Wendell Holmes Mills, Jr.: advisors and students

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Wendell Holmes Mills, Jr.

Ph.D. University of Michigan 19761945 to 2024

Wikidata names George Fix and Wilfred Kaplan as doctoral advisors and lists 1 doctoral student. Linked to Wikidata and Mathematics Genealogy Project.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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stated by Wikidata
George Fix
stated by Wikidata
Wilfred Kaplan

Students on Wikidata1

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

stated by Wikidata
Jean-Tsung Hsiao

The line above and below4 steps

The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

1 step up
stated by WikidataGeorge Fixstated by WikidataWilfred Kaplan
2 steps up
stated by WikidataGarrett Birkhoffstated by WikidataHassler Whitney
3 steps up
stated by WikidataGeorge David Birkhoffstated by WikidataPhilip Hall
4 steps up
stated by WikidataEliakim Hastings Moorestated by WikidataKarl Pearson

Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 1 person: 1 stated by Wikidata.

Education and career7

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.

until 1976
University of Michigan
studied
1976 to 1982
Pennsylvania State University
worked
1982 to 1994
BP
worked
1994 to 2011
ABB Group
worked
1994 to 2011
Alstom
worked
undated
Cass Technical High School
studied
undated
University of Florida
studied

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known as: university teacher, mathematician

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identity

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lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project5265

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Read on 27 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q102147706,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Wendell Holmes Mills, Jr.: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102147706},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). Wendell Holmes Mills, Jr.: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102147706