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Gene Ward Smith

American mathematician and music theorist (1947–2021)
Person Human Q5531517

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1947
Date of death
January 2021
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
mathematician, musicologist, music theorist
Educated at
University of California, Berkeley[7]
Doctoral advisor
Kenneth Ribet[8]
Cause of death
COVID-19[10]
Family name
Smith[11]
Given name
Gene[12]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[14]
Manner of death
natural causes[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gene Ward Smith ar جين سميث fa جین وارد اسمیت he ג'ין וורד סמית
🔖 Identifiers · 3
MR Author ID
316426
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
32424
ZbMATH author ID
smith.gene-ward

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Summary

Gene Ward Smith was born in 1947[1]. He died in January 2021[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], musicologist[4], and music theorist[5].

FAQs

What did Gene Ward Smith do for work?

Gene Ward Smith worked as a mathematician[3], musicologist[4], and music theorist[5].

Where did Gene Ward Smith go to school?

Gene Ward Smith was educated at University of California, Berkeley[7].

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  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . facebook.com. facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [2] ↑ . en.xen.wiki. en.xen.wiki. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . facebook.com. facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Maintained by WikiProject → WikiProject Mathematics
    MR Author ID → 316426
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Sex or gender → male
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