Jordan Ellenberg

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Jordan Ellenberg is an American mathematician and author known for his popular math writing, including the bestselling book "How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking."

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instanceOf human ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
academicDegree Bachelor’s degree ⓘ
PhD in mathematics ⓘ
areaOfInfluence mathematics education ⓘ
public understanding of mathematics ⓘ
awardReceived Guggenheim Fellowship ⓘ
Simons Fellowship in Mathematics ⓘ
basedIn Madison, Wisconsin ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Andrew Wiles ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ
employer University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
fieldOfWork algebraic geometry ⓘ
arithmetic geometry ⓘ
mathematics popularization ⓘ
number theory ⓘ
genre non-fiction ⓘ
novel ⓘ
popular mathematics ⓘ
hasChild three children ⓘ
hasWrittenAbout elections and gerrymandering ⓘ
number theory in popular contexts ⓘ
probability and risk ⓘ
statistics in public life ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Mathematical Society ⓘ
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (as a trustee) ⓘ
notableIdea application of mathematical thinking to everyday life and public policy ⓘ
use of geometry and topology in understanding data and democracy ⓘ
notableStudent math competition participants and general audiences through outreach ⓘ
notableWork How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking ⓘ
Shape: The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else ⓘ
The Grasshopper King ⓘ
occupation mathematician ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
positionHeld John D. MacArthur Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
spouse Tamar Ellenberg ⓘ
twitterUsername JSEllenberg ⓘ
linked to: Jordan Ellenberg
writesFor Slate ⓘ
The New York Times ⓘ
The Wall Street Journal ⓘ

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