User talk:KathrynLybarger/Archives/2010/01

Question on Jonathan Lazare Alperin wikipage
HI - you created the biographical page for Prof. Alperin. In it you wrote: "Alperin is a professor at the University of Chicago where he has had 22 students and 25 descendants." I am unsure what a descendant is (in a university setting). Is this a legitimate description of doctoral candidates who worked under him, or something similar? It sounds creepy without some explanation. Thanks in advance. Raymondwinn (talk) 09:16, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Indeed, the word descendent is a common generalization of doctoral student that also includes students of students. It is the language used by the Mathematics Genealogy Project and a measure of notability.  I have wiki-linked the word in the article to the Mathematics Genealogy Project as a way of explanation.  Thanks!  -- KathrynLybarger (talk) 22:26, 19 January 2010 (UTC)