Benjamin Pulleyn

English academic
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Benjamin Pulleyn was a United Kingdom citizen who worked as an academic and university teacher. He was employed by the University of Cambridge. He died on January 1, 1690.

Key Facts

  • Benjamin Pulleyn was born on +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn died on +1690-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's professions included academic[4].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn held the position of rector[8].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn was employed by University of Cambridge[9].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn was educated at Trinity College[10].
  • A notable student of Benjamin Pulleyn was Isaac Newton[11].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn is recorded as male[12].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn supervised Isaac Newton as a doctoral student[14].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 121201[15].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04z__fp[16].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's given name is recorded as Benjamin[17].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's professorship is recorded as Regius Professor of Greek[18].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Benjamin Pulleyn's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Benjamin Pulleyn'}[20].

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Origins and Family

Benjamin Pulleyn was born on +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Benjamin Pulleyn was educated at Trinity College[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[4] and university teacher[5]. Benjamin Pulleyn was employed by University of Cambridge[9]. He held the position of rector[8]. A notable student of him was Isaac Newton[11]. He supervised Isaac Newton as a doctoral student[14].

Death and Burial

Benjamin Pulleyn died on +1690-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Benjamin Pulleyn ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Isaac Newton[21], a mathematician[22], 1642–1727[23], of Kingdom of England[24], awarded the Knight Bachelor[25], specialised in physics[26].

FAQs

What did Benjamin Pulleyn do for work?

Benjamin Pulleyn worked as academic[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Benjamin Pulleyn go to school?

Benjamin Pulleyn was educated at Trinity College[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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