, 1941[3].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain was born on July 16, 1941[8].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain died on March 18, 2018[4].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain held citizenship in Australia[9].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain's field of work was systems theory[10].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain's field of work was linear system[11].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain was employed by University of Groningen[12].
  • Among Ruth Frances Curtain's employers was University of Warwick[13].
  • Among Ruth Frances Curtain's employers was University of Melbourne[14].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain was employed by Brown University[15].
  • Among Ruth Frances Curtain's employers was Purdue University[16].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain was educated at University of Melbourne[17].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain was educated at Brown University[18].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain's doctoral advisor was Peter L. Falb[19].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain received the W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize[20].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain received the IEEE Fellow[21].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[22].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain is recorded as female[23].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain supervised Mark Robertus Opmeer as a doctoral student[25].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain supervised Job Cornelis Oostveen as a doctoral student[26].
  • Ruth Frances Curtain supervised Hans J. Zwart as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Ruth Frances Curtain's place of birth was Melbourne[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1941[3] and July 16, 1941[8].

Education

Educated at University of Melbourne[17], a public university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1853[30] and Brown University[18], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1765[33], headquartered in Providence[34]. Ruth Frances Curtain's doctoral advisor was Peter L. Falb[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[5] and mathematician[6]. Fields of work include systems theory[10] and linear system[11]. Employers include University of Groningen[12], a public research university[35], in Netherlands[36], founded in 1614[37], headquartered in Groningen[38]; University of Warwick[13], a public research university[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 1965[41]; University of Melbourne[14], a public university[42], in Australia[43], founded in 1853[44]; Brown University[15], a private university[45], in United States[46], founded in 1765[47], headquartered in Providence[48]; and Purdue University[16], a public research university[49], in United States[50], founded in 1869[51]. Doctoral students include Mark Robertus Opmeer[25], a mathematician[52], b. 1979[53]; Job Cornelis Oostveen[26]; Hans J. Zwart[27], a systems engineer[54], b. 1959[55]; Amol Sasane[56], a mathematician[57], b. 1976[58]; Jan Bontsema[59], b. 1955[60]; and Anton A. Stoorvogel[61], a systems engineer[62], b. 1964[63].

Recognition

Awards received include W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize[20], an award[64] and IEEE Fellow[21], a science award[65].

Death and Burial

Ruth Frances Curtain died on March 18, 2018[4].

Why It Matters

Ruth Frances Curtain ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]

FAQs

Where was Ruth Frances Curtain born?

Born in Melbourne[2], Ruth Frances Curtain…

What did Ruth Frances Curtain do for work?

Ruth Frances Curtain worked as university teacher[5] and mathematician[6].

Where did Ruth Frances Curtain go to school?

Ruth Frances Curtain was educated at University of Melbourne[17] and Brown University[18].

What awards did Ruth Frances Curtain receive?

Honors received include W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize[20] and IEEE Fellow[21].

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  1. [2] . Systems & Control Letters. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae. Retrieved . hoogleraren.ub.rug.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [8] . wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . Systems & Control Letters. wikidata.org.

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  33. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  34. [62] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  35. [63] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [66] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [67] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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