William A. Mersman: advisors and students

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William A. Mersman

Ph.D. California Institute of Technology 19361914 to 2004

Wikidata names Aristotle Michal as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and VIAF.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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stated by Wikidata
Aristotle Michal

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 WikidataAristotle Michal
2 steps up
stated by WikidataGriffith C. Evans
3 steps up
stated by WikidataMaxime Bôcher
4 steps up
stated by WikidataFelix Klein

Education and career5

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

1947 to 1974
Ames Research Center
worked
undated
California Institute of Technology
studied
undated
Alhambra High School
studied
undated
Deep Springs College
worked
undated
University of California, Davis
worked

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known as: mathematician

stated by WikidataStated by Wikidata, shown apart from the thesis records.

Elsewhere3

identity

stated by WikidataWikidataQ102161249
stated by WikidataVIAF3748173731219211890000

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project10366

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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_Q102161249,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{William A. Mersman: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102161249},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). William A. Mersman: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102161249