William A. Stein

American professor of mathematics
Person human Q6315203
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William A. Stein

Summary

William A. Stein is a human[1]. He was born in Santa Barbara[2]. He was born on +1974-02-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William A. Stein's place of birth was Santa Barbara[2].
  • William A. Stein was born on +1974-02-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William A. Stein held citizenship in United States[8].
  • William A. Stein worked as a mathematician[4].
  • William A. Stein's professions included engineer[5].
  • William A. Stein worked as a university teacher[6].
  • William A. Stein's field of work was number theory[9].
  • William A. Stein's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • William A. Stein's field of work was arithmetic[11].
  • William A. Stein's field of work was mathematical software[12].
  • Among William A. Stein's employers was University of Washington[13].
  • William A. Stein was educated at University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • William A. Stein was educated at Northern Arizona University[15].
  • William A. Stein's doctoral advisor was Hendrik Lenstra[16].
  • William A. Stein's doctoral advisor was Bjorn Poonen[17].
  • William A. Stein's image is recorded as William A. Stein.png[18].
  • William A. Stein is recorded as male[19].
  • William A. Stein's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William A. Stein supervised Robert L. Miller as a doctoral student[21].
  • William A. Stein supervised Robert Bradshaw as a doctoral student[22].
  • William A. Stein supervised Hao Chen as a doctoral student[23].
  • William A. Stein supervised Gerardo E. Zelaya Eufemia as a doctoral student[24].
  • William A. Stein supervised Kevin Lui as a doctoral student[25].
  • William A. Stein supervised Simon Spicer as a doctoral student[26].
  • William A. Stein supervised Alyson Deines as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Santa Barbara[2], William A. Stein… he was born on +1974-02-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[14], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31] and Northern Arizona University[15], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1899[34]. Doctoral advisors include Hendrik Lenstra[16], a mathematician[35], b. 1949[36], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[37], awarded the Akademiehoogleraren Prize[38], specialised in number theory[39] and Bjorn Poonen[17], a mathematician[40], b. 1968[41], of United States[42], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[43], specialised in mathematics[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6]. Fields of work include number theory[9], a branch of mathematics[45]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[46]; arithmetic[11], a branch of mathematics[47]; and mathematical software[12], a software category[48]. Among William A. Stein's employers was University of Washington[13]. Doctoral students include Robert L. Miller[21], Robert Bradshaw[22], Hao Chen[23], Gerardo E. Zelaya Eufemia[24], Kevin Lui[25], and Simon Spicer[26].

Why It Matters

William A. Stein ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was William A. Stein born?

William A. Stein's place of birth was Santa Barbara[2].

What did William A. Stein do for work?

William A. Stein worked as mathematician[4], engineer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did William A. Stein go to school?

William A. Stein was educated at University of California, Berkeley[14] and Northern Arizona University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . 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. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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