William A. Veech

American mathematician
Person human Q2580857
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Summary

William A. Veech was born on December 24, 1938[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on August 30, 2016[3], in Houston[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Employer: Rice University[9]
  • Educated at: Dartmouth College[10], Princeton University[11]
  • Doctoral advisor: Salomon Bochner[12]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[13]
  • Member of: American Mathematical Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Doctoral student: John Calhoun Martin, III[16], Clayton Collin Ward[17], Yue Wu[18], Mark Duane Stewart[19], Jonathan Fickenscher[20]
  • Family name: Q37109379[21]
  • Given name: William[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[24]

Why It Matters

William A. Veech is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was William A. Veech born?

William A. Veech's place of birth was Detroit[2].

Where did William A. Veech die?

William A. Veech passed away in Houston[4].

What did William A. Veech do for work?

William A. Veech worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did William A. Veech go to school?

William A. Veech was educated at Dartmouth College[10] and Princeton University[11].

What awards did William A. Veech receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . 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. [14] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
    Atomic heritage foundation id → william-veech
    Zbmath author id → veech.william-a
    Doctoral student → John Calhoun Martin, III, Clayton Collin Ward, Yue Wu +2
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