Lewis T. Wheeler: advisors and students

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Lewis T. Wheeler

American mechanical engineering professor

Wikidata names Eli Sternberg as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata and Mathematics Genealogy Project.

Two steps up and one down. Dashed lines come from thesis records, solid lines from Wikidata. The full sheet opens at four up and two down.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records.

stated by Wikidata
Eli Sternberg

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 WikidataEli Sternberg
2 steps up
stated by WikidataMichael Sadowsky
3 steps up
stated by WikidataGeorg Hamel
4 steps up
stated by WikidataDavid Hilbert

Education and career5

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

until 1963
University of Houston
studied
until 1964
University of Houston
studied
until 1969
California Institute of Technology
studied
from 1976
University of Houston
worked
from 2009
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
worked

At a glance

known as: mechanical engineer

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

Elsewhere2

identity

stated by WikidataWikidataQ102166184

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project14742

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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_Q102166184,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Lewis T. Wheeler: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102166184},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). Lewis T. Wheeler: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q102166184