Walter Craig

Canadian mathematician
Person human Q28785208
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Summary

Walter Craig was born on 1953[1] in State College[2]. He died on January 18, 2019[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Canada[6]
  • Employer: McMaster University[7], California Institute of Technology[8], Stanford University[9], Brown University[10]
  • Educated at: New York University[11], University of California, Berkeley[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Louis Nirenberg[13]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[14], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[15], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16]
  • Member of: American Mathematical Society[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Doctoral student: David P. Nicholls[19], Hongsheng Cai[20], Hsuan-Wen Su[21], John F. Bukowski[22]
  • Family name: Craig[23]
  • Given name: Walter[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Canadian French[25]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[26]

Why It Matters

Walter Craig is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Walter Craig born?

Walter Craig's place of birth was State College[2].

What did Walter Craig do for work?

Walter Craig worked as a mathematician[4].

Where did Walter Craig go to school?

Walter Craig was educated at New York University[11] and University of California, Berkeley[12].

What awards did Walter Craig receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada[14], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[15], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . fields.utoronto.ca. fields.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . fields.utoronto.ca. fields.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . science.mcmaster.ca. science.mcmaster.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . fields.utoronto.ca. fields.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . rsc-src.ca. rsc-src.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . math.mcmaster.ca. math.mcmaster.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . math.mcmaster.ca. math.mcmaster.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at → New York University, University of California, Berkeley
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    Library of congress authority id → n2018046076
    Place of birth → State College
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