Douglas Woodall

British mathematician and psephologist
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Douglas Woodall

Summary

Douglas Woodall is a human[1]. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent[2]. He was born on November 1943[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and psephologist[5].

Key Facts

  • Born in Stoke-on-Trent[2], Douglas Woodall…
  • Douglas Woodall was born on November 1943[3].
  • Douglas Woodall held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Douglas Woodall worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Douglas Woodall's professions included psephologist[5].
  • Douglas Woodall's field of work was graph theory[7].
  • Douglas Woodall's doctoral advisor was Peter D. T. A. Elliott[8].
  • Douglas Woodall's doctoral advisor was Heini Halberstam[9].
  • Douglas Woodall is recorded as male[10].
  • Douglas Woodall's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Timothy Robert Poole as a doctoral student[12].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Peter J. Wilde as a doctoral student[13].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Michael R. Hart as a doctoral student[14].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised James F. Preen as a doctoral student[15].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised John D. Lamb as a doctoral student[16].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Christopher D. Wakelin as a doctoral student[17].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Ben J. Tarlow as a doctoral student[18].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Andrew M. Robertshaw as a doctoral student[19].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Robert James Waters as a doctoral student[20].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Timothy John Hetherington as a doctoral student[21].
  • Douglas Woodall supervised Adam Richard Philpotts as a doctoral student[22].
  • Douglas Woodall's family name is recorded as Woodall[23].
  • Douglas Woodall's given name is recorded as Douglas[24].
  • Douglas Woodall's given name is recorded as Robert[25].
  • Douglas Woodall's official website is recorded as https://www.maths.nottingham.ac.uk/plp/pmadw/[26].

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Origins and Family

Douglas Woodall was born in Stoke-on-Trent[2]. He was born on November 1943[3].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Peter D. T. A. Elliott[8], a mathematician[27], b. 1941[28], of United States[29], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[30], specialised in number theory[31] and Heini Halberstam[9], a mathematician[32], 1926–2014[33], of United Kingdom[34], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[35], specialised in number theory[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and psephologist[5]. Douglas Woodall's field of work was graph theory[7]. Doctoral students include Timothy Robert Poole[12], Peter J. Wilde[13], Michael R. Hart[14], James F. Preen[15], John D. Lamb[16], and Christopher D. Wakelin[17].

FAQs

Where was Douglas Woodall born?

Born in Stoke-on-Trent[2], Douglas Woodall…

What did Douglas Woodall do for work?

Douglas Woodall worked as mathematician[4] and psephologist[5].

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  1. [2] . maths.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved . maths.nottingham.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . maths.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved . maths.nottingham.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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