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Menso Folkerts

German mathematician, historian of mathematics and historian
Person Human Q1276689

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
June 22, 1943
Place of birth
Eschwege
Country of citizenship
Germany[7]
Occupation
mathematician, historian of mathematics, historian, university teacher
Employer
LMU Munich, University of Oldenburg[8][9]
Educated at
University of Göttingen[10]
Award received
Kenneth O. May Prize[12]
Doctoral advisor
Karl Deichgräber[11]
Doctoral student
Peter Riedlberger, Armin Gerl, Freddy Litten, Bernhard Fritscher, Wolfgang Kokott, Michael Toepell, Ulf Hashagen, Christian Tapp, Axel Roch, Marco Böhlandt, Christoph Schöner, Cornelia Lüdecke, Stefan Kirschner, Gerhard Arend, Michael A. Rappenglück, Daniel A. Di Liscia, Mariann Juha, Reinhard Serchinger, Dietrich Beck, Josef Georg Huber[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Work location
Munich[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, English[36][37]
Academic degree
doctorate[32]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Folkerts[33]
Given name
Menso[34]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[39]
Member of
Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[13][14][15][16]
Name in native language
Menso Folkerts[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Menso Folkerts cs M. Folkerts fa منزو فولکرتس
🔖 Identifiers · 61
ISNI
0000000110255056
ORCID iD
0009-0009-4161-9401
VIAF cluster ID
41856958
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83062907
GND ID
133432874
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Menso Folkerts et Jens Høyrup en 2013 (ICHM).jpg ↗
Academy of Athens authority ID
137402
American Academy in Rome ID
12423437
BHCL UUID
35e7a994-473a-4730-80b7-d767209c77e3
BIBSYS ID
34478, 90815031
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
120380589
CANTIC ID
981058517708006706
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CONOR.SI ID
17626723
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11267235
CiNii Research ID
1140563741771309696
DDB person (GND) ID
133432874
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
133432874
Dialnet author ID
3491794
Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
33884
Dimensions author ID
016167451523.27, 010370100306.03
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0000158
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
3528
FactGrid item ID
Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
GEPRIS person ID
1055286
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/120n2mk5
IdRef ID
02857155X
IxTheo authority ID
546054986
J9U entity ID
987007261125005171
KBR person ID
14701773
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
133432874
Kallías ID
PE00117894
Leopoldina member ID (new)
menso-folkerts
Libraries Australia ID
50414807
MR Author ID
67880
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
24922
Medicina author ID
FOLKERTS, Menso
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03278295
NL CR AUT ID
ntk2010607692
NLA Trove people ID
1506856
NUKAT ID
n98045007
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810648623705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX929945
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
067966578
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
11354
Parsifal cluster ID
27845
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
749342
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
28339
RERO ID (legacy)
A003250402
RILM ID
86903
SAIA authority ID
5a1d4d044ab9d081344c619b
SBN author ID
UFIV058414
SHARE Catalogue author ID
530609
Saxon Academy of Sciences member ID
folkertsm
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058517708006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1242356
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/27450
Wellcome Collection concept ID
tr64bck9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdMcTMwRQrmrk7CgdfrMP
Yale LUX ID
person/bff0d450-189b-4911-9e51-845402b3be0d
ZOBODAT person ID
64249
ZbMATH author ID
folkerts.menso

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🔗 Connections
Member of 4
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Occupation 3
mathematician, historian, university teacher
Employer 2
LMU Munich, University of Oldenburg
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Academic degree 1
doctorate
Award received 1
Kenneth O. May Prize
Country of citizenship 1
Germany
Educated at 1
University of Göttingen
FactGrid item ID 1
Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Eschwege
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Munich
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Summary

Menso Folkerts was born on June 22, 1943[1], in Eschwege[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], historian[5], and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Menso Folkerts born?

Menso Folkerts's place of birth was Eschwege[2].

What did Menso Folkerts do for work?

Menso Folkerts worked as a mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], historian[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Menso Folkerts go to school?

Menso Folkerts was educated at University of Göttingen[10].

What awards did Menso Folkerts receive?

Honors received include Kenneth O. May Prize[12].

Related Entities

Germany Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . AlKindi. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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