Eugenia Cheng

English mathematician and pianist
Person human Q20831455
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Eugenia Cheng

Summary

Eugenia Cheng is a human[1]. Born in Hampshire[2], she… she was born on August 1, 1976[3]. She worked as a mathematician[4], pianist[5], and teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hampshire[2], Eugenia Cheng…
  • Eugenia Cheng was born on August 1, 1976[3].
  • Eugenia Cheng held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Eugenia Cheng's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Eugenia Cheng worked as a pianist[5].
  • Eugenia Cheng's professions included teacher[6].
  • Eugenia Cheng's field of work was category theory[9].
  • Eugenia Cheng's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Eugenia Cheng's field of work was piano performance[11].
  • Eugenia Cheng was employed by University of Sheffield[12].
  • Among Eugenia Cheng's employers was School of the Art Institute of Chicago[13].
  • Eugenia Cheng's education included a stint at Gonville and Caius College[14].
  • Eugenia Cheng's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[15].
  • Eugenia Cheng's doctoral advisor was Martin Hyland[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Eugenia Cheng is How to Bake Pi[17].
  • Eugenia Cheng is recorded as female[18].
  • Eugenia Cheng's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Eugenia Cheng supervised Niles Nick Gurski as a doctoral student[20].
  • Eugenia Cheng's Commons category is recorded as Eugenia Cheng[21].
  • Eugenia Cheng's family name is recorded as Cheng[22].
  • Eugenia Cheng's given name is recorded as Eugenia[23].
  • Eugenia Cheng's given name is recorded as Evgenia[24].
  • Eugenia Cheng's official website is recorded as http://www.eugeniacheng.com/[25].
  • Eugenia Cheng's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Eugenia Cheng's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Eugenia Cheng was born in Hampshire[2]. She was born on August 1, 1976[3].

Education

Educated at Gonville and Caius College[14], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1348[30] and University of Cambridge[15], a collegiate university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1209[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]. Eugenia Cheng's doctoral advisor was Martin Hyland[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], pianist[5], and teacher[6]. Fields of work include category theory[9], a branch of mathematics[35]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[36]; and piano performance[11], a field of study[37]. Employers include University of Sheffield[12], a public research university[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1905[40], headquartered in Sheffield[41] and School of the Art Institute of Chicago[13], an art academy[42], in United States[43], founded in 1866[44], headquartered in Chicago[45]. Eugenia Cheng supervised Niles Nick Gurski as a doctoral student[20].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Eugenia Cheng is How to Bake Pi[17].

Why It Matters

Eugenia Cheng ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (197 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Eugenia Cheng born?

Eugenia Cheng was born in Hampshire[2].

What did Eugenia Cheng do for work?

Eugenia Cheng worked as mathematician[4], pianist[5], and teacher[6].

Where did Eugenia Cheng go to school?

Eugenia Cheng was educated at Gonville and Caius College[14] and University of Cambridge[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
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