William Arveson

mathematician (1934-2011)
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William Arveson

Summary

William Arveson is a human[1]. He was born in Oakland[2]. He was born on +1934-11-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Berkeley[4]. He died on +2011-11-15T00:00:00Z[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 (12 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Oakland[2], William Arveson…
  • William Arveson passed away in Berkeley[4].
  • William Arveson was born on +1934-11-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Arveson died on +2011-11-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Arveson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • William Arveson's professions included mathematician[6].
  • William Arveson worked as a university teacher[7].
  • William Arveson's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • William Arveson's field of work was operator algebra[11].
  • William Arveson's field of work was Hilbert space[12].
  • William Arveson's field of work was ergodic theory[13].
  • William Arveson was employed by University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • William Arveson was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[15].
  • William Arveson's doctoral advisor was Henry Dye[16].
  • William Arveson received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • William Arveson's image is recorded as William Arveson.jpeg[18].
  • William Arveson is recorded as male[19].
  • William Arveson's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • William Arveson supervised Marcelo Laca as a doctoral student[21].
  • William Arveson supervised Ilan Hirshberg as a doctoral student[22].
  • William Arveson supervised Kenneth Davidson as a doctoral student[23].
  • William Arveson supervised John Samuel Spielberg as a doctoral student[24].
  • William Arveson supervised David Royal Larson as a doctoral student[25].
  • William Arveson supervised Richard Ira Loebl as a doctoral student[26].
  • William Arveson supervised Donal Patrick O'Donovan as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Arveson was born in Oakland[2]. He was born on +1934-11-22T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Arveson was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[15]. His doctoral advisor was Henry Dye[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include mathematics[10], an academic discipline[28]; operator algebra[11]; Hilbert space[12], a mathematical concept[29]; and ergodic theory[13], a branch of mathematics[30]. Among William Arveson's employers was University of California, Berkeley[14]. Doctoral students include Marcelo Laca[21]; Ilan Hirshberg[22], a researcher[31]; Kenneth Davidson[23], a mathematician[32], b. 1951[33], of Canada[34], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[35]; John Samuel Spielberg[24]; David Royal Larson[25], a mathematician[36], b. 1942[37], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[38]; and Richard Ira Loebl[26].

Recognition

William Arveson received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

Death and Burial

William Arveson died on +2011-11-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Berkeley[4].

Why It Matters

William Arveson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was William Arveson born?

Born in Oakland[2], William Arveson…

Where did William Arveson die?

William Arveson died in Berkeley[4].

What did William Arveson do for work?

William Arveson worked as mathematician[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did William Arveson go to school?

William Arveson was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[15].

What awards did William Arveson receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . 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. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . legacy.com. legacy.com. Provenance: 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. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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