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Joseph Abraham Zilber

Mathematician1923 to 2009

Wikidata names Andrew Gleason and Raoul Bott as doctoral advisors and lists 1 doctoral student. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 2 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Andrew Gleason
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Raoul Bott

Students on Wikidata1

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Benjamin Andrew Burrell

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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.

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stated by WikidataAndrew Gleasonstated by WikidataRaoul Bott
2 steps up
stated by WikidataGeorge Mackeystated by WikidataRichard Duffin
3 steps up
stated by WikidataDavid G. Bourginstated by WikidataHarold Meade Mott-Smithstated by WikidataMarshall Harvey Stone
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stated by WikidataEdwin C. Kemblestated by WikidataGeorge David Birkhoffstated by WikidataRobert Daniel Carmichael

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

Education and career8

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1948 to 1950
Columbia University
worked
1950 to 1955
Johns Hopkins University
worked
1955 to 1956
Illinois State University
worked
1956 to 1957
Northwestern University
worked
1957 to 1962
Brown University
worked
1962 to 1992
Ohio State University
worked
undated
Harvard University
studied
undated
Ohio State University
worked

At a glance

known as: mathematician, university teacher
fields: algebraic topology, category theory
member of: Mathematical Association of America, American Association for the Advancement of Science

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identity

stated by WikidataWikidataQ1706397
stated by WikidataVIAF72148268099305112002
stated by WikidataGND1122314159

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project1301

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q1706397,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Joseph Abraham Zilber: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q1706397},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Joseph Abraham Zilber: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q1706397