Edward Linfoot

Summary

Edward Linfoot is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Sheffield^[2]. He was born on June 8, 1905^[3]. He passed away in Cambridge^[4]. He died on October 14, 1982^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and astronomer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Sheffield^[2], Edward Linfoot…
• Edward Linfoot died in Cambridge^[4].
• Edward Linfoot was born on June 8, 1905^[3].
• Edward Linfoot died on October 14, 1982^[5].
• Edward Linfoot is buried at Ascension Parish Burial Ground^[9].
• Edward Linfoot held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• Edward Linfoot held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11].
• Edward Linfoot's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Edward Linfoot's professions included astronomer^[7].
• Edward Linfoot's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Edward Linfoot's field of work was astronomy^[13].
• Edward Linfoot was employed by Cambridge Observatory^[14].
• Among Edward Linfoot's employers was University of Bristol^[15].
• Among Edward Linfoot's employers was Balliol College^[16].
• Edward Linfoot was employed by University of Cambridge^[17].
• Edward Linfoot was educated at Balliol College^[18].
• Edward Linfoot was educated at King Edward VII School^[19].
• Edward Linfoot was educated at University of Oxford^[20].
• Edward Linfoot was educated at University of Göttingen^[21].
• Edward Linfoot was educated at Princeton University^[22].
• Edward Linfoot's doctoral advisor was G.H. Hardy^[23].
• Edward Linfoot is recorded as male^[24].
• Edward Linfoot's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Edward Linfoot supervised Emil Wolf as a doctoral student^[26].
• Edward Linfoot supervised Patrick Arthur Wayman as a doctoral student^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Edward Linfoot was born in Sheffield^[2]. He was born on June 8, 1905^[3].

Education

Educated at Balliol College^[18], a college of the University of Oxford^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1263^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31]; King Edward VII School^[19], a secondary school^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1905^[34]; University of Oxford^[20], a collegiate university^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1096^[37], headquartered in Oxford^[38]; University of Göttingen^[21], a campus university^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 1734^[41], headquartered in Göttingen^[42]; and Princeton University^[22], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1746^[45], headquartered in Princeton^[46]. Edward Linfoot's doctoral advisor was G.H. Hardy^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and astronomer^[7]. Fields of work include mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[47] and astronomy^[13], a branch of science^[48]. Employers include Cambridge Observatory^[14], a university observatory^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1823^[51]; University of Bristol^[15], a public university^[52], in United Kingdom^[53], founded in 1909^[54], headquartered in Bristol^[55]; Balliol College^[16], a college of the University of Oxford^[56], in United Kingdom^[57], founded in 1263^[58], headquartered in Oxford^[59]; and University of Cambridge^[17], a collegiate university^[60], in United Kingdom^[61], founded in 1209^[62], headquartered in Cambridge^[63]. Doctoral students include Emil Wolf^[26], a physicist^[64], 1922–2018^[65], of United States^[66], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[67], specialised in optics^[68] and Patrick Arthur Wayman^[27], an astronomer^[69], 1927–1998^[70], of United Kingdom^[71].

Death and Burial

Edward Linfoot died on October 14, 1982^[5]. He died in Cambridge^[4]. He is buried at Ascension Parish Burial Ground^[9].

Why It Matters

Edward Linfoot ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[8]

FAQs

Where was Edward Linfoot born?

Born in Sheffield^[2], Edward Linfoot…

Where did Edward Linfoot die?

Edward Linfoot passed away in Cambridge^[4].

What did Edward Linfoot do for work?

Edward Linfoot worked as mathematician^[6] and astronomer^[7].

Where did Edward Linfoot go to school?

Edward Linfoot was educated at Balliol College^[18], King Edward VII School^[19], University of Oxford^[20], and University of Göttingen^[21].