Colin James Richard Sheppard

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Colin James Richard Sheppard

Summary

Colin James Richard Sheppard is a human[1]. He worked as an academic[2] and researcher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Colin James Richard Sheppard's professions included academic[2].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard's professions included researcher[3].
  • Among Colin James Richard Sheppard's employers was National University of Singapore[5].
  • Among Colin James Richard Sheppard's employers was University of Sydney[6].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard was employed by Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia[7].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard was employed by University of Wollongong[8].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard was educated at University of Oxford[9].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[10].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard's doctoral advisor was Charles Oatley[11].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard is recorded as male[12].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard supervised John Sheridan as a doctoral student[14].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard's family name is recorded as Sheppard[15].
  • Colin James Richard Sheppard's given name is recorded as Colin[16].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[9], a collegiate university[17], in United Kingdom[18], founded in 1096[19], headquartered in Oxford[20] and University of Cambridge[10], a collegiate university[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1209[23], headquartered in Cambridge[24]. Colin James Richard Sheppard's doctoral advisor was Charles Oatley[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[2] and researcher[3]. Employers include National University of Singapore[5], an autonomous university[25], in Singapore[26], founded in 1905[27]; University of Sydney[6], a public research university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1850[30], headquartered in Sydney[31]; Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia[7], a research institute[32], in Italy[33], founded in 2003[34], headquartered in Genoa[35]; and University of Wollongong[8], a public research university[36], in Australia[37], founded in 1951[38], headquartered in Wollongong[39]. Colin James Richard Sheppard supervised John Sheridan as a doctoral student[14].

Why It Matters

Colin James Richard Sheppard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did Colin James Richard Sheppard do for work?

Colin James Richard Sheppard worked as academic[2] and researcher[3].

Where did Colin James Richard Sheppard go to school?

Colin James Richard Sheppard was educated at University of Oxford[9] and University of Cambridge[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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