Alex Townsend

British American mathematician
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Alex Townsend

Summary

Alex Townsend is a human[1]. They worked as a researcher[2] and mathematician[3].

Key Facts

  • Alex Townsend worked as a researcher[2].
  • Alex Townsend's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Among Alex Townsend's employers was Cornell University[4].
  • Among Alex Townsend's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5].
  • Alex Townsend's education included a stint at University of Oxford[6].
  • Alex Townsend's doctoral advisor was Lloyd N. Trefethen[7].
  • Alex Townsend received the Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis[8].
  • Alex Townsend's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Alex Townsend supervised Marc Aurele Gilles as a doctoral student[10].
  • Alex Townsend's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-8183-7077[11].
  • Alex Townsend's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 216214[12].
  • Alex Townsend's family name is recorded as Townsend[13].
  • Alex Townsend's given name is recorded as Alex[14].
  • Alex Townsend's ResearcherID is recorded as A-3853-2016[15].
  • Alex Townsend's zbMATH author ID is recorded as townsend.alex[16].
  • Alex Townsend's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as 432SChwAAAAJ[17].
  • Alex Townsend's Loop ID is recorded as 988072[18].
  • Alex Townsend's MR Author ID is recorded as 1011495[19].
  • Alex Townsend's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].
  • Alex Townsend's LinkedIn personal profile ID is recorded as alex-townsend-5a8261203[21].

Body

Education

Alex Townsend's education included a stint at University of Oxford[6]. Their doctoral advisor was Lloyd N. Trefethen[7].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include researcher[2] and mathematician[3]. Employers include Cornell University[4], a private university[22], in United States[23], founded in 1865[24], headquartered in Ithaca[25] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[5], a university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1861[28], headquartered in Cambridge[29]. Alex Townsend supervised Marc Aurele Gilles as a doctoral student[10].

Recognition

Alex Townsend received the Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis[8].

FAQs

What did Alex Townsend do for work?

Alex Townsend worked as researcher[2] and mathematician[3].

Where did Alex Townsend go to school?

Alex Townsend was educated at University of Oxford[6].

What awards did Alex Townsend receive?

Honors received include Leslie Fox Prize for Numerical Analysis[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . pi.math.cornell.edu. pi.math.cornell.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . ORCID Public Data File 2024. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . ima.org.uk. ima.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . ORCID iD. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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