Yiannis N. Moschovakis

Greek-American logician
Person human Q92697
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Yiannis N. Moschovakis

Summary

Yiannis N. Moschovakis is a human[1]. He was born in Athens[2]. He was born on January 18, 1938[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], logician[5], university teacher[6], and computer scientist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis was born in Athens[2].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis was born on January 18, 1938[3].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis was married to Joan Moschovakis[9].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis held citizenship in Greece[11].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis worked as a logician[5].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's professions included computer scientist[7].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's field of work was set theory[12].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's field of work was mathematics[13].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's field of work was computability theory[14].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's field of work was descriptive set theory[15].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's field of work was informatics[16].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's field of work was philosophy of language[17].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis held the position of professor emeritus[18].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis held the position of professor emeritus[19].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's doctoral advisor was Stephen Cole Kleene[20].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[21].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis received the Commander of the Order of the Phoenix[22].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis received the Guggenheim Fellowship[23].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis was a member of American Mathematical Society[24].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis was a member of Academy of Athens[25].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis is recorded as male[26].
  • Yiannis N. Moschovakis's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Yiannis N. Moschovakis was born in Athens[2]. He was born on January 18, 1938[3].

Education

Yiannis N. Moschovakis's doctoral advisor was Stephen Cole Kleene[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], logician[5], university teacher[6], and computer scientist[7]. Fields of work include set theory[12], a branch of mathematics[28]; mathematics[13], an academic discipline[29]; computability theory[14]; descriptive set theory[15], a branch of mathematics[30]; informatics[16], an academic major[31], founded in 1957[32]; and philosophy of language[17], a branch of philosophy[33]. Positions held include professor emeritus[18], an academic title[34]. Doctoral students include Alexander S. Kechris[35], a mathematician[36], b. 1946[37], of United States[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[39], specialised in set theory[40]; Katherine St. John[41], a bioinformatician[42], b. 1966[43], of United States[44], awarded the AWM/MAA Falconer Lecture[45]; Lefteris Miltia Kirousis[46], a computer scientist[47], b. 1951[48]; Benedict Freedman[49], a mathematician[50], 1919–2012[51], of United States[52], specialised in mathematical logic[53]; Lawrence Stuart Moss[54], a university teacher[55], b. 1959[56]; and Monica Ann McArthur[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[21], a fellowship award[58]; Commander of the Order of the Phoenix[22], a grade of an order[59], in Greece[60], founded in 1926[61]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[23], a fellowship grant[62], in United States[63], founded in 1925[64].

Personal Life

Among Yiannis N. Moschovakis's spouses was Joan Moschovakis[9].

Why It Matters

Yiannis N. Moschovakis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

His notable doctoral advisees include Katherine St. John[67], a bioinformatician[68], b. 1966[69], of United States[70], awarded the AWM/MAA Falconer Lecture[71]; Alexander S. Kechris[72], a mathematician[73], b. 1946[74], of United States[75], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[76], specialised in set theory[77]; Phokion Kolaitis[78], a computer scientist[79], b. 1950[80], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[81]; Lefteris Miltia Kirousis[82], a computer scientist[83], b. 1951[84]; Steven Lindell[85], a university teacher[86]; and Michel de Rougemont[87], a computer scientist[88], b. 1953[89].

FAQs

Where was Yiannis N. Moschovakis born?

Yiannis N. Moschovakis was born in Athens[2].

Who was Yiannis N. Moschovakis married to?

Yiannis N. Moschovakis's spouses include Joan Moschovakis[9].

What did Yiannis N. Moschovakis do for work?

Yiannis N. Moschovakis worked as mathematician[4], logician[5], university teacher[6], and computer scientist[7].

What awards did Yiannis N. Moschovakis receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[21], Commander of the Order of the Phoenix[22], and Guggenheim Fellowship[23].

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