William W. Tait

American philosopher
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Summary

William W. Tait was born on January 22, 1929[1]. He died on March 15, 2024[2], in Naperville[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and philosopher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Field of work: mathematical logic[8]
  • Employer: Stanford University[9], University of Chicago[10], Aarhus University[11], University of Illinois Chicago[12]
  • Educated at: Yale University[13], Lehigh University[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: Frederic Brenton Fitch[15]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[16], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Doctoral student: Steve Awodey[20], Ib Axelsen[21], Joshua D. Guttman[22], Erich H. Reck[23]
  • Commons category: William W. Tait[24]
  • Family name: Tait[25]
  • Given name: William[26], Walker[27]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[28]

Why It Matters

William W. Tait is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

His notable doctoral advisees include Steve Awodey[30], a mathematician[31], b. 1959[32], of United States[33].

FAQs

Where did William W. Tait die?

William W. Tait passed away in Naperville[3].

What did William W. Tait do for work?

William W. Tait worked as a mathematician[4] and philosopher[5].

Where did William W. Tait go to school?

William W. Tait was educated at Yale University[13] and Lehigh University[14].

What awards did William W. Tait receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17].

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  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Kokage si · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Educated at → Yale University, Lehigh University
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