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.

Benjamin Pulleyn

Summary

Benjamin Pulleyn is a human[1]. He was born on +1700-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1690-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an academic[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

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.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  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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