Alexander McAulay

British mathematician and physicist (1863-1931)
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Alexander McAulay

Summary

Alexander McAulay is a human[1]. Born in Luton[2], he… he was born on +1863-12-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Hobart[4]. He died on +1931-07-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], physicist[7], scientist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Alexander McAulay was born in Luton[2].
  • Alexander McAulay passed away in Hobart[4].
  • Alexander McAulay was born on +1863-12-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alexander McAulay died on +1931-07-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alexander McAulay was married to Ida Mary McAulay[11].
  • A child of Alexander McAulay was Alexander Leicester McAulay[12].
  • Alexander McAulay held citizenship in United Kingdom[13].
  • Alexander McAulay held citizenship in Australia[14].
  • Alexander McAulay held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15].
  • English was Alexander McAulay's native language[16].
  • Alexander McAulay worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Alexander McAulay worked as a physicist[7].
  • Alexander McAulay's professions included scientist[8].
  • Alexander McAulay worked as a university teacher[9].
  • Alexander McAulay's field of work was mathematics[17].
  • Alexander McAulay's field of work was algebra[18].
  • Alexander McAulay's field of work was algebraic structure[19].
  • Alexander McAulay's field of work was quaternion[20].
  • Alexander McAulay's field of work was physics[21].
  • Alexander McAulay's field of work was electromagnetism[22].
  • Among Alexander McAulay's employers was University of Tasmania[23].
  • Alexander McAulay was educated at Gonville and Caius College[24].
  • Alexander McAulay's education included a stint at Kingswood School[25].
  • Alexander McAulay's doctoral advisor was Ernest Rutherford[26].
  • Alexander McAulay is recorded as male[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Luton[2], Alexander McAulay… he was born on +1863-12-09T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[16].

Education

Educated at Gonville and Caius College[24], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1348[30] and Kingswood School[25], a boarding school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1748[33]. Alexander McAulay's doctoral advisor was Ernest Rutherford[26]. He earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], physicist[7], scientist[8], and university teacher[9]. Fields of work include mathematics[17], an academic discipline[35]; algebra[18], a branch of mathematics[36]; algebraic structure[19], a mathematical concept[37]; quaternion[20], founded in 1843[38]; physics[21], a branch of science[39]; and electromagnetism[22], a branch of physics[40]. Alexander McAulay was employed by University of Tasmania[23].

Personal Life

Alexander McAulay was married to Ida Mary McAulay[11]. A child of him was Alexander Leicester McAulay[12].

Death and Burial

Alexander McAulay died on +1931-07-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Hobart[4].

Why It Matters

Alexander McAulay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Alexander McAulay born?

Alexander McAulay's place of birth was Luton[2].

Where did Alexander McAulay die?

Alexander McAulay died in Hobart[4].

Who was Alexander McAulay married to?

Alexander McAulay's spouses include Ida Mary McAulay[11].

What did Alexander McAulay do for work?

Alexander McAulay worked as mathematician[6], physicist[7], scientist[8], and university teacher[9].

Where did Alexander McAulay go to school?

Alexander McAulay was educated at Gonville and Caius College[24] and Kingswood School[25].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . adb.anu.edu.au. adb.anu.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [34] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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