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John Alan Robinson

British-American mathematician1930 to 2016

Wikidata names Carl Gustav Hempel as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 5 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Carl Gustav Hempel

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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 WikidataCarl Gustav Hempel
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stated by WikidataHans Reichenbachstated by WikidataWolfgang Köhler
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stated by WikidataCarl Stumpfstated by WikidataMax Noetherstated by WikidataPaul Hensel
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stated by WikidataAlois Riehlstated by WikidataGustav Kirchhoffstated by WikidataHermann Lotzestated by WikidataLeo Königsbergerstated by WikidataOtto Hesse

Education and career5

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University of Cambridge
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Princeton University
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University of Oregon
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Rice University
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Syracuse University
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At a glance

known as: mathematician, computer scientist, engineer, philosopher
fields: mathematics
awards: Guggenheim Fellowship, 1967, Herbrand Award, 1996, AAAI Fellow, 1990
member of: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Wikipedia: in 12 languages

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Elsewhere7

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaJohn Alan Robinson
stated by WikidataWikidataQ327981
stated by WikidataVIAF162625411
stated by WikidataGND124196306
stated by WikidataIdRef069337721
stated by WikidataISNI0000000118276564

papers

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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_Q327981,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{John Alan Robinson: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q327981},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). John Alan Robinson: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q327981