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Christopher Herald

American mathematician

Wikidata names Robion Kirby and Tomasz Mrowka as doctoral advisors. Linked to Wikidata, Google Scholar, and 3 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata2

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Robion Kirby
stated by Wikidata
Tomasz Mrowka

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 WikidataRobion Kirbystated by WikidataTomasz Mrowka
2 steps up
stated by WikidataClifford Taubesstated by WikidataEldon Dyer
3 steps up
stated by WikidataArthur Jaffestated by WikidataR. L. Moore
4 steps up
stated by WikidataArthur Wightmanstated by WikidataEliakim Hastings Moorestated by WikidataOswald Veblen

Education and career3

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

until 1985
University of California, Berkeley
studied
until 1992
University of California, Berkeley
studied
from 1999
University of Nevada, Reno
worked

At a glance

known as: mathematician, university teacher

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

Elsewhere5

identity

stated by WikidataWikidataQ56754105

papers

stated by WikidataGoogle ScholarlIdT3H4AAAAJ
stated by WikidataDBLP56/7389
stated by WikidataScopus7004036630

lineage

stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project32005

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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_Q56754105,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Christopher Herald: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q56754105},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Christopher Herald: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q56754105