Waleed Al-Salam

Iraqi mathematician (1926-1996)
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Waleed Al-Salam

Summary

Waleed Al-Salam is a human[1]. He was born in Baghdad[2]. He was born on July 15, 1926[3]. He passed away in Edmonton[4]. He died on April 14, 1996[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 (31 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Baghdad[2], Waleed Al-Salam…
  • Waleed Al-Salam passed away in Edmonton[4].
  • Waleed Al-Salam was born on July 15, 1926[3].
  • Waleed Al-Salam died on April 14, 1996[5].
  • Waleed Al-Salam held citizenship in Iraq[9].
  • Waleed Al-Salam worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Waleed Al-Salam worked as a university teacher[7].
  • Among Waleed Al-Salam's employers was University of Baghdad[10].
  • Waleed Al-Salam was employed by University of Alberta[11].
  • Waleed Al-Salam's education included a stint at Duke University[12].
  • Waleed Al-Salam was educated at University of California, Berkeley[13].
  • Waleed Al-Salam's doctoral advisor was Leonard Carlitz[14].
  • Waleed Al-Salam is recorded as male[15].
  • Waleed Al-Salam's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Waleed Al-Salam supervised Mourad Ismail as a doctoral student[17].
  • Waleed Al-Salam supervised William Allaway as a doctoral student[18].
  • Waleed Al-Salam's given name is recorded as Waleed[19].
  • Waleed Al-Salam's medical condition is recorded as leukemia[20].
  • Waleed Al-Salam's different from is recorded as Nadhla Abdul-Halim Al-Salam[21].
  • Waleed Al-Salam's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Origins and Family

Waleed Al-Salam was born in Baghdad[2]. He was born on July 15, 1926[3].

Education

Educated at Duke University[12], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1838[25], headquartered in Durham[26] and University of California, Berkeley[13], a public research university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1868[29], headquartered in Berkeley[30]. Waleed Al-Salam's doctoral advisor was Leonard Carlitz[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Employers include University of Baghdad[10], a public university[31], in Iraq[32], founded in 1957[33], headquartered in Baghdad[34] and University of Alberta[11], an autonomous university[35], in Canada[36], founded in 1906[37], headquartered in Edmonton[38]. Doctoral students include Mourad Ismail[17], a mathematician[39], b. 1944[40], of United States[41], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[42], specialised in mathematics[43] and William Allaway[18].

Death and Burial

Waleed Al-Salam died on April 14, 1996[5]. He passed away in Edmonton[4].

Why It Matters

Waleed Al-Salam ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Waleed Al-Salam born?

Born in Baghdad[2], Waleed Al-Salam…

Where did Waleed Al-Salam die?

Waleed Al-Salam passed away in Edmonton[4].

What did Waleed Al-Salam do for work?

Waleed Al-Salam worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Waleed Al-Salam go to school?

Waleed Al-Salam was educated at Duke University[12] and University of California, Berkeley[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . math.nist.gov. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . math.nist.gov. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . math.nist.gov. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . math.nist.gov. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . math.nist.gov. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . math.nist.gov. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . math.nist.gov. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . math.nist.gov. Retrieved . math.nist.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Edmonton
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Doctoral student Mourad Ismail, William Allaway
    Doctoral advisor Leonard Carlitz
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