John Erik Fornæss

Norwegian mathematician
Person human Q1699977
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Summary

John Erik Fornæss was born on October 14, 1946[1], in Hamar Municipality[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Norway[6]
  • Employer: University of Michigan[7]
  • Educated at: University of Oslo[8], University of Washington[9], Hamar Cathedral School[10]
  • Doctoral advisor: E. Lee Stout[11]
  • Award received: Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[12], Stefan Bergman Prize[13]
  • Member of: American Mathematical Society[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Doctoral student: Berit Stensønes[16], Victoria Pambuccian[17], Brian Keith Boonstra[18], Gregery Thomas Buzzard[19], Dan-Florin Coman[20], Brendan James Weickert[21], Krastio Lilov[22], Eugen Mihailescu[23], Jay Patrick Belanger[24], Alan Virgil Noell[25], Marius Viorel Dabija[26], John Wesley Robertson[27], Araceli Medina-Bonifant[28], Marius August Stahr Irgens[29]
  • Family name: Fornæss[30]
  • Given name: John[31], Erik[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Swedish[33], English[34]
  • Sibling: Dag Fornæss[35]

Why It Matters

John Erik Fornæss has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was John Erik Fornæss born?

John Erik Fornæss's place of birth was Hamar Municipality[2].

What did John Erik Fornæss do for work?

John Erik Fornæss worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did John Erik Fornæss go to school?

John Erik Fornæss was educated at University of Oslo[8], University of Washington[9], and Hamar Cathedral School[10].

What awards did John Erik Fornæss receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[12] and Stefan Bergman Prize[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. 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. [14] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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