Wan Zhexian

Chinese mathematician (1927–2023)
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Wan Zhexian

Summary

Wan Zhexian is a human[1]. His place of birth was Zichuan District[2]. He was born on January 1, 1927[3]. He died in Beijing[4]. He died on May 30, 2023[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zichuan District[2], Wan Zhexian…
  • Wan Zhexian passed away in Beijing[4].
  • Wan Zhexian was born on January 1, 1927[3].
  • Wan Zhexian died on May 30, 2023[5].
  • Wan Zhexian held citizenship in People's Republic of China[8].
  • Wan Zhexian's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Wan Zhexian's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Wan Zhexian's field of work was algebra[10].
  • Wan Zhexian's field of work was combinatorics[11].
  • Wan Zhexian's field of work was number theory[12].
  • Wan Zhexian's field of work was cryptography[13].
  • Wan Zhexian was educated at Tsinghua University[14].
  • Wan Zhexian was educated at Academia Sinica[15].
  • Wan Zhexian's doctoral advisor was Hua Luogeng[16].
  • Wan Zhexian was a member of Academic Division of Mathematics and Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[17].
  • Wan Zhexian is recorded as male[18].
  • Wan Zhexian's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Wan Zhexian supervised Chongying Dong as a doctoral student[20].
  • Wan Zhexian supervised Kaiming Zhao as a doctoral student[21].
  • Wan Zhexian supervised Zhongming Tang as a doctoral student[22].
  • Wan Zhexian's family name is recorded as Wan[23].
  • Wan Zhexian's described by source is recorded as Short Biographies of Chinese Science and Technology Experts, Science Series, Volume 2 of Mathematics[24].
  • Wan Zhexian's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Wan Zhexian's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

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Origins and Family

Wan Zhexian was born in Zichuan District[2]. He was born on January 1, 1927[3].

Education

Educated at Tsinghua University[14], a public university[27], in People's Republic of China[28], founded in 1911[29], headquartered in Beijing[30] and Academia Sinica[15], an academy of sciences[31], in Taiwan[32], founded in 1928[33], headquartered in Nangang District[34]. Wan Zhexian's doctoral advisor was Hua Luogeng[16].

Career and Affiliations

Wan Zhexian's professions included mathematician[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[9], an academic discipline[35]; algebra[10], a branch of mathematics[36]; combinatorics[11], a branch of mathematics[37]; number theory[12], a branch of mathematics[38]; and cryptography[13], an academic discipline[39]. Doctoral students include Chongying Dong[20]; Kaiming Zhao[21], a mathematician[40], of People's Republic of China[41]; and Zhongming Tang[22].

Death and Burial

Wan Zhexian died on May 30, 2023[5]. He passed away in Beijing[4].

Why It Matters

Wan Zhexian ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Wan Zhexian born?

Wan Zhexian's place of birth was Zichuan District[2].

Where did Wan Zhexian die?

Wan Zhexian passed away in Beijing[4].

What did Wan Zhexian do for work?

Wan Zhexian worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Wan Zhexian go to school?

Wan Zhexian was educated at Tsinghua University[14] and Academia Sinica[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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  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
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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