Terence Gaffney

American mathematician
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Terence Gaffney

Summary

Terence Gaffney is a human[1]. He was born in Pennsylvania[2]. He was born on +1948-07-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Terence Gaffney was born in Pennsylvania[2].
  • Terence Gaffney was born on +1948-07-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Terence Gaffney held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Terence Gaffney's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Among Terence Gaffney's employers was Northeastern University[7].
  • Terence Gaffney's education included a stint at Boston College[8].
  • Terence Gaffney's education included a stint at Brandeis University[9].
  • Terence Gaffney's doctoral advisor was Edgar H. Brown[10].
  • Terence Gaffney's doctoral advisor was Harold I. Levine[11].
  • Terence Gaffney is recorded as male[12].
  • Terence Gaffney's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Terence Gaffney supervised Maria Aparecida Soares Ruas as a doctoral student[14].
  • Terence Gaffney supervised Robert Gassler as a doctoral student[15].
  • Terence Gaffney supervised Ranjit Vohra as a doctoral student[16].
  • Terence Gaffney supervised Antoni Rangachev as a doctoral student[17].
  • Terence Gaffney supervised Thiago Filipe da Silva as a doctoral student[18].
  • Terence Gaffney supervised Michelle Lira dos Santos Molino as a doctoral student[19].
  • Terence Gaffney's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117608811[20].
  • Terence Gaffney's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 44583750[21].
  • Terence Gaffney's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81087977[22].
  • Terence Gaffney's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15032548b[23].
  • Terence Gaffney's IdRef ID is recorded as 112146554[24].
  • Terence Gaffney's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 89438[25].
  • Terence Gaffney's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0y6fmvm[26].
  • Terence Gaffney's family name is recorded as Gaffney[27].

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Origins and Family

Terence Gaffney's place of birth was Pennsylvania[2]. He was born on +1948-07-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Boston College[8], a college[28], in United States[29], founded in 1863[30], headquartered in Chestnut Hill[31] and Brandeis University[9], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1948[34], headquartered in Waltham[35]. Doctoral advisors include Edgar H. Brown[10], a mathematician[36], 1926–2021[37], of United States[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[39] and Harold I. Levine[11], a mathematician[40], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[41], specialised in differential topology[42].

Career and Affiliations

Terence Gaffney's professions included mathematician[4]. He was employed by Northeastern University[7]. Doctoral students include Maria Aparecida Soares Ruas[14], a mathematician[43], 1948–2025[44], of Brazil[45]; Robert Gassler[15]; Ranjit Vohra[16]; Antoni Rangachev[17]; Thiago Filipe da Silva[18]; and Michelle Lira dos Santos Molino[19].

Why It Matters

Terence Gaffney ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Terence Gaffney born?

Born in Pennsylvania[2], Terence Gaffney…

What did Terence Gaffney do for work?

Terence Gaffney worked as mathematician[4].

Where did Terence Gaffney go to school?

Terence Gaffney was educated at Boston College[8] and Brandeis University[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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