Edward Fraenkel

mathematician
Person human Q1530507
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Summary

Edward Fraenkel was born on May 28, 1927[1], in Kiel[2]. He died on April 27, 2019[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[7], Weimar Republic[8]
  • Employer: University of Bath[9]
  • Educated at: Queens' College[10], University of Toronto[11]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[12], Senior Whitehead Prize[13]
  • Member of: Royal Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Doctoral student: John Norbury[16], Grant Keady[17], Nicholas Sapsford Clarke[18], Andrew Frank Sheer[19], Charles James Amick[20], Johan Marthinus De Villiers[21], A. Adebiyi[22], Peter Mortimer Eagles[23], Jonathan Paul Kingsland Tillett[24], Henry Portnoy[25]
  • Commons category: Edward Fraenkel[26]
  • Family name: Fraenkel[27]
  • Given name: Ludwig[28], Edward[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30], German[31]
  • Birth name: Ludwig Eduard Fraenkel[32]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[33]

Why It Matters

Edward Fraenkel is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Edward Fraenkel born?

Edward Fraenkel's place of birth was Kiel[2].

What did Edward Fraenkel do for work?

Edward Fraenkel worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Edward Fraenkel go to school?

Edward Fraenkel was educated at Queens' College[10] and University of Toronto[11].

What awards did Edward Fraenkel receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[12] and Senior Whitehead Prize[13].

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  6. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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