Herbert Hawkes

American academic (1872–1943)
Person human Q5734380
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Summary

Herbert Hawkes was born on January 1, 1872[1]. He died on January 1, 1943[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and pedagogue[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: December 6, 1872[6]
  • Date of death: May 4, 1943[7]
  • Place of burial: Lakeview Cemetery[8]
  • Child: Herbert Edwin Hawkes Jr.[9]
  • Field of work: mathematics[10], educational system[11]
  • Employer: Columbia University[12]
  • Educated at: Yale University[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: James Pierpont[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Given name: Herbert[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]

Why It Matters

Herbert Hawkes is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What did Herbert Hawkes do for work?

Herbert Hawkes worked as a mathematician[3] and pedagogue[4].

Where did Herbert Hawkes go to school?

Herbert Hawkes was educated at Yale University[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . geosociety.org. Retrieved . geosociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Herbert Edwin Hawkes Jr.
    Isni → 0000000109540263
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