Denis Higgs

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Denis Higgs

Summary

Denis Higgs is a human[1]. His place of birth was England[2]. He was born on +1932-05-06T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Toronto[4]. He died on +2011-02-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in England[2], Denis Higgs…
  • Denis Higgs passed away in Toronto[4].
  • Denis Higgs was born on +1932-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Denis Higgs died on +2011-02-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Denis Higgs held citizenship in South Africa[8].
  • Denis Higgs worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Denis Higgs was employed by University of Waterloo[9].
  • Denis Higgs was educated at University of the Witwatersrand[10].
  • Denis Higgs's education included a stint at St John's College[11].
  • Denis Higgs's education included a stint at McMaster University[12].
  • Denis Higgs's doctoral advisor was Gert Sabidussi[13].
  • Denis Higgs is recorded as male[14].
  • Denis Higgs's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Denis Higgs supervised Philip J. Scott as a doctoral student[16].
  • Denis Higgs supervised Donald Molyneux Stuart Brunker as a doctoral student[17].
  • Denis Higgs's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 37875[18].
  • Denis Higgs's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0p8tdf4[19].
  • Denis Higgs's family name is recorded as Higgs[20].
  • Denis Higgs's given name is recorded as Denis[21].
  • Denis Higgs's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Denis Higgs's zbMATH author ID is recorded as higgs.denis-a[23].
  • Denis Higgs's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[24].
  • Denis Higgs's MR Author ID is recorded as 85670[25].
  • Denis Higgs's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Denis Higgs was born in England[2]. He was born on +1932-05-06T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of the Witwatersrand[10], a public research university[27], in South Africa[28], founded in 1896[29], headquartered in Johannesburg[30]; St John's College[11], a college of the University of Cambridge[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1511[33]; and McMaster University[12], a public research university[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1887[36]. Denis Higgs's doctoral advisor was Gert Sabidussi[13].

Career and Affiliations

Denis Higgs worked as a mathematician[6]. He was employed by University of Waterloo[9]. Doctoral students include Philip J. Scott[16] and Donald Molyneux Stuart Brunker[17].

Death and Burial

Denis Higgs died on +2011-02-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Toronto[4].

Why It Matters

Denis Higgs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Denis Higgs born?

Born in England[2], Denis Higgs…

Where did Denis Higgs die?

Denis Higgs passed away in Toronto[4].

What did Denis Higgs do for work?

Denis Higgs worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Denis Higgs go to school?

Denis Higgs was educated at University of the Witwatersrand[10], St John's College[11], and McMaster University[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sites.google.com. Retrieved . sites.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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