Charles Cobb

American mathematician and economist (1875–1949)
Person human Q1066425

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15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
1875, September 17, 1875[8]
Date of death
1949, March 2, 1949[9]
Place of birth
Plymouth
Place of death
Cambridge
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Field of work
mathematics[11]
Doctoral advisor
Walter Burton Ford[15]
Family name
Cobb[17]
Given name
Charles[18]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Cobb en Charles W Cobb en Charles Wiggins Cobb ar تشارلز كوب es Charles Wiggins Cobb fa چارلز کاب ja チャールズ・コブ ru Кобб, Чарльз ru Чарльз Кобб
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VIAF cluster ID
55807499
Library of Congress authority ID
n92055529
FAST ID
304708
Freebase ID
/m/080kzcj
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2075972
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
kobb-charlz-uiggins-5d1b93
IdRef ID
12344294X
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
5303
NUKAT ID
n2017058105
Open Library ID
OL2394926A
SNAC ARK ID
w69317j3
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WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmdwF3RhPBJwhpbcK9v73
ZbMATH author ID
cobb.charles-wiggins

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Educated at 2
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Place of death 1
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Summary

Charles Cobb was born on 1875[1] in Plymouth[2]. He died on 1949[3] in Cambridge[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], economist[6], and university teacher[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Charles Cobb include Cobb–Douglas production function[20].

Why It Matters

Entities named for Charles Cobb include Cobb–Douglas production function[20].

FAQs

Where was Charles Cobb born?

Charles Cobb was born in Plymouth[2].

Where did Charles Cobb die?

Charles Cobb died in Cambridge[4].

What did Charles Cobb do for work?

Charles Cobb worked as a mathematician[5], economist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Charles Cobb go to school?

Charles Cobb was educated at University of Michigan[13] and Amherst College[14].

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  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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