William Chauvenet
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William Chauvenet was a 19th-century American mathematician, educator, and astronomer regarded as a foundational figure in U.S. higher education in mathematics and naval science.
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| William Chauvenet canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1820-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1870-12-13 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Dictionary of American Biography
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Encyclopaedia Britannica ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Naval Academy
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Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Chauvenet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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mathematics ⓘ naval science ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasAwardNamedAfter | Chauvenet Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
mathematics education in the United States
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naval officer training in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of naval science education in the United States
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foundational contributions to higher education in mathematics in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Asaph Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Manual of Spherical and Practical Astronomy
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A Treatise on Plane and Spherical Trigonometry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronomer
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educator ⓘ mathematician ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Milford, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis
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professor of mathematics and astronomy at Washington University in St. Louis ⓘ professor of mathematics at the United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Annapolis, Maryland
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St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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