Donal O'Shea

Canadian mathematician
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Donal O'Shea

Summary

Donal O'Shea is a human[1]. His place of birth was Canada[2]. He was born on +1952-00-00T00:00:00Z[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 (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Donal O'Shea was born in Canada[2].
  • Donal O'Shea was born on +1952-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Donal O'Shea held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Donal O'Shea's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Donal O'Shea worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Donal O'Shea's field of work was algebraic geometry[8].
  • Among Donal O'Shea's employers was Mount Holyoke College[9].
  • Donal O'Shea's education included a stint at Harvard University[10].
  • Donal O'Shea was educated at Queen's University[11].
  • Donal O'Shea's doctoral advisor was Albert John Coleman[12].
  • Donal O'Shea received the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[13].
  • Donal O'Shea's image is recorded as DonalOShea-2008.jpg[14].
  • Donal O'Shea is recorded as male[15].
  • Donal O'Shea's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Donal O'Shea's ISNI is recorded as 0000000140819764[17].
  • Donal O'Shea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 36981507[18].
  • Donal O'Shea's GND ID is recorded as 113289731[19].
  • Donal O'Shea's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n92032739[20].
  • Donal O'Shea's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122918661[21].
  • Donal O'Shea's IdRef ID is recorded as 03176388X[22].
  • Donal O'Shea's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA07002977[23].
  • Donal O'Shea's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00807743[24].
  • Donal O'Shea's SBN author ID is recorded as TSAV000178[25].
  • Donal O'Shea's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 108818[26].
  • Donal O'Shea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05xfdd5[27].

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Origins and Family

Donal O'Shea was born in Canada[2]. He was born on +1952-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[10], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Queen's University[11], a university in Ontario[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1841[34]. Donal O'Shea's doctoral advisor was Albert John Coleman[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Donal O'Shea's field of work was algebraic geometry[8]. Among his employers was Mount Holyoke College[9].

Recognition

Donal O'Shea received the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[13].

Why It Matters

Donal O'Shea ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35]

FAQs

Where was Donal O'Shea born?

Born in Canada[2], Donal O'Shea…

What did Donal O'Shea do for work?

Donal O'Shea worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Donal O'Shea go to school?

Donal O'Shea was educated at Harvard University[10] and Queen's University[11].

What awards did Donal O'Shea receive?

Honors received include Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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