William F. Sharpe

Summary

William F. Sharpe is a human^[1]. He was born in Boston^[2]. He was born on +1934-06-16T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an economist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• William F. Sharpe was born in Boston^[2].
• William F. Sharpe's place of birth was Cambridge^[7].
• William F. Sharpe was born on +1934-06-16T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William F. Sharpe held citizenship in United States^[8].
• William F. Sharpe worked as an economist^[4].
• William F. Sharpe worked as a university teacher^[5].
• William F. Sharpe was employed by University of Washington^[9].
• Among William F. Sharpe's employers was Stanford University^[10].
• William F. Sharpe's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles^[11].
• William F. Sharpe's education included a stint at Riverside Polytechnic High School^[12].
• William F. Sharpe's doctoral advisor was Armen Alchian^[13].
• William F. Sharpe's doctoral advisor was J. Fred Weston^[14].
• William F. Sharpe received the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[15].
• William F. Sharpe received the honorary doctor of the University of Alicante^[16].
• William F. Sharpe received the honorary doctor of the University of Vienna^[17].
• William F. Sharpe was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society^[18].
• William F. Sharpe's image is recorded as William sharpe 2007.jpg^[19].
• William F. Sharpe is recorded as male^[20].
• William F. Sharpe's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• William F. Sharpe supervised Aparna Gupta as a doctoral student^[22].
• William F. Sharpe's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110807690^[23].
• William F. Sharpe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108162106^[24].
• William F. Sharpe's GND ID is recorded as 124374107^[25].
• William F. Sharpe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79054452^[26].
• William F. Sharpe's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122915290^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Boston^[2], a city in the United States^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1630^[30] and Cambridge^[7], a city in the United States^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1630^[33]. William F. Sharpe was born on +1934-06-16T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[11], a public research university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1919^[36], headquartered in Los Angeles^[37] and Riverside Polytechnic High School^[12], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1887^[40]. Doctoral advisors include Armen Alchian^[13], an economist^[41], 1914–2013^[42], of United States^[43], awarded the Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association^[44], specialised in economics^[45] and J. Fred Weston^[14], an economist^[46], 1916–2009^[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include economist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Employers include University of Washington^[9], a public research university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1861^[50] and Stanford University^[10], a private university^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1885^[53], headquartered in Stanford^[54]. William F. Sharpe supervised Aparna Gupta as a doctoral student^[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[15], an economics award^[55], in Sweden^[56]; honorary doctor of the University of Alicante^[16], an award^[57], in Spain^[58]; and honorary doctor of the University of Vienna^[17], an award^[59], in Austria^[60], founded in 1650^[61].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William F. Sharpe include Sharpe ratio^[62], a financial measure^[63].

Why It Matters

William F. Sharpe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month, #7,180 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for him include Sharpe ratio^[62], a financial measure^[63].

FAQs

Where was William F. Sharpe born?

Born in Boston^[2], William F. Sharpe…

What did William F. Sharpe do for work?

William F. Sharpe worked as economist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did William F. Sharpe go to school?

William F. Sharpe was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[11] and Riverside Polytechnic High School^[12].

What awards did William F. Sharpe receive?

Honors received include Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel^[15], honorary doctor of the University of Alicante^[16], and honorary doctor of the University of Vienna^[17].