Academic Genealogy

The graph records academic relationships, not biological ancestry or a ranking of intellectual influence. I have truncated it at 1640 for readability; some earlier branches can be traced to Avicenna in the eleventh century. Historical supervision records vary in completeness and meaning.

Reading the network

I appear at the top, with my three supervisors on the same row beneath me. Their academic ancestors extend downwards; arrowheads point back towards each student. All three branches use the same typography and line weight. Muted colours distinguish the separate branches, and shared ancestors appear once where those branches meet. Vertical spacing represents the relationships, not elapsed time. Dates appear beneath names; university and degree records are attached to each name. Names link to biographies where available.

Sources

The relationships come from the Mathematics Genealogy Project. The original graph was assembled with Geneagrapher, with biography links added using the Wikipedia Python library. This drawing uses the same records and relationships. Download the original complete SVG.

Keyboard and touch

With the graph focused, arrow keys pan, + and − zoom, and Home fits the drawing. Tab moves through researchers; Enter opens a linked biography. Drag to pan, use the mouse wheel or pinch to zoom, and double-click the background to fit the whole network.