W. Duncan Rannie

Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 1951
Person human Q102124464
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W. Duncan Rannie

Summary

W. Duncan Rannie is a human[1]. He was born on +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a military flight engineer[4] and university teacher[5].

Key Facts

  • W. Duncan Rannie was born on +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • W. Duncan Rannie died on +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • W. Duncan Rannie's professions included military flight engineer[4].
  • W. Duncan Rannie worked as a university teacher[5].
  • W. Duncan Rannie was employed by California Institute of Technology[6].
  • Among W. Duncan Rannie's employers was Jet Propulsion Laboratory[7].
  • W. Duncan Rannie was educated at California Institute of Technology[8].
  • W. Duncan Rannie's doctoral advisor was Qian Xuesen[9].
  • W. Duncan Rannie was a member of National Academy of Engineering[10].
  • W. Duncan Rannie is recorded as male[11].
  • W. Duncan Rannie's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Christopher K. W. Tam as a doctoral student[13].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Lon Edward Bell as a doctoral student[14].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised George E. Hlavka as a doctoral student[15].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Eldon L. Knuth as a doctoral student[16].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Saul Feldman as a doctoral student[17].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised David M. Benenson as a doctoral student[18].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Joseph Neustein as a doctoral student[19].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised John E Plapp as a doctoral student[20].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Richard Harald Briceland as a doctoral student[21].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Charles Arthur Willus as a doctoral student[22].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Blair Allen Folsom as a doctoral student[23].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Edward Kenneth Ruth as a doctoral student[24].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Salvatore P. Sutera as a doctoral student[25].
  • W. Duncan Rannie supervised Charles A. Lindley as a doctoral student[26].

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Origins and Family

W. Duncan Rannie was born on +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

W. Duncan Rannie's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[8]. His doctoral advisor was Qian Xuesen[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military flight engineer[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include California Institute of Technology[6], a university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1891[29], headquartered in California[30] and Jet Propulsion Laboratory[7], a NASA facility[31], in United States[32], founded in 1936[33]. Doctoral students include Christopher K. W. Tam[13], a mathematician[34]; Lon Edward Bell[14]; George E. Hlavka[15]; Eldon L. Knuth[16], a university teacher[35], 1925–2023[36], of United States[37]; Saul Feldman[17]; and David M. Benenson[18], a university teacher[38], 1927–2000[39].

Death and Burial

W. Duncan Rannie died on +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

What did W. Duncan Rannie do for work?

W. Duncan Rannie worked as military flight engineer[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did W. Duncan Rannie go to school?

W. Duncan Rannie was educated at California Institute of Technology[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . galcit.caltech.edu. Retrieved . galcit.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . galcit.caltech.edu. Retrieved . galcit.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [10] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . nae.edu. nae.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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