David Spiegelhalter

British mathematician
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Summary

David Spiegelhalter was born on August 16, 1953[1], in Barnstaple[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], and scientist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (625 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8]
  • Field of work: statistics[9], mathematics[10]
  • Employer: University of Cambridge[11]
  • Educated at: Keble College[12], University College London[13], The Park Community School[14], University of London[15]
  • Doctoral advisor: Adrian Smith[16]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[17], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[18], Guy Medal in Silver[19], Guy Medal in Bronze[20], Knight Bachelor[21], Weldon Memorial Prize[22], Michael Faraday Prize[23], DeGroot Prize[24]
  • Member of: Royal Society[25], Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Doctoral student: Iain Charles Stemp[28], Kenneth M Rice[29], Hayley Jones[30], Emma Clare Marshall[31]
  • Commons category: David Spiegelhalter[32]
  • Honorific prefix: Sir[33]
  • Academic degree: professor[34]
  • Residence: Cambridge[35]
  • Family name: Spiegelhalter[36]
  • Given name: David[37], John[38]
  • Official website: http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/Dept/People/Spiegelhalter/davids.html[39]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[40]
  • Birth name: David John Spiegelhalter[41]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[42]

Why It Matters

David Spiegelhalter is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was David Spiegelhalter born?

David Spiegelhalter's place of birth was Barnstaple[2].

What did David Spiegelhalter do for work?

David Spiegelhalter worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], university teacher[5], and scientist[6].

Where did David Spiegelhalter go to school?

David Spiegelhalter was educated at Keble College[12], University College London[13], The Park Community School[14], and University of London[15].

What awards did David Spiegelhalter receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[17], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[18], Guy Medal in Silver[19], and Guy Medal in Bronze[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . bayesian.org. Retrieved . bayesian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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