Zdzislaw A. Melzak

Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1956
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Zdzislaw A. Melzak

Summary

Zdzislaw A. Melzak is a human[1]. Born in Warsaw[2], he… he was born on 1926[3]. He died on 2013[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak was born in Warsaw[2].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak was born on 1926[3].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak was born on June 9, 1926[7].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak died on 2013[4].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak held citizenship in Poland[8].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Among Zdzislaw A. Melzak's employers was University of British Columbia[9].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak's education included a stint at McGill University[11].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak was educated at Harvard University[12].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak's doctoral advisor was Norman Levinson[13].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak is recorded as male[14].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak supervised Darrell Wick as a doctoral student[16].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak supervised Jack Walter Mosevich as a doctoral student[17].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak supervised Ernest J. Cockayne as a doctoral student[18].
  • Zdzislaw A. Melzak supervised Raymond Sydney Booth as a doctoral student[19].

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Origins and Family

Zdzislaw A. Melzak was born in Warsaw[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1926[3] and June 9, 1926[7].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], a university[20], in United States[21], founded in 1861[22], headquartered in Cambridge[23]; McGill University[11], a public research university[24], in Canada[25], founded in 1821[26], headquartered in Montreal[27]; and Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]. Zdzislaw A. Melzak's doctoral advisor was Norman Levinson[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. Among Zdzislaw A. Melzak's employers was University of British Columbia[9]. Doctoral students include Darrell Wick[16]; Jack Walter Mosevich[17]; Ernest J. Cockayne[18], a researcher[32], b. 1940[33], of United Kingdom[34], specialised in combinatorics[35]; and Raymond Sydney Booth[19].

Death and Burial

Zdzislaw A. Melzak died on 2013[4].

FAQs

Where was Zdzislaw A. Melzak born?

Born in Warsaw[2], Zdzislaw A. Melzak…

What did Zdzislaw A. Melzak do for work?

Zdzislaw A. Melzak worked as mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Zdzislaw A. Melzak go to school?

Zdzislaw A. Melzak was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], McGill University[11], and Harvard University[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . math.ubc.ca. Retrieved . math.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . math.ubc.ca. Retrieved . math.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . math.ubc.ca. Retrieved . math.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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