David Dobson

American mathematician
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David Dobson

Summary

David Dobson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Salt Lake City[2]. He was born on +1962-11-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Salt Lake City[2], David Dobson…
  • David Dobson was born on +1962-11-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Dobson held citizenship in United States[6].
  • David Dobson's professions included mathematician[4].
  • David Dobson was employed by Texas A&M University[7].
  • David Dobson was employed by University of Utah[8].
  • David Dobson's education included a stint at Rice University[9].
  • David Dobson was educated at Utah State University[10].
  • David Dobson's doctoral advisor was William Woodbury Symes[11].
  • David Dobson received the Felix Klein Prize[12].
  • David Dobson is recorded as male[13].
  • David Dobson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Dobson supervised Michael Brady Flanagan as a doctoral student[15].
  • David Dobson supervised Haewon Nam as a doctoral student[16].
  • David Dobson supervised Russell Richins as a doctoral student[17].
  • David Dobson supervised Hwan Yong Lee as a doctoral student[18].
  • David Dobson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 39351[19].
  • David Dobson's family name is recorded as Dobson[20].
  • David Dobson's given name is recorded as David[21].
  • David Dobson's given name is recorded as Clark[22].
  • David Dobson's official website is recorded as http://www.math.utah.edu/~dobson/[23].
  • David Dobson's zbMATH author ID is recorded as dobson.david-c[24].
  • David Dobson's different from is recorded as David Dobson[25].
  • David Dobson's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120j874d[26].
  • David Dobson's MR Author ID is recorded as 320468[27].

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Origins and Family

David Dobson was born in Salt Lake City[2]. He was born on +1962-11-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Rice University[9], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1891[30], headquartered in Houston[31] and Utah State University[10], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1888[34], headquartered in Logan[35]. David Dobson's doctoral advisor was William Woodbury Symes[11].

Career and Affiliations

David Dobson worked as a mathematician[4]. Employers include Texas A&M University[7], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1876[38], headquartered in College Station[39] and University of Utah[8], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1850[42]. Doctoral students include Michael Brady Flanagan[15], Haewon Nam[16], Russell Richins[17], and Hwan Yong Lee[18].

Recognition

David Dobson received the Felix Klein Prize[12].

Why It Matters

David Dobson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was David Dobson born?

David Dobson was born in Salt Lake City[2].

What did David Dobson do for work?

David Dobson worked as mathematician[4].

Where did David Dobson go to school?

David Dobson was educated at Rice University[9] and Utah State University[10].

What awards did David Dobson receive?

Honors received include Felix Klein Prize[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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