William Francis Pohl

American mathematician
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William Francis Pohl

Summary

William Francis Pohl is a human[1]. He was born on +1937-09-16T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1988-12-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Francis Pohl was born on +1937-09-16T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Francis Pohl died on +1988-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Francis Pohl held citizenship in United States[6].
  • William Francis Pohl worked as a mathematician[4].
  • William Francis Pohl was employed by University of Minnesota[7].
  • William Francis Pohl's education included a stint at University of Chicago[8].
  • William Francis Pohl was educated at University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • William Francis Pohl's doctoral advisor was Shiing-Shen Chern[10].
  • William Francis Pohl is recorded as male[11].
  • William Francis Pohl's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William Francis Pohl supervised Ioannis Roussos as a doctoral student[13].
  • William Francis Pohl supervised Peter Waksman as a doctoral student[14].
  • William Francis Pohl supervised John Alvord Little as a doctoral student[15].
  • William Francis Pohl supervised James Harris White as a doctoral student[16].
  • William Francis Pohl supervised William Stanley Lastufka as a doctoral student[17].
  • William Francis Pohl supervised Timothy Leslie Strotman as a doctoral student[18].
  • William Francis Pohl supervised Ralph Joseph Herbert as a doctoral student[19].
  • William Francis Pohl's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 289344769[20].
  • William Francis Pohl's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 15057[21].
  • William Francis Pohl's family name is recorded as Pohl[22].
  • William Francis Pohl's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Francis Pohl's given name is recorded as Francis[24].
  • William Francis Pohl's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 308333675[25].
  • William Francis Pohl's zbMATH author ID is recorded as pohl.william-francis[26].
  • William Francis Pohl's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c6vv3t7m[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Francis Pohl was born on +1937-09-16T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago[8], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1890[30], headquartered in Chicago[31] and University of California, Berkeley[9], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]. William Francis Pohl's doctoral advisor was Shiing-Shen Chern[10].

Career and Affiliations

William Francis Pohl worked as a mathematician[4]. Among his employers was University of Minnesota[7]. Doctoral students include Ioannis Roussos[13], a mathematician[36]; Peter Waksman[14]; John Alvord Little[15]; James Harris White[16], a mathematician[37], of United States[38], specialised in differential geometry[39]; William Stanley Lastufka[17]; and Timothy Leslie Strotman[18].

Death and Burial

William Francis Pohl died on +1988-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Francis Pohl ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did William Francis Pohl do for work?

William Francis Pohl worked as mathematician[4].

Where did William Francis Pohl go to school?

William Francis Pohl was educated at University of Chicago[8] and University of California, Berkeley[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. 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.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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