Urs Stammbach

Swiss mathematician and historian of mathematics and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich
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Urs Stammbach

Summary

Urs Stammbach is a human[1]. He was born on October 26, 1939[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Urs Stammbach was born on October 26, 1939[2].
  • Urs Stammbach held citizenship in Switzerland[7].
  • Urs Stammbach's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Urs Stammbach's professions included historian of mathematics[4].
  • Urs Stammbach's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Urs Stammbach's field of work was mathematics[8].
  • Urs Stammbach's field of work was homological algebra[9].
  • Urs Stammbach's field of work was group theory[10].
  • Urs Stammbach's field of work was history of mathematics[11].
  • Urs Stammbach was educated at ETH Zurich[12].
  • Urs Stammbach's doctoral advisor was Beno Eckmann[13].
  • Urs Stammbach's doctoral advisor was Heinz Hopf[14].
  • Urs Stammbach is recorded as male[15].
  • Urs Stammbach's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Ralph Strebel as a doctoral student[17].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Christian Glaus as a doctoral student[18].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Franz Jakob Näf as a doctoral student[19].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Franz Jeger as a doctoral student[20].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised David Meier as a doctoral student[21].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Hans Baur as a doctoral student[22].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Thomas Diethelm as a doctoral student[23].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Katharina Diethelm-Nüssli as a doctoral student[24].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Grégoire Nicollier as a doctoral student[25].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Markus Andreas Stricker as a doctoral student[26].
  • Urs Stammbach supervised Johann Heldner as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Urs Stammbach was born on October 26, 1939[2].

Education

Urs Stammbach's education included a stint at ETH Zurich[12]. Doctoral advisors include Beno Eckmann[13], a mathematician[28], 1917–2008[29], of Switzerland[30], awarded the honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University[31], specialised in topology[32] and Heinz Hopf[14], a mathematician[33], 1894–1971[34], of Germany[35], awarded the Lobachevsky Prize[36], specialised in differential geometry[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include mathematics[8], an academic discipline[38]; homological algebra[9], a branch of mathematics[39]; group theory[10], a branch of mathematics[40]; and history of mathematics[11], an aspect of history[41]. Doctoral students include Ralph Strebel[17], a mathematician[42], b. 1944[43], of Switzerland[44]; Christian Glaus[18]; Franz Jakob Näf[19], b. 1939[45]; Franz Jeger[20]; David Meier[21]; and Hans Baur[22].

Why It Matters

Urs Stammbach ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Urs Stammbach do for work?

Urs Stammbach worked as mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Urs Stammbach go to school?

Urs Stammbach was educated at ETH Zurich[12].

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  1. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . www2.unil.ch. www2.unil.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . 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. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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