Hans Samelson
Facts
22 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- March 3, 1916
- Date of death
- September 22, 2005
- Place of birth
- Strasbourg
- Place of death
- Palo Alto
- Country of citizenship
- United States[8]
- Ethnic group
- Jewish people[9]
- Occupation
- mathematician, university teacher
- Employer
- University of Michigan (1946–1960), Stanford University (1961–1986), Institute for Advanced Study (1941–1942), Institute for Advanced Study (1952–1954), Institute for Advanced Study (1960–1961), University of Wyoming (1942–1943), Syracuse University (1943–1946)[12][13][14][15][16][17]
- Field of work
- differential geometry, topology[10][11]
- Educated at
- ETH Zurich (1936–1940), University of Wrocław (?–1936)[18][19]
- Notable work
- Bott-Samelson Theorem, Bott–Samelson variety[22][23]
- Child
- Roger M Samelson[7]
- Sibling
- Klaus Samelson, Franz Samelson
- Doctoral advisor
- Heinz Hopf, Ferdinand Gonseth[20][21]
- Doctoral student
- Chong-Yun Chao, Allen Hatcher, Roger Wolcott Richardson, Robert M. Switzer, Gustave Rabson, Martin T. Wechsler, David Wheeler Wigner, Mark Daniel Meyerson, Terry Lawson, McKenzie Yuen-Kong Wang, Jimmy Poon Pui Kan, Patrick Joseph Ledden
- Academic thesis
- Beiträge zur Topologie der Gruppen-Mannigfaltigkeiten
- Family name
- Samelson
- Given name
- Hans
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Relative
- Ursula Hill
- ISNI
- 0000000108647616
- VIAF cluster ID
- 4992920
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n88652554
- GND ID
- 112331033
- Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
- samelson-hans-1916-2005-mathematician
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 122828542
- DDB person (GND) ID
- 112331033
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 112331033
- Freebase ID
- /m/043pthw
- IdRef ID
- 031654169
- J9U entity ID
- 987007446932705171
- Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
- 112331033
Show all 22 identifiers +10
- MR Author ID
- 153820
- MacTutor biography ID
- Samelson
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 7787
- NUKAT ID
- n01051274
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 153916222
- Prabook ID
- 1694784
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 13735
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJtCGGQCRh4XRGcDM6TWDq
- Yale LUX ID
- person/ba78c16c-097b-4623-bb76-a83335edae8b
- ZbMATH author ID
- samelson.hans
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Summary
Hans Samelson's place of birth was Strasbourg[1]. He was born on March 3, 1916[2]. He passed away in Palo Alto[3]. He died on September 22, 2005[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Body
Education
Educated at ETH Zurich[18], an institute of technology[25], in Switzerland[26], founded in 1855[27], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building[28] and University of Wrocław[19], a university[29], in Poland[30], founded in 1702[31]. Doctoral advisors include Heinz Hopf[20], a mathematician[32], 1894–1971[33], of Germany[34], awarded the Lobachevsky Prize[35], specialised in differential geometry[36] and Ferdinand Gonseth[21], a mathematician[37], 1890–1975[38], of Switzerland[39], specialised in philosophy of science[40].
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include differential geometry[10], a branch of mathematics[41] and topology[11], a branch of mathematics[42]. Employers include University of Michigan[12], a public research university[43], in United States[44], founded in 1817[45], headquartered in Ann Arbor[46]; Stanford University[13], a private university[47], in United States[48], founded in 1885[49], headquartered in Stanford[50]; Institute for Advanced Study[14], a research institute[51], in United States[52], founded in 1930[53], headquartered in Princeton[54]; University of Wyoming[17], a public university[55], in United States[56], founded in 1886[57]; and Syracuse University[58], a private university[59], in United States[60], founded in 1870[61]. Doctoral students include Chong-Yun Chao[62], a mathematician[63], b. 1931[64]; Allen Hatcher[65], a mathematician[66], b. 1944[67], of United States[68], specialised in topology[69]; Roger Wolcott Richardson[70], a mathematician[71], 1930–1993[72], of United States[73], awarded the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[74], specialised in algebra[75]; Robert M. Switzer[76], a mathematician[77], 1940–2023[78], of United States[79], specialised in mathematics[80]; Gustave Rabson[81]; and Martin T. Wechsler[82].
FAQs
Where was Hans Samelson born?
Hans Samelson's place of birth was Strasbourg[1].
Where did Hans Samelson die?
Hans Samelson died in Palo Alto[3].
What did Hans Samelson do for work?
Hans Samelson worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Hans Samelson go to school?
Hans Samelson was educated at ETH Zurich[18] and University of Wrocław[19].