William Craig

American logician (1918–2016)
Person human Q8007226
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William Craig

Summary

William Craig is a human[1]. He was born in Nuremberg[2]. He was born on +1918-11-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Berkeley[4]. He died on +2016-01-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], philosopher[7], and logician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Craig's place of birth was Nuremberg[2].
  • William Craig died in Berkeley[4].
  • William Craig was born on +1918-11-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Craig died on +2016-01-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Craig held citizenship in United States[10].
  • William Craig's professions included mathematician[6].
  • William Craig's professions included philosopher[7].
  • William Craig's professions included logician[8].
  • William Craig's field of work was proof theory[11].
  • William Craig's field of work was mathematical logic[12].
  • William Craig's field of work was philosophy of science[13].
  • Among William Craig's employers was University of California, Berkeley[14].
  • William Craig's education included a stint at Harvard University[15].
  • William Craig's doctoral advisor was Willard Van Orman Quine[16].
  • William Craig's image is recorded as WilliamCraig1977.jpg[17].
  • William Craig is recorded as male[18].
  • William Craig's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • William Craig supervised Gonzalo Edmundo Reyes as a doctoral student[20].
  • William Craig supervised Yutang Lin as a doctoral student[21].
  • William Craig supervised Charles Malone Howard as a doctoral student[22].
  • William Craig supervised Michel Jean as a doctoral student[23].
  • William Craig supervised Leonard David Lipner as a doctoral student[24].
  • William Craig's ISNI is recorded as 000000012117389X[25].
  • William Craig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139086[26].
  • William Craig's GND ID is recorded as 1013427416[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Nuremberg[2], William Craig… he was born on +1918-11-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William Craig was educated at Harvard University[15]. His doctoral advisor was Willard Van Orman Quine[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], philosopher[7], and logician[8]. Fields of work include proof theory[11], an academic discipline[28]; mathematical logic[12], a branch of mathematics[29]; and philosophy of science[13], a branch of philosophy[30]. Among William Craig's employers was University of California, Berkeley[14]. Doctoral students include Gonzalo Edmundo Reyes[20], Yutang Lin[21], Charles Malone Howard[22], Michel Jean[23], and Leonard David Lipner[24].

Death and Burial

William Craig died on +2016-01-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Berkeley[4].

Why It Matters

William Craig ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was William Craig born?

William Craig was born in Nuremberg[2].

Where did William Craig die?

William Craig died in Berkeley[4].

What did William Craig do for work?

William Craig worked as mathematician[6], philosopher[7], and logician[8].

Where did William Craig go to school?

William Craig was educated at Harvard University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. 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] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . historygreatest.com. historygreatest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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