Jean van Heijenoort

Historian of mathematical logic and personal secretary to Leon Trotsky (1912–1986)
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Summary

Jean van Heijenoort is a human[1]. His place of birth was Creil[2]. He was born on July 23, 1912[3]. He died in Mexico City[4]. He died on March 29, 1986[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], translator[8], and logician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Creil[2].
  • Jean van Heijenoort died in Mexico City[4].
  • Jean van Heijenoort was born on July 23, 1912[3].
  • Jean van Heijenoort was born on January 1, 1912[11].
  • Jean van Heijenoort died on March 29, 1986[5].
  • Jean van Heijenoort died on March 25, 1986[12].
  • Jean van Heijenoort died on January 1, 1986[13].
  • Jean van Heijenoort held citizenship in France[14].
  • Jean van Heijenoort held citizenship in United States[15].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's professions included historian of mathematics[7].
  • Jean van Heijenoort worked as a translator[8].
  • Jean van Heijenoort worked as a logician[9].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was mathematics[16].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was mathematical logic[17].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was history of mathematics[18].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was Trotskyism[19].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was literary translation[20].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's field of work was translation from Russian[21].
  • Jean van Heijenoort was educated at New York University[22].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's doctoral advisor was James J. Stoker[23].
  • Jean van Heijenoort is recorded as male[24].
  • Jean van Heijenoort's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Jean van Heijenoort was affiliated with the Fourth International[26].
  • Jean van Heijenoort supervised Dovid Gottlieb as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Creil[2], Jean van Heijenoort… Recorded date of birth include July 23, 1912[3] and January 1, 1912[11].

Education

Jean van Heijenoort's education included a stint at New York University[22]. His doctoral advisor was James J. Stoker[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], translator[8], and logician[9]. Fields of work include mathematics[16], an academic discipline[28]; mathematical logic[17], a branch of mathematics[29]; history of mathematics[18], an aspect of history[30]; Trotskyism[19], a political ideology[31]; literary translation[20], an academic discipline[32]; and translation from Russian[21]. Doctoral students include Dovid Gottlieb[27], a rabbi[33], b. 1950[34]; Steven F. Savitt[35]; and Irving Henry Anellis[36], a historian of mathematics[37], 1946–2013[38], of United States[39].

Personal Life

Jean van Heijenoort was affiliated with the Fourth International[26].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 29, 1986[5], March 25, 1986[12], and January 1, 1986[13]. Jean van Heijenoort died in Mexico City[4].

Why It Matters

Jean van Heijenoort ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Jean van Heijenoort born?

Born in Creil[2].

Where did Jean van Heijenoort die?

Jean van Heijenoort died in Mexico City[4].

What did Jean van Heijenoort do for work?

Jean van Heijenoort worked as mathematician[6], historian of mathematics[7], translator[8], and logician[9].

Where did Jean van Heijenoort go to school?

Jean van Heijenoort was educated at New York University[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . birth certificate. Retrieved . ressources.archives.oise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . ressources.archives.oise.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [12] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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