David Kaplan

Summary

David Kaplan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Los Angeles^[2]. He was born on +1933-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a philosopher of language^[4], logician^[5], metaphysician^[6], epistemologist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• David Kaplan was born in Los Angeles^[2].
• David Kaplan was born on +1933-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David Kaplan was born on +1933-09-17T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Among David Kaplan's spouses was Renée Kaplan^[11].
• David Kaplan held citizenship in United States^[12].
• David Kaplan's professions included philosopher of language^[4].
• David Kaplan's professions included logician^[5].
• David Kaplan's professions included metaphysician^[6].
• David Kaplan worked as an epistemologist^[7].
• David Kaplan's professions included university teacher^[8].
• David Kaplan's field of work was epistemology^[13].
• David Kaplan's field of work was logic^[14].
• David Kaplan's field of work was philosophy of language^[15].
• David Kaplan's field of work was metaphysics^[16].
• David Kaplan's field of work was Gottlob Frege^[17].
• David Kaplan's field of work was Bertrand Russell^[18].
• Among David Kaplan's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[19].
• David Kaplan's doctoral advisor was Rudolf Carnap^[20].
• David Kaplan received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• David Kaplan received the Fellow of the British Academy^[22].
• David Kaplan received the Rolf Schock Prizes^[23].
• David Kaplan was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[24].
• David Kaplan was a member of British Academy^[25].
• David Kaplan is recorded as male^[26].
• David Kaplan's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

David Kaplan was born in Los Angeles^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1933-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1933-09-17T00:00:00Z^[10].

Education

David Kaplan's doctoral advisor was Rudolf Carnap^[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher of language^[4], logician^[5], metaphysician^[6], epistemologist^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include epistemology^[13], a branch of philosophy^[28]; logic^[14], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification^[29]; philosophy of language^[15], a branch of philosophy^[30]; metaphysics^[16], a branch of philosophy^[31]; Gottlob Frege^[17], a logician^[32], 1848–1925^[33], of Germany^[34], specialised in philosophy^[35]; and Bertrand Russell^[18], a mathematician^[36], 1872–1970^[37], of United Kingdom^[38], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[39], specialised in set theory^[40]. Among David Kaplan's employers was University of California, Los Angeles^[19]. He supervised David Christensen as a doctoral student^[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21], a fellowship award^[42]; Fellow of the British Academy^[22], a fellowship award^[43], in United Kingdom^[44]; and Rolf Schock Prizes^[23], an art prize^[45], in Sweden^[46], founded in 1993^[47].

Personal Life

David Kaplan was married to Renée Kaplan^[11].

Works and Contributions

Things named for David Kaplan include David Kaplan Award^[48], an award^[49].

Why It Matters

David Kaplan ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for him include David Kaplan Award^[48], an award^[49].

FAQs

Where was David Kaplan born?

David Kaplan was born in Los Angeles^[2].

Who was David Kaplan married to?

David Kaplan's spouses include Renée Kaplan^[11].

What did David Kaplan do for work?

David Kaplan worked as philosopher of language^[4], logician^[5], metaphysician^[6], epistemologist^[7], and university teacher^[8].

What awards did David Kaplan receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21], Fellow of the British Academy^[22], and Rolf Schock Prizes^[23].