Dominic Welsh

mathematician (1938–2023)
Person human Q1237660
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Dominic Welsh

Summary

Dominic Welsh is a human[1]. He was born on +1938-08-29T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2023-11-30T00:00:00Z[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 (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Dominic Welsh was born on +1938-08-29T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Dominic Welsh died on +2023-11-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Dominic Welsh held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Dominic Welsh worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Dominic Welsh's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Dominic Welsh's field of work was combinatorics[8].
  • Dominic Welsh's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Dominic Welsh's field of work was probability theory[10].
  • Dominic Welsh's field of work was matroid theory[11].
  • Dominic Welsh's field of work was computational complexity theory[12].
  • Dominic Welsh's field of work was cryptography[13].
  • Dominic Welsh was educated at Merton College[14].
  • Dominic Welsh's education included a stint at University of Oxford[15].
  • Dominic Welsh's doctoral advisor was John Hammersley[16].
  • Dominic Welsh received the honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo[17].
  • Dominic Welsh is recorded as male[18].
  • Dominic Welsh's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Dominic Welsh supervised Peter Donnelly as a doctoral student[20].
  • Dominic Welsh supervised James Oxley as a doctoral student[21].
  • Dominic Welsh supervised Geoffrey Grimmett as a doctoral student[22].
  • Dominic Welsh supervised Colin J. H. McDiarmid as a doctoral student[23].
  • Dominic Welsh supervised John Adrian Bondy as a doctoral student[24].
  • Dominic Welsh supervised Michele Mosca as a doctoral student[25].
  • Dominic Welsh supervised Malwina Łuczak as a doctoral student[26].
  • Dominic Welsh supervised Magnus Bordewich as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Dominic Welsh was born on +1938-08-29T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Merton College[14], a college of the University of Oxford[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1264[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and University of Oxford[15], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1096[34], headquartered in Oxford[35]. Dominic Welsh's doctoral advisor was John Hammersley[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include combinatorics[8], a branch of mathematics[36]; mathematics[9], an academic discipline[37]; probability theory[10], a branch of mathematics[38]; matroid theory[11], a mathematical theory[39]; computational complexity theory[12], an academic discipline[40]; and cryptography[13], an academic discipline[41]. Doctoral students include Peter Donnelly[20], a mathematician[42], b. 1959[43], of Australia[44], awarded the Weldon Memorial Prize[45]; James Oxley[21], a mathematician[46], b. 1953[47], of United States[48], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[49], specialised in graph theory[50]; Geoffrey Grimmett[22], a mathematician[51], b. 1950[52], of United Kingdom[53], awarded the Rollo Davidson Prize[54], specialised in probability theory[55]; Colin J. H. McDiarmid[23], a professor of mathematics[56]; John Adrian Bondy[24], a mathematician[57], b. 1944[58], of United Kingdom[59], specialised in graph theory[60]; and Michele Mosca[25], a mathematician[61], b. 1971[62], of Canada[63], specialised in combinatorics[64].

Recognition

Dominic Welsh received the honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo[17].

Death and Burial

Dominic Welsh died on +2023-11-30T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Dominic Welsh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

His notable doctoral advisees include Kenneth Regan[66], a chess player[67], b. 1959[68], of United States[69], specialised in chess theory[70]; Geoffrey Grimmett[71], a mathematician[72], b. 1950[73], of United Kingdom[74], awarded the Rollo Davidson Prize[75], specialised in probability theory[76]; and Peter Donnelly[77], a mathematician[78], b. 1959[79], of Australia[80], awarded the Weldon Memorial Prize[81].

FAQs

What did Dominic Welsh do for work?

Dominic Welsh worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Dominic Welsh go to school?

Dominic Welsh was educated at Merton College[14] and University of Oxford[15].

What awards did Dominic Welsh receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate from the University of Waterloo[17].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [65] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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