Vera Pless

Summary

Vera Pless is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Chicago^[2]. She was born on +1931-03-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. She passed away in Oak Park^[4]. She died on +2020-03-02T00:00:00Z^[5]. She worked as a mathematician^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Chicago^[2], Vera Pless…
• Vera Pless passed away in Oak Park^[4].
• Vera Pless was born on +1931-03-05T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Vera Pless died on +2020-03-02T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Burial took place at Oakridge Glen Oaks Cemetery^[8].
• Vera Pless held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Vera Pless is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[10].
• Vera Pless's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Vera Pless's field of work was combinatorics^[11].
• Vera Pless's field of work was coding theory^[12].
• Vera Pless was employed by University of Illinois Chicago^[13].
• Vera Pless was employed by Boston University^[14].
• Vera Pless was employed by Air Force Research Laboratory^[15].
• Among Vera Pless's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16].
• Vera Pless's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[17].
• Vera Pless's education included a stint at Northwestern University^[18].
• Vera Pless's doctoral advisor was Alex F. T. W. Rosenberg^[19].
• Vera Pless received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[20].
• Vera Pless was a member of American Mathematical Society^[21].
• Vera Pless was influenced by Irving Kaplansky^[22].
• Vera Pless was influenced by Emmy Noether^[23].
• Vera Pless's image is recorded as Huffman pless (cropped).JPG^[24].
• Vera Pless is recorded as female^[25].
• Vera Pless's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Vera Pless supervised Lee Andrew Harrison as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Vera Pless's place of birth was Chicago^[2]. She was born on +1931-03-05T00:00:00Z^[3]. She is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[10].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago^[17], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1890^[30], headquartered in Chicago^[31] and Northwestern University^[18], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1851^[34], headquartered in Evanston^[35]. Vera Pless's doctoral advisor was Alex F. T. W. Rosenberg^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Vera Pless worked as a mathematician^[6]. Fields of work include combinatorics^[11], a branch of mathematics^[36] and coding theory^[12]. Employers include University of Illinois Chicago^[13], a public university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1983^[39]; Boston University^[14], a research university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1869^[42], headquartered in Boston^[43]; Air Force Research Laboratory^[15], a laboratory^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1997^[46], headquartered in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base^[47]; and Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[16], a university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1861^[50], headquartered in Cambridge^[51]. Doctoral students include Lee Andrew Harrison^[27]; Joseph Edward Fields^[52]; Jon-Lark Kim^[53], of South Korea^[54]; Deborah Jean Bergstrand^[55], a university teacher^[56]; Thomas Peter Grace^[57]; and Xiang-Dong Hou^[58].

Recognition

Vera Pless received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[20].

Death and Burial

Vera Pless died on +2020-03-02T00:00:00Z^[5]. She passed away in Oak Park^[4]. Burial took place at Oakridge Glen Oaks Cemetery^[8].

Why It Matters

Vera Pless ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59]

She has been cited as an influence by Karen Uhlenbeck^[60], a university teacher^[61], b. 1942^[62], of United States^[63], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[64], specialised in gauge theory^[65].

Her notable doctoral advisees include Vanessa Renee Job^[66], a computer scientist^[67].

FAQs

Where was Vera Pless born?

Vera Pless's place of birth was Chicago^[2].

Where did Vera Pless die?

Vera Pless passed away in Oak Park^[4].

What did Vera Pless do for work?

Vera Pless worked as mathematician^[6].

Where did Vera Pless go to school?

Vera Pless was educated at University of Chicago^[17] and Northwestern University^[18].

What awards did Vera Pless receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[20].

Who did Vera Pless influence?

Vera Pless has been cited as an influence by Karen Uhlenbeck^[60].