David Borwein

Summary

David Borwein is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Kaunas^[2]. He was born on +1924-03-24T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +2021-09-03T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• David Borwein's place of birth was Kaunas^[2].
• David Borwein was born on +1924-03-24T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David Borwein died on +2021-09-03T00:00:00Z^[4].
• A child of David Borwein was Peter Borwein^[7].
• A child of David Borwein was Jonathan Borwein^[8].
• David Borwein held citizenship in Canada^[9].
• David Borwein worked as a mathematician^[5].
• David Borwein was employed by Western University^[10].
• David Borwein was educated at University of London^[11].
• David Borwein's doctoral advisor was Lancelot Stephen Bosanquet^[12].
• A notable work attributed to David Borwein is Borwein integral^[13].
• David Borwein is recorded as male^[14].
• David Borwein's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• David Borwein supervised Bruce Lockhart Robertson Shawyer as a doctoral student^[16].
• David Borwein supervised Bruce Brigham Watson as a doctoral student^[17].
• David Borwein supervised Frank Peter Anthony Cass as a doctoral student^[18].
• David Borwein supervised Xiaopeng Gao as a doctoral student^[19].
• David Borwein supervised Robert John Phillips as a doctoral student^[20].
• David Borwein supervised Syed Jawaid Hasan Rizvi as a doctoral student^[21].
• David Borwein supervised Irvine Joseph Warrington Robinson as a doctoral student^[22].
• David Borwein supervised Eddy Frank Margaret Smet as a doctoral student^[23].
• David Borwein supervised Stuart Michael Jackson as a doctoral student^[24].
• David Borwein supervised Kenneth Lee Roberts as a doctoral student^[25].
• David Borwein supervised John Edward Sayre as a doctoral student^[26].
• David Borwein supervised Tom Nik Markovich as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

David Borwein was born in Kaunas^[2]. He was born on +1924-03-24T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

David Borwein was educated at University of London^[11]. His doctoral advisor was Lancelot Stephen Bosanquet^[12].

Career and Affiliations

David Borwein's professions included mathematician^[5]. He was employed by Western University^[10]. Doctoral students include Bruce Lockhart Robertson Shawyer^[16], Bruce Brigham Watson^[17], Frank Peter Anthony Cass^[18], Xiaopeng Gao^[19], Robert John Phillips^[20], and Syed Jawaid Hasan Rizvi^[21].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to David Borwein is Borwein integral^[13]. Things named for him include Borwein integral^[28], an integral^[29] and David Borwein Distinguished Career Award^[30], a science award^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 2004^[33].

Personal Life

Children include Peter Borwein^[7], a mathematician^[34], 1953–2020^[35], of Canada^[36], awarded the Chauvenet Prize^[37], specialised in number theory^[38] and Jonathan Borwein^[8], a mathematician^[39], 1951–2016^[40], of Canada^[41], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship^[42], specialised in mathematics^[43].

Death and Burial

David Borwein died on +2021-09-03T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

David Borwein ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Entities named for him include Borwein integral^[28], an integral^[29] and David Borwein Distinguished Career Award^[30], a science award^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 2004^[33].

FAQs

Where was David Borwein born?

Born in Kaunas^[2], David Borwein…

What did David Borwein do for work?

David Borwein worked as mathematician^[5].

Where did David Borwein go to school?

David Borwein was educated at University of London^[11].