Douglas Barker Sears

Ph.D. University of Oxford 1949
Person human Q102131467
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Douglas Barker Sears

Summary

Douglas Barker Sears is a human[1]. He worked as a university teacher[2] and mathematician[3].

Key Facts

  • A child of Douglas Barker Sears was Michael Sears[4].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's professions included university teacher[2].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Douglas Barker Sears was employed by University of the Witwatersrand[5].
  • Douglas Barker Sears was employed by University of Cape Town[6].
  • Among Douglas Barker Sears's employers was University of Nairobi[7].
  • Douglas Barker Sears was educated at University of Oxford[8].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's doctoral advisor was Edward Charles Titchmarsh[9].
  • Douglas Barker Sears is recorded as male[10].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Douglas Barker Sears supervised Pawel Szeptycki as a doctoral student[12].
  • Douglas Barker Sears supervised Ian Walker Knowles as a doctoral student[13].
  • Douglas Barker Sears supervised John Gerard O'Hara as a doctoral student[14].
  • Douglas Barker Sears supervised Patrick John Browne as a doctoral student[15].
  • Douglas Barker Sears supervised Stephen D. Wray as a doctoral student[16].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 18974[17].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's family name is recorded as Sears[18].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's given name is recorded as Douglas[19].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's given name is recorded as Barker[20].
  • Douglas Barker Sears's MR Author ID is recorded as 535954[21].

Body

Education

Douglas Barker Sears was educated at University of Oxford[8]. His doctoral advisor was Edward Charles Titchmarsh[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[2] and mathematician[3]. Employers include University of the Witwatersrand[5], a public research university[22], in South Africa[23], founded in 1896[24], headquartered in Johannesburg[25]; University of Cape Town[6], a public university[26], in South Africa[27], founded in 1829[28], headquartered in Cape Town[29]; and University of Nairobi[7], a public university[30], in Kenya[31], founded in 1956[32]. Doctoral students include Pawel Szeptycki[12], a mathematician[33], 1935–2004[34], specialised in mathematics[35]; Ian Walker Knowles[13], a mathematician[36], b. 1946[37]; John Gerard O'Hara[14]; Patrick John Browne[15]; and Stephen D. Wray[16].

Personal Life

A child of Douglas Barker Sears was Michael Sears[4].

FAQs

What did Douglas Barker Sears do for work?

Douglas Barker Sears worked as university teacher[2] and mathematician[3].

Where did Douglas Barker Sears go to school?

Douglas Barker Sears was educated at University of Oxford[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Quaestiones Mathematicae. wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Quaestiones Mathematicae. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Quaestiones Mathematicae. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Quaestiones Mathematicae. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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