David Williamson Shaffer: advisors and students

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David Williamson Shaffer

Professor of the University of Wisconsin-Madisonborn 1964

Wikidata names Seymour Papert as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, ORCID, and 5 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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Seymour Papert

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 WikidataSeymour Papert
2 steps up
stated by WikidataFrank Smithiesstated by WikidataJean Piaget
3 steps up
stated by WikidataG.H. Hardystated by WikidataOtto Fuhrmann
4 steps up
stated by WikidataAugustus Edward Hough Lovestated by WikidataE. T. Whittakerstated by WikidataFriedrich Zschokke

Education and career5

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

from 2001
University of Wisconsin–Madison
worked
from 2016
University of Wisconsin–Madison
worked
undated
Harvard University
studied
undated
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
studied
undated
The Mountain School
worked

At a glance

known as: writer, university teacher, psychologist
Wikipedia: in 4 languages

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Elsewhere7

identity

stated by WikidataWikipediaDavid Williamson Shaffer
stated by WikidataWikidataQ5241166
stated by WikidataORCID0000-0001-9613-5740
stated by WikidataVIAF5805166838920836200004
stated by WikidataGND127235900X

papers

stated by WikidataDBLP10/5421

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project61123

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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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  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{David Williamson Shaffer: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q5241166},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). David Williamson Shaffer: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q5241166