William Thomson

economist (University of Rochester)
Person human Q30069048
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Summary

William Thomson was born on September 6, 1949[1]. He has worked as an economist[2] and university teacher[3].

Key Facts

  • Field of work: economics[4]
  • Employer: University of Rochester[5], Harvard University[6], University of Minnesota system[7]
  • Educated at: Stanford University[8]
  • Doctoral advisor: Mordecai Kurz[9]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Econometric Society[10]
  • Member of: Econometric Society[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Doctoral student: Christopher P. Chambers[13], Bhaskar Chakravorti[14], Tomas Sjöström[15], Çağatay Kayı[16], Rodrigo A. Velez[17], Paula Jaramillo Vidales[18], Jorge Luis Garcia Ramirez[19], John Emery Stovall[20], Atila Abdulkadiroğlu[21], James Peter Schummer[22], Azar Abizada[23], Eiichi Miyagawa[24], Simon J. Wilkie[25], Yoichi Kasajima[26]
  • Family name: Thomson[27]
  • Given name: William[28]
  • Official website: http://www.sas.rochester.edu/eco/people/faculty/thomson_william/assets/pdf/WTVITA.pdf[29]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[31]

FAQs

What did William Thomson do for work?

William Thomson worked as an economist[2] and university teacher[3].

Where did William Thomson go to school?

William Thomson was educated at Stanford University[8].

What awards did William Thomson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Econometric Society[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [11] ↑ . econometricsociety.org. Retrieved . econometricsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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