Victor Klee

Summary

Victor Klee is a human^[1]. Born in San Francisco^[2], he… he was born on +1925-09-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Lakewood^[4]. He died on +2007-08-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in San Francisco^[2], Victor Klee…
• Victor Klee died in Lakewood^[4].
• Victor Klee passed away in Lakewood^[9].
• Victor Klee was born on +1925-09-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Victor Klee died on +2007-08-17T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Victor Klee held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Victor Klee worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Victor Klee worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Victor Klee's field of work was mathematics^[11].
• Victor Klee's field of work was convex set^[12].
• Victor Klee's field of work was functional analysis^[13].
• Victor Klee's field of work was combinatorics^[14].
• Among Victor Klee's employers was University of Washington^[15].
• Victor Klee's education included a stint at University of Virginia^[16].
• Victor Klee's doctoral advisor was Edward J. McShane^[17].
• Victor Klee received the Max Planck Research Award^[18].
• Victor Klee received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[19].
• Victor Klee received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20].
• Victor Klee received the honorary doctor of the University of Trier^[21].
• Victor Klee received the Honorary doctor of the University of Liège^[22].
• Victor Klee received the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[23].
• Victor Klee was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[24].
• Victor Klee was a member of American Mathematical Society^[25].
• Victor Klee's image is recorded as Victor Klee MFO.jpg^[26].
• Victor Klee is recorded as male^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in San Francisco^[2], Victor Klee… he was born on +1925-09-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Victor Klee's education included a stint at University of Virginia^[16]. His doctoral advisor was Edward J. McShane^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include mathematics^[11], an academic discipline^[28]; convex set^[12], a type of set^[29]; functional analysis^[13], a branch of mathematics^[30]; and combinatorics^[14], a branch of mathematics^[31]. Among Victor Klee's employers was University of Washington^[15]. Doctoral students include R. Phelps^[32], a mathematician^[33], 1926–2013^[34], of United States^[35], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[36], specialised in functional analysis^[37]; Bernd Sturmfels^[38], a mathematician^[39], b. 1962^[40], of Germany^[41], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[42], specialised in mathematics^[43]; N. Tenney Peck^[44], a mathematician^[45], 1937–1996^[46]; James Lawrence^[47]; Kondagunta Sundaresan^[48]; and Robert Edward Jamison, II^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Max Planck Research Award^[18], a science award^[50], in Germany^[51]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[19], a fellowship award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1874^[54]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20], a fellowship award^[55]; honorary doctor of the University of Trier^[21], an award^[56], in Germany^[57]; Honorary doctor of the University of Liège^[22], an award^[58], in Belgium^[59]; and Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[23], a mathematics award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1964^[62].

Death and Burial

Victor Klee died on +2007-08-17T00:00:00Z^[5]. Recorded place of death include Lakewood^[4], a city in the United States^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1889^[65].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Victor Klee include Kleetope^[66], a polytope operation^[67].

Why It Matters

Victor Klee ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

Entities named for him include Kleetope^[66], a polytope operation^[67].

His notable doctoral advisees include Bernd Sturmfels^[70], a mathematician^[71], b. 1962^[72], of Germany^[73], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[74], specialised in mathematics^[75]; R. Phelps^[76], a mathematician^[77], 1926–2013^[78], of United States^[79], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[80], specialised in functional analysis^[81]; and Ruth Silverman^[82], an academic^[83], 1936–2011^[84], of United States^[85].

FAQs

Where was Victor Klee born?

Born in San Francisco^[2], Victor Klee…

Where did Victor Klee die?

Victor Klee passed away in Lakewood^[4].

What did Victor Klee do for work?

Victor Klee worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Victor Klee go to school?

Victor Klee was educated at University of Virginia^[16].

What awards did Victor Klee receive?

Honors received include Max Planck Research Award^[18], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[19], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[20], and honorary doctor of the University of Trier^[21].