Donald John Charles Bures

Canadian mathematician
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Donald John Charles Bures

Summary

Donald John Charles Bures is a human[1]. He worked as a mathematician[2].

Key Facts

  • Donald John Charles Bures held citizenship in Canada[3].
  • Donald John Charles Bures worked as a mathematician[2].
  • Donald John Charles Bures was employed by University of British Columbia[4].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's education included a stint at Princeton University[5].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's education included a stint at Queen's University[6].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's doctoral advisor was Israel Halperin[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Donald John Charles Bures is Bures metric[8].
  • Donald John Charles Bures was a member of Royal Society of Canada[9].
  • Donald John Charles Bures is recorded as male[10].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised William Phillips as a doctoral student[12].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised David S. Promislow as a doctoral student[13].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised Ping-Kwam Tam as a doctoral student[14].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised Charles Randall Kerr as a doctoral student[15].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised Ole Anders Nielsen as a doctoral student[16].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56343832[17].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005047663[18].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 17744[19].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's family name is recorded as Bures[20].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's given name is recorded as Donald[21].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2011072496[22].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's MR Author ID is recorded as 215181[23].

Body

Education

Educated at Princeton University[5], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1746[26], headquartered in Princeton[27] and Queen's University[6], a university in Ontario[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1841[30]. Donald John Charles Bures's doctoral advisor was Israel Halperin[7].

Career and Affiliations

Donald John Charles Bures worked as a mathematician[2]. Among his employers was University of British Columbia[4]. Doctoral students include William Phillips[12], David S. Promislow[13], Ping-Kwam Tam[14], Charles Randall Kerr[15], and Ole Anders Nielsen[16].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Donald John Charles Bures is Bures metric[8].

FAQs

What did Donald John Charles Bures do for work?

Donald John Charles Bures worked as mathematician[2].

Where did Donald John Charles Bures go to school?

Donald John Charles Bures was educated at Princeton University[5] and Queen's University[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . school yearbook. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . library.ubc.ca. library.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . library.ubc.ca. library.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . library.ubc.ca. library.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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