David Lovelock

British theoretical physicist and mathematician
Person human Q21062228
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David Lovelock

Summary

David Lovelock is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bromley[2]. He was born on +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • David Lovelock's place of birth was Bromley[2].
  • David Lovelock was born on +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Lovelock worked as a physicist[4].
  • David Lovelock's professions included mathematician[5].
  • David Lovelock's field of work was mathematics[7].
  • Among David Lovelock's employers was University of Arizona[8].
  • David Lovelock was employed by University of Waterloo[9].
  • David Lovelock was educated at University of Natal[10].
  • David Lovelock's doctoral advisor was Hanno Rund[11].
  • David Lovelock is recorded as male[12].
  • David Lovelock's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • David Lovelock supervised Ian MacDonald Anderson as a doctoral student[14].
  • David Lovelock supervised Richard Baumeister as a doctoral student[15].
  • David Lovelock supervised Thomas George Berry as a doctoral student[16].
  • David Lovelock supervised Gregory Horndeski as a doctoral student[17].
  • David Lovelock supervised Barney Kerrighan as a doctoral student[18].
  • David Lovelock supervised Robert James McKellar as a doctoral student[19].
  • David Lovelock's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • David Lovelock's official website is recorded as https://www.math.arizona.edu/~dsl/dl.htm[21].
  • David Lovelock's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

Body

Origins and Family

David Lovelock's place of birth was Bromley[2]. He was born on +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

David Lovelock's education included a stint at University of Natal[10]. His doctoral advisor was Hanno Rund[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and mathematician[5]. David Lovelock's field of work was mathematics[7]. Employers include University of Arizona[8], a public university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1885[25], headquartered in Tucson[26] and University of Waterloo[9], a public research university[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1956[29], headquartered in Waterloo[30]. Doctoral students include Ian MacDonald Anderson[14]; Richard Baumeister[15], a military flight engineer[31]; Thomas George Berry[16], an applied mathematician[32], 1947–2019[33], of Canada[34]; Gregory Horndeski[17], a painter[35], b. 1948[36]; Barney Kerrighan[18]; and Robert James McKellar[19].

Why It Matters

David Lovelock ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was David Lovelock born?

David Lovelock's place of birth was Bromley[2].

What did David Lovelock do for work?

David Lovelock worked as physicist[4] and mathematician[5].

Where did David Lovelock go to school?

David Lovelock was educated at University of Natal[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . 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. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at
    Place of birth Bromley
    Field of work mathematics
    Employer University of Arizona, University of Waterloo
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