David B. A. Epstein

English mathematician
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Summary

David B. A. Epstein was born in 1937[1]. He has worked as a mathematician[2], topologist[3], and researcher[4].

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: May 16, 1937[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Field of work: topology[7]
  • Employer: University of Warwick[8]
  • Educated at: University of Cambridge[9], Pretoria Boys High School[10]
  • Doctoral advisor: Christopher Zeeman[11]
  • Student: Kenneth R. Hughes[12]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[13], Senior Berwick Prize[14], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[15]
  • Member of: Royal Society[16], American Mathematical Society[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Doctoral student: Christopher Alan Robinson[19], Elmer Gethin Rees[20], Brian Bowditch[21], Charles B. Thomas[22], Hugh Reynolds Morton[23], Michael R. Mather[24], Andrew Wellard Wadsley[25], Peter T. Johnson[26], Peter Jeremy Stredder[27], David John Marsay[28], Ricardo Berlanga Zubiaga[29], Peter Maxwell Hall[30], Richard Patrick Filipkiewicz[31], Michael Batty[32]
  • Family name: Epstein[33]
  • Given name: David[34], Bernard[35], Alper[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[37]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[38]

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Brian Bowditch[39], a mathematician[40], b. 1961[41], of United Kingdom[42], awarded the Whitehead Prize[43], specialised in differential geometry[44] and Elmer Gethin Rees[45], a mathematician[46], 1941–2019[47], of United Kingdom[48], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[49], specialised in algebraic geometry[50].

FAQs

What did David B. A. Epstein do for work?

David B. A. Epstein worked as a mathematician[2], topologist[3], and researcher[4].

Where did David B. A. Epstein go to school?

David B. A. Epstein was educated at University of Cambridge[9] and Pretoria Boys High School[10].

What awards did David B. A. Epstein receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[13], Senior Berwick Prize[14], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[15].

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  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [17] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [5] ↑ . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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