Deryk Osthus

mathematician
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Deryk Osthus

Summary

Deryk Osthus is a human[1]. He was born on 1974[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Deryk Osthus was born on 1974[2].
  • Deryk Osthus worked as a mathematician[3].
  • Deryk Osthus worked as a university teacher[4].
  • Deryk Osthus was employed by University of Birmingham[6].
  • Deryk Osthus was educated at University of Cambridge[7].
  • Deryk Osthus's education included a stint at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[8].
  • Deryk Osthus's doctoral advisor was Hans Jürgen Prömel[9].
  • Deryk Osthus received the European Prize in Combinatorics[10].
  • Deryk Osthus received the Whitehead Prize[11].
  • Deryk Osthus received the Fulkerson Prize[12].
  • Deryk Osthus is recorded as male[13].
  • Deryk Osthus's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Deryk Osthus supervised Richard Mycroft as a doctoral student[15].
  • Deryk Osthus supervised Fiachra Knox as a doctoral student[16].
  • Deryk Osthus supervised Andrew Treglown as a doctoral student[17].
  • Deryk Osthus supervised Tássio Naia dos Santos as a doctoral student[18].
  • Deryk Osthus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[19].

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Origins and Family

Deryk Osthus was born on 1974[2].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[7], a collegiate university[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1209[22], headquartered in Cambridge[23] and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[8], a comprehensive university[24], in Germany[25], founded in 1809[26], headquartered in Berlin[27]. Deryk Osthus's doctoral advisor was Hans Jürgen Prömel[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. Deryk Osthus was employed by University of Birmingham[6]. Doctoral students include Richard Mycroft[15], Fiachra Knox[16], Andrew Treglown[17], and Tássio Naia dos Santos[18].

Recognition

Awards received include European Prize in Combinatorics[10], a science award[28]; Whitehead Prize[11], a science award[29], in United Kingdom[30], founded in 1979[31]; and Fulkerson Prize[12], a science award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1979[34].

Why It Matters

Deryk Osthus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Deryk Osthus do for work?

Deryk Osthus worked as mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Deryk Osthus go to school?

Deryk Osthus was educated at University of Cambridge[7] and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[8].

What awards did Deryk Osthus receive?

Honors received include European Prize in Combinatorics[10], Whitehead Prize[11], and Fulkerson Prize[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Provenance: 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. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Date of birth +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Zbmath author id osthus.deryk
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