Abraham Plessner

Russian mathematician (1900-1961)
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Summary

Abraham Plessner was born on February 13, 1900[1], in Łódź[2]. He died on April 18, 1961[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Congress Poland[7], Soviet Union[8]
  • Native language: Russian[9]
  • Ethnic group: Jewish people[10]
  • Field of work: functional analysis[11], function theory[12]
  • Employer: Steklov Institute of Mathematics[13], Lomonosov Moscow State University[14], University of Marburg[15], University of Giessen[16]
  • Educated at: University of Göttingen[17], University of Giessen[18], Frederick William University Berlin[19]
  • Doctoral advisor: Ludwig Schlesinger[20], Friedrich Engel[21]
  • Student: Vitalii Ditkin[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Doctoral student: Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin[24], Georgiy Akimovich Sukhomlinov[25]
  • Commons category: Abraham Plessner[26]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[27]
  • Family name: Plessner[28]
  • Given name: Abraham[29], Abram[30]
  • Academic thesis: Q105966784[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Russian[32], German[33]
  • Birth name: Абрам Хаскелевич Плеснер[34], Abraham Ezechiel Plessner[35]
  • Name in native language: Абрам Иезекиилович Плеснер[36]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[37]

Why It Matters

Abraham Plessner has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

His notable doctoral advisees include Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin[40], a mathematician[41], 1919–1984[42], of Soviet Union[43], specialised in algebraic geometry[44].

FAQs

Where was Abraham Plessner born?

Abraham Plessner was born in Łódź[2].

Where did Abraham Plessner die?

Abraham Plessner died in Moscow[4].

What did Abraham Plessner do for work?

Abraham Plessner worked as a mathematician[5].

Where did Abraham Plessner go to school?

Abraham Plessner was educated at University of Göttingen[17], University of Giessen[18], and Frederick William University Berlin[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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