William Oscar Jules Moser

Canadian mathematician (1927–2009)
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Summary

William Oscar Jules Moser was born on January 5, 1927[1], in Winnipeg[2]. He died on January 28, 2009[3], in Montreal[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5] and mathematician[6]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: September 5, 1927[8]
  • Place of burial: Kehal Israel Cemetery[9]
  • Country of citizenship: Canada[10]
  • Field of work: combinatorics[11], group theory[12]
  • Position held: president[13]
  • Employer: McGill University[14], University of Saskatchewan[15], University of Manitoba[16]
  • Educated at: University of Toronto[17], University of Manitoba[18], University of Minnesota[19]
  • Doctoral advisor: Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter[20]
  • Notable work: Moser spindle[21], On the number of ordinary lines determined by $n$ points[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Archives at: McGill University Archives[24]
  • Family name: Moser[25]
  • Given name: William[26]
  • Academic thesis: Abstract Groups And Geometical Configurations[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Canadian French[28], English[29]
  • Birth name: William Oscar Jules Moser[30]
  • Sibling: Leo Moser[31]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[32]

FAQs

Where was William Oscar Jules Moser born?

William Oscar Jules Moser's place of birth was Winnipeg[2].

Where did William Oscar Jules Moser die?

William Oscar Jules Moser died in Montreal[4].

What did William Oscar Jules Moser do for work?

William Oscar Jules Moser worked as a university teacher[5] and mathematician[6].

Where did William Oscar Jules Moser go to school?

William Oscar Jules Moser was educated at University of Toronto[17], University of Manitoba[18], and University of Minnesota[19].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . billiongraves.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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