David Makinson

Australian logician
Person human Q5237062
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David Makinson

Summary

David Makinson is a human[1]. He was born in Sydney[2]. He was born on August 27, 1941[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and philosopher[5].

Key Facts

  • Born in Sydney[2], David Makinson…
  • David Makinson was born on August 27, 1941[3].
  • David Makinson held citizenship in Australia[6].
  • David Makinson's professions included mathematician[4].
  • David Makinson's professions included philosopher[5].
  • Among David Makinson's employers was King's College London[7].
  • David Makinson was educated at North Sydney Boys High School[8].
  • David Makinson's education included a stint at University of Oxford[9].
  • David Makinson's doctoral advisor was Michael Dummett[10].
  • David Makinson is recorded as male[11].
  • David Makinson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • David Makinson's family name is recorded as Makinson[13].
  • David Makinson's given name is recorded as David[14].
  • David Makinson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • David Makinson's Erdős number is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3'}[16].
  • David Makinson's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].

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Origins and Family

David Makinson's place of birth was Sydney[2]. He was born on August 27, 1941[3].

Education

Educated at North Sydney Boys High School[8], a high school[18], in Australia[19], founded in 1912[20] and University of Oxford[9], a collegiate university[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1096[23], headquartered in Oxford[24]. David Makinson's doctoral advisor was Michael Dummett[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and philosopher[5]. David Makinson was employed by King's College London[7].

FAQs

Where was David Makinson born?

David Makinson's place of birth was Sydney[2].

What did David Makinson do for work?

David Makinson worked as mathematician[4] and philosopher[5].

Where did David Makinson go to school?

David Makinson was educated at North Sydney Boys High School[8] and University of Oxford[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Mathematics genealogy project id 26433
    National virtual library of india id 177769
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