Alasdair Urquhart

British mathematician and philosopher
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Alasdair Urquhart

Summary

Alasdair Urquhart is a human[1]. He was born on +1945-12-20T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and philosopher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Alasdair Urquhart was born on +1945-12-20T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alasdair Urquhart held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Alasdair Urquhart's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Alasdair Urquhart's professions included philosopher[4].
  • Alasdair Urquhart was employed by University of Toronto[7].
  • Alasdair Urquhart's education included a stint at University of Edinburgh[8].
  • Alasdair Urquhart's education included a stint at University of Pittsburgh[9].
  • Alasdair Urquhart's doctoral advisor was Nuel Belnap[10].
  • Alasdair Urquhart's doctoral advisor was Alan Ross Anderson[11].
  • Alasdair Urquhart was a member of Logicians Liberation League[12].
  • Alasdair Urquhart is recorded as male[13].
  • Alasdair Urquhart's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Arvind Gupta as a doctoral student[15].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Michael Soltys as a doctoral student[16].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Xudong Fu as a doctoral student[17].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Tomoyuki Yamakami as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Andrew Malton as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Alexander Wolfgang Karl Kurt Hertel as a doctoral student[20].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Gerald Charlwood as a doctoral student[21].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Francisco Gomez-Holtved as a doctoral student[22].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Judity Pelham as a doctoral student[23].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Frederic Portoraro as a doctoral student[24].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Arnold Silverberg as a doctoral student[25].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Peter Turney as a doctoral student[26].
  • Alasdair Urquhart supervised Andre Vellino as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Alasdair Urquhart was born on +1945-12-20T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh[8], a public university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1583[30], headquartered in Edinburgh[31] and University of Pittsburgh[9], a public–private partnership[32], in United States[33], founded in 1787[34], headquartered in Pittsburgh[35]. Doctoral advisors include Nuel Belnap[10], a philosopher[36], 1930–2024[37], of United States[38], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[39], specialised in philosophy[40] and Alan Ross Anderson[11], a philosopher[41], 1925–1973[42], of United States[43], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and philosopher[4]. Alasdair Urquhart was employed by University of Toronto[7]. Doctoral students include Arvind Gupta[15], a computer scientist[45], b. 1961[46], of India[47]; Michael Soltys[16], a computer scientist[48], b. 1971[49]; Xudong Fu[17]; Tomoyuki Yamakami[18], a computer scientist[50]; Andrew Malton[19]; and Alexander Wolfgang Karl Kurt Hertel[20], a researcher[51].

Why It Matters

Alasdair Urquhart ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Alasdair Urquhart do for work?

Alasdair Urquhart worked as mathematician[3] and philosopher[4].

Where did Alasdair Urquhart go to school?

Alasdair Urquhart was educated at University of Edinburgh[8] and University of Pittsburgh[9].

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  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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