David Masser

Summary

David Masser is a human^[1]. His place of birth was London^[2]. He was born on +1948-11-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• David Masser was born in London^[2].
• David Masser was born on +1948-11-08T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David Masser was born on +1948-11-11T00:00:00Z^[7].
• David Masser was born on +1948-09-11T00:00:00Z^[8].
• David Masser was born on +1948-08-11T00:00:00Z^[9].
• David Masser held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• David Masser worked as a mathematician^[4].
• David Masser's professions included university teacher^[5].
• David Masser's field of work was number theory^[11].
• Among David Masser's employers was University of Basel^[12].
• Among David Masser's employers was University of Michigan^[13].
• David Masser was educated at University of Cambridge^[14].
• David Masser was educated at Trinity College^[15].
• David Masser's doctoral advisor was Alan Baker^[16].
• David Masser received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[17].
• David Masser was a member of Royal Society^[18].
• David Masser was a member of Academia Europaea^[19].
• David Masser's image is recorded as David Masser.jpg^[20].
• David Masser is recorded as male^[21].
• David Masser's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• David Masser supervised Paula Tretkoff as a doctoral student^[23].
• David Masser supervised Daniel M. Kornhauser as a doctoral student^[24].
• David Masser supervised Noel Christopher Wass as a doctoral student^[25].
• David Masser supervised John H. Rickert as a doctoral student^[26].
• David Masser supervised Fengshen Yan as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

David Masser was born in London^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1948-11-08T00:00:00Z^[3], +1948-11-11T00:00:00Z^[7], +1948-09-11T00:00:00Z^[8], and +1948-08-11T00:00:00Z^[9].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge^[14], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1209^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and Trinity College^[15], a college of the University of Cambridge^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1546^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]. David Masser's doctoral advisor was Alan Baker^[16]. He studied under Alan Baker^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. David Masser's field of work was number theory^[11]. Employers include University of Basel^[12], a public research university^[37], in Switzerland^[38], founded in 1460^[39], headquartered in Basel^[40] and University of Michigan^[13], a public research university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1817^[43], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[44]. Doctoral students include Paula Tretkoff^[23], an academic^[45]; Daniel M. Kornhauser^[24]; Noel Christopher Wass^[25]; John H. Rickert^[26]; Fengshen Yan^[27]; and Philipp Habegger^[46], a mathematician^[47], b. 1978^[48], of Switzerland^[49].

Recognition

David Masser received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[17].

Why It Matters

David Masser ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

He is credited with the discovery of abc conjecture^[52], a conjecture^[53].

FAQs

Where was David Masser born?

David Masser's place of birth was London^[2].

What did David Masser do for work?

David Masser worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did David Masser go to school?

David Masser was educated at University of Cambridge^[14] and Trinity College^[15].

What awards did David Masser receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[17].

What did David Masser discover?

David Masser is credited as discoverer of abc conjecture^[52].