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Tom Lyche

Norwegian mathematicianborn 1943

Wikidata names Larry Schumaker as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata.

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Larry Schumaker

The line above and below4 steps

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1 step up
stated by WikidataLarry Schumaker
2 steps up
stated by WikidataSamuel Karlin
3 steps up
stated by WikidataSalomon Bochner
4 steps up
stated by WikidataErhard Schmidt

Education and career2

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undated
University of Texas at Austin
studied
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University of Oslo
worked

At a glance

known as: mathematician, university teacher
member of: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters

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Read on 16 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q12006647,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Tom Lyche: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q12006647},
  note = {read on 2026-10-16}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 16). Tom Lyche: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-16]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q12006647