Leonid Vaserstein

Russian-American mathematician
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Leonid Vaserstein

Summary

Leonid Vaserstein is a human[1]. He was born in Samara[2]. He was born on September 15, 1944[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Leonid Vaserstein's place of birth was Samara[2].
  • Leonid Vaserstein was born on September 15, 1944[3].
  • Leonid Vaserstein held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Leonid Vaserstein's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Among Leonid Vaserstein's employers was Pennsylvania State University[7].
  • Leonid Vaserstein's doctoral advisor was Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro[8].
  • Leonid Vaserstein received the Guggenheim Fellowship[9].
  • Leonid Vaserstein is recorded as male[10].
  • Leonid Vaserstein's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Leonid Vaserstein supervised Greg John Bloy as a doctoral student[12].
  • Leonid Vaserstein supervised Daniel Otero as a doctoral student[13].
  • Leonid Vaserstein supervised Frank Anthony Arlinghaus as a doctoral student[14].
  • Leonid Vaserstein supervised Ethel R. Wheland as a doctoral student[15].
  • Leonid Vaserstein supervised Chris Byrne as a doctoral student[16].
  • Leonid Vaserstein supervised Asya Semenovich as a doctoral student[17].
  • Leonid Vaserstein supervised Mihai Caragiu as a doctoral student[18].
  • Leonid Vaserstein supervised Mike Dutko as a doctoral student[19].
  • Leonid Vaserstein earned the academic degree of candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[20].
  • Leonid Vaserstein's given name is recorded as Leonid[21].
  • Leonid Vaserstein's name in native language is recorded as Леони́д Ни́сонович Васерштейн[22].
  • Leonid Vaserstein's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[23].

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Origins and Family

Leonid Vaserstein's place of birth was Samara[2]. He was born on September 15, 1944[3].

Education

Leonid Vaserstein's doctoral advisor was Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro[8]. He earned the academic degree of candidate of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[20].

Career and Affiliations

Leonid Vaserstein worked as a mathematician[4]. He was employed by Pennsylvania State University[7]. Doctoral students include Greg John Bloy[12]; Daniel Otero[13], a professor of mathematics[24]; Frank Anthony Arlinghaus[14]; Ethel R. Wheland[15]; Chris Byrne[16]; and Asya Semenovich[17].

Recognition

Leonid Vaserstein received the Guggenheim Fellowship[9].

Why It Matters

Leonid Vaserstein ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Leonid Vaserstein born?

Leonid Vaserstein's place of birth was Samara[2].

What did Leonid Vaserstein do for work?

Leonid Vaserstein worked as mathematician[4].

What awards did Leonid Vaserstein receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . 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. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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