Gunnar Carlsson

mathematician
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Summary

Gunnar Carlsson was born on August 22, 1952[1], in Stockholm[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and academic[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (115 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[7]
  • Field of work: mathematics[8]
  • Employer: Stanford University[9], University of Chicago[10], University of California, San Diego[11]
  • Educated at: Harvard University[12], Stanford University[13], Redwood High School[14]
  • Doctoral advisor: Richard James Milgram[15]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16]
  • Member of: American Mathematical Society[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Doctoral student: John Rognes[19], Reza Zadeh[20], Daniel Alexander Ramras[21], Jose Perea[22], Henry Adams[23], Petter Mostad[24], James Tanton[25], Woong Kook[26], Afshin Bayrooti[27], Kenneth D. Dutch[28], Andrei Remus Paraschivescu[29], Randal Lee Zack[30], Judith Hava Silverman[31], Dikran Bernard Karagueuzian[32]
  • Academic degree: doctorate[33]
  • Family name: Carlsson[34]
  • Given name: Gunnar[35]
  • Professorship: Ann and Bill Swindells Professorship[36]
  • Official website: https://profiles.stanford.edu/gunnar-carlsson[37]
  • Work location: Stanford[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[39]
  • Affiliation: Stanford University Mathematics Department[40]
  • Erdős number: 2[41]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[42]

Why It Matters

Gunnar Carlsson has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

His notable doctoral advisees include Reza Zadeh[45], a computer scientist[46], of Canada[47], specialised in machine learning[48] and John Rognes[49], a mathematician[50], b. 1966[51], of Norway[52].

FAQs

Where was Gunnar Carlsson born?

Gunnar Carlsson's place of birth was Stockholm[2].

What did Gunnar Carlsson do for work?

Gunnar Carlsson worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and academic[5].

Where did Gunnar Carlsson go to school?

Gunnar Carlsson was educated at Harvard University[12], Stanford University[13], and Redwood High School[14].

What awards did Gunnar Carlsson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  30. [17] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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