Christopher Isham

British physicist
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Christopher Isham

Summary

Christopher Isham is a human[1]. He was born on April 28, 1944[2]. He worked as a physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Christopher Isham was born on April 28, 1944[2].
  • Christopher Isham held citizenship in United Kingdom[5].
  • Christopher Isham worked as a physicist[3].
  • Christopher Isham's field of work was quantum gravity[6].
  • Christopher Isham was employed by Imperial College London[7].
  • Christopher Isham's doctoral advisor was Paul Taunton Matthews[8].
  • Christopher Isham's doctoral advisor was Abdus Salam[9].
  • Christopher Isham received the IOP Dirac Medal[10].
  • Christopher Isham is recorded as male[11].
  • Christopher Isham's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Christopher Isham supervised Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara as a doctoral student[13].
  • Christopher Isham supervised Kevin M. Short as a doctoral student[14].
  • Christopher Isham supervised Bernard Samuel Kay as a doctoral student[15].
  • Christopher Isham supervised John W. Barrett as a doctoral student[16].
  • Christopher Isham supervised Miles Peter Blencowe as a doctoral student[17].
  • Christopher Isham supervised Nenad Manojlović as a doctoral student[18].
  • Christopher Isham supervised David Alexandre Ellwood as a doctoral student[19].
  • Christopher Isham supervised Jamie Vicary as a doctoral student[20].
  • Christopher Isham's family name is recorded as Isham[21].
  • Christopher Isham's given name is recorded as Christopher[22].
  • Christopher Isham's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Christopher Isham's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Christopher Isham was born on April 28, 1944[2].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Paul Taunton Matthews[8], a physicist[25], 1919–1987[26], of United Kingdom[27], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[28] and Abdus Salam[9], a university teacher[29], 1926–1996[30], of British Raj[31], awarded the Atoms for Peace Award[32], specialised in quantum field theory[33].

Career and Affiliations

Christopher Isham's professions included physicist[3]. His field of work was quantum gravity[6]. He was employed by Imperial College London[7]. Doctoral students include Fotini Markopoulou-Kalamara[13], a physicist[34], b. 1971[35], of Greece[36], specialised in theoretical physics[37]; Kevin M. Short[14], a mathematician[38], b. 1963[39]; Bernard Samuel Kay[15], a professor[40]; John W. Barrett[16], a mathematician[41]; Miles Peter Blencowe[17]; and Nenad Manojlović[18], b. 1962[42].

Recognition

Christopher Isham received the IOP Dirac Medal[10].

Why It Matters

Christopher Isham ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[4] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

He has been cited as an influence by Carlo Rovelli[44], a physicist[45], b. 1956[46], of Italy[47], specialised in theoretical physics[48].

FAQs

What did Christopher Isham do for work?

Christopher Isham worked as physicist[3].

What awards did Christopher Isham receive?

Honors received include IOP Dirac Medal[10].

Who did Christopher Isham influence?

Christopher Isham has been cited as an influence by Carlo Rovelli[44].

References

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  1. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . iop.org. iop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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