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 educated at Princeton University[4].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's doctoral advisor was Israel Halperin[5].
  • A notable work attributed to Donald John Charles Bures is Bures metric[6].
  • Donald John Charles Bures was a member of Royal Society of Canada[7].
  • Donald John Charles Bures is recorded as male[8].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised William Phillips as a doctoral student[10].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised David S. Promislow as a doctoral student[11].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised Ping-Kwam Tam as a doctoral student[12].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised Charles Randall Kerr as a doctoral student[13].
  • Donald John Charles Bures supervised Ole Anders Nielsen as a doctoral student[14].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's family name is recorded as Bures[15].
  • Donald John Charles Bures's given name is recorded as Donald[16].

Body

Education

Donald John Charles Bures's education included a stint at Princeton University[4]. His doctoral advisor was Israel Halperin[5].

Career and Affiliations

Donald John Charles Bures's professions included mathematician[2]. Doctoral students include William Phillips[10], David S. Promislow[11], Ping-Kwam Tam[12], Charles Randall Kerr[13], and Ole Anders Nielsen[14].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Donald John Charles Bures is Bures metric[6].

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[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . library.ubc.ca. library.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . 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. [7] . library.ubc.ca. library.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 19d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Doctoral student William Phillips, David S. Promislow, Ping-Kwam Tam +2
    Wikidata description Canadian mathematician
    Doctoral advisor Israel Halperin
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