Wolfgang Smith

mathematician and philosopher of science (1930–2024)
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Wolfgang Smith

Summary

Wolfgang Smith is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Ventura[4]. He died on +2024-07-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], physicist[7], philosopher[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Wolfgang Smith was born in Vienna[2].
  • Wolfgang Smith died in Ventura[4].
  • Wolfgang Smith was born on +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wolfgang Smith was born on +1930-02-18T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Wolfgang Smith died on +2024-07-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Wolfgang Smith held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Wolfgang Smith's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Wolfgang Smith worked as a physicist[7].
  • Wolfgang Smith's professions included philosopher[8].
  • Wolfgang Smith worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Wolfgang Smith's field of work was metaphysics[13].
  • Wolfgang Smith's field of work was physics[14].
  • Wolfgang Smith's field of work was mathematics[15].
  • Wolfgang Smith's field of work was philosophy of science[16].
  • Among Wolfgang Smith's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[17].
  • Wolfgang Smith was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18].
  • Among Wolfgang Smith's employers was Oregon State University[19].
  • Wolfgang Smith was educated at Cornell University[20].
  • Wolfgang Smith was educated at Purdue University[21].
  • Wolfgang Smith's education included a stint at Columbia University[22].
  • Wolfgang Smith's religion is recorded as Christianity[23].
  • Wolfgang Smith's image is recorded as SMITH-Wolfgang.jpg[24].
  • Wolfgang Smith is recorded as male[25].
  • Wolfgang Smith's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Wolfgang Smith's movement is recorded as realism[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Wolfgang Smith was born in Vienna[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1930-02-18T00:00:00Z[11].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[20], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1865[30], headquartered in Ithaca[31]; Purdue University[21], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1869[34]; and Columbia University[22], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1754[37], headquartered in Manhattan[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], physicist[7], philosopher[8], and university teacher[9]. Fields of work include metaphysics[13], a branch of philosophy[39]; physics[14], a branch of science[40]; mathematics[15], an academic discipline[41]; and philosophy of science[16], a branch of philosophy[42]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[17], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1919[45], headquartered in Los Angeles[46]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18], a university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1861[49], headquartered in Cambridge[50]; and Oregon State University[19], a public university[51], in United States[52], founded in 1868[53]. Doctoral students include Patrick C. Endicott[54], Steven Michael Baker[55], Junpei Sekino[56], John David Elwin[57], Donald Ray Short, Jr.[58], and Robert Carl Johnson[59].

Personal Life

Wolfgang Smith's religion is recorded as Christianity[23].

Death and Burial

Wolfgang Smith died on +2024-07-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Ventura[4].

Why It Matters

Wolfgang Smith ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

He has been cited as an influence by Olavo de Carvalho[62], an essayist[63], 1947–2022[64], of Brazil[65], awarded the Santos-Dumont Merit Medal[66], specialised in epistemology[67].

FAQs

Where was Wolfgang Smith born?

Born in Vienna[2], Wolfgang Smith…

Where did Wolfgang Smith die?

Wolfgang Smith died in Ventura[4].

What did Wolfgang Smith do for work?

Wolfgang Smith worked as mathematician[6], physicist[7], philosopher[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Wolfgang Smith go to school?

Wolfgang Smith was educated at Cornell University[20], Purdue University[21], and Columbia University[22].

Who did Wolfgang Smith influence?

Wolfgang Smith has been cited as an influence by Olavo de Carvalho[62].

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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