Ke Zhao: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m Adding local short description: "Chinese mathematician", overriding Wikidata description "mathematician" (Shortdesc helper) |
Marcocapelle (talk | contribs) →References: category containerized per Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2023_November_25#Category:People_from_the_Republic_of_China |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
'''Ke Zhao''' or '''Chao Ko''' ({{zh|c=柯召|p=Kē Zhào|w=K'o Chao}}, April 12, 1910 – November 8, 2002) was a Chinese [[mathematician]] born in [[Wenling]], [[Taizhou, Zhejiang]]. |
'''Ke Zhao''' or '''Chao Ko''' ({{zh|c=柯召|p=Kē Zhào|w=K'o Chao}}, April 12, 1910 – November 8, 2002) was a Chinese [[mathematician]] born in [[Wenling]], [[Taizhou, Zhejiang]]. |
||
==Biography== |
|||
Ke graduated from [[Tsinghua University]] in 1933 and obtained his doctorate from the [[Victoria University of Manchester|University of Manchester]] under [[Louis Mordell]] in 1937.<ref>{{mathgenealogy|id=189413|name=Chao Ko}}</ref> His main fields of study were [[algebra]], [[number theory]] and [[combinatorics]]. Some of his major contributions included his work on [[quadratic form]]s, the [[Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem]] and his theorem on [[Catalan's conjecture]].<ref name="hhl"/> He was later a professor at [[Sichuan University]]<ref>[http://www.scu.edu.cn/en/about/H6401index_1.htm About SCU], [[Sichuan University]], retrieved 2015-03-02.</ref> and became the president of the university and of the [[Chinese Mathematical Society]].<ref name="hhl">[http://www.hlhl.org.cn/english/showsub.asp?id=679 Awardee of Mathematics and Mechanics Prize: Ke Zhao], Holeung Ho Lee Foundation, retrieved 2015-03-02.</ref> |
Ke graduated from [[Tsinghua University]] in 1933 and obtained his doctorate from the [[Victoria University of Manchester|University of Manchester]] under [[Louis Mordell]] in 1937.<ref>{{mathgenealogy|id=189413|name=Chao Ko}}</ref> His main fields of study were [[algebra]], [[number theory]] and [[combinatorics]]. Some of his major contributions included his work on [[quadratic form]]s, the [[Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem]] and his theorem on [[Catalan's conjecture]].<ref name="hhl"/> In 1955, he was one of the founding members of the [[Chinese Academy of Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=柯召----中国科学院学部 |url=http://casad.cas.cn/sourcedb_ad_cas/zw2/ysxx/ygysmd/200906/t20090624_1810019.html |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=casad.cas.cn}}</ref> He was later a professor at [[Sichuan University]]<ref>[http://www.scu.edu.cn/en/about/H6401index_1.htm About SCU], [[Sichuan University]], retrieved 2015-03-02.</ref> and became the president of the university and of the [[Chinese Mathematical Society]].<ref name="hhl">[http://www.hlhl.org.cn/english/showsub.asp?id=679 Awardee of Mathematics and Mechanics Prize: Ke Zhao], Holeung Ho Lee Foundation, retrieved 2015-03-02.</ref> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| Line 17: | Line 18: | ||
[[Category:2002 deaths]] |
[[Category:2002 deaths]] |
||
[[Category:Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester]] |
[[Category:Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester]] |
||
[[Category:20th-century mathematicians]] |
[[Category:20th-century Chinese mathematicians]] |
||
[[Category:Educators from Taizhou, Zhejiang]] |
[[Category:Educators from Taizhou, Zhejiang]] |
||
[[Category:Mathematicians from Zhejiang]] |
[[Category:Mathematicians from Zhejiang]] |
||
[[Category:Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]] |
[[Category:Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences]] |
||
[[Category:People of the Republic of China]] |
|||
[[Category:Scientists from Taizhou, Zhejiang]] |
[[Category:Scientists from Taizhou, Zhejiang]] |
||
[[Category:Xiamen University alumni]] |
|||
[[Category:Tsinghua University alumni]] |
[[Category:Tsinghua University alumni]] |
||
[[Category:Tsinghua University |
[[Category:Academic staff of Tsinghua University]] |
||
[[Category:Presidents of Sichuan University]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 21:25, 7 December 2023
Ke Zhao or Chao Ko (Chinese: 柯召; pinyin: Kē Zhào; Wade–Giles: K'o Chao, April 12, 1910 – November 8, 2002) was a Chinese mathematician born in Wenling, Taizhou, Zhejiang.
Biography
[edit]Ke graduated from Tsinghua University in 1933 and obtained his doctorate from the University of Manchester under Louis Mordell in 1937.[1] His main fields of study were algebra, number theory and combinatorics. Some of his major contributions included his work on quadratic forms, the Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem and his theorem on Catalan's conjecture.[2] In 1955, he was one of the founding members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[3] He was later a professor at Sichuan University[4] and became the president of the university and of the Chinese Mathematical Society.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chao Ko at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ a b Awardee of Mathematics and Mechanics Prize: Ke Zhao, Holeung Ho Lee Foundation, retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ "柯召----中国科学院学部". casad.cas.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ About SCU, Sichuan University, retrieved 2015-03-02.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
  | This biographical article about a Chinese scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about an Asian mathematician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 2002 deaths
- Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester
- 20th-century Chinese mathematicians
- Educators from Taizhou, Zhejiang
- Mathematicians from Zhejiang
- Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Scientists from Taizhou, Zhejiang
- Xiamen University alumni
- Tsinghua University alumni
- Academic staff of Tsinghua University
- Presidents of Sichuan University
- Chinese scientist stubs
- Asian mathematician stubs