Frank T. Smith

English applied mathematician (born 1948)
Person human Q21166363
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Frank T. Smith

Summary

Frank T. Smith is a human[1]. He was born on February 24, 1948[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Frank T. Smith was born on February 24, 1948[2].
  • Frank T. Smith held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Frank T. Smith's professions included mathematician[3].
  • Frank T. Smith worked as a researcher[4].
  • Frank T. Smith was employed by University College London[7].
  • Frank T. Smith was educated at University of Oxford[8].
  • Frank T. Smith's doctoral advisor was David Spence[9].
  • Frank T. Smith's doctoral advisor was John Ockendon[10].
  • Frank T. Smith's doctoral advisor was Terence Jones[11].
  • Frank T. Smith's doctoral advisor was Keith Stewartson[12].
  • Frank T. Smith was a member of Royal Society[13].
  • Frank T. Smith is recorded as male[14].
  • Frank T. Smith's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Frank T. Smith supervised Hannah Fry as a doctoral student[16].
  • Frank T. Smith supervised Philip Hall as a doctoral student[17].
  • Frank T. Smith supervised Jitesh Gajjar as a doctoral student[18].
  • Frank T. Smith supervised Richard Purvis as a doctoral student[19].
  • Frank T. Smith's family name is recorded as Smith[20].
  • Frank T. Smith's given name is recorded as Frank[21].
  • Frank T. Smith's given name is recorded as Thomas[22].
  • Frank T. Smith's official website is recorded as https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/2282-frank-smith[23].
  • Frank T. Smith's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Frank T. Smith's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
  • Frank T. Smith's writing language is recorded as English[26].

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Origins and Family

Frank T. Smith was born on February 24, 1948[2].

Education

Frank T. Smith's education included a stint at University of Oxford[8]. Doctoral advisors include David Spence[9], a mathematician[27], 1926–2003[28], of New Zealand[29], specialised in aeronautics[30]; John Ockendon[10], a mathematician[31], b. 1940[32], of United Kingdom[33], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[34], specialised in applied mathematics[35]; Terence Jones[11]; and Keith Stewartson[12], a mathematician[36], 1925–1983[37], of United Kingdom[38], awarded the Mayhew Prize[39], specialised in fluid mechanics[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and researcher[4]. Among Frank T. Smith's employers was University College London[7]. Doctoral students include Hannah Fry[16], a science communicator[41], b. 1984[42], of United Kingdom[43], awarded the Christopher Zeeman Medal[44], specialised in mathematical model[45]; Philip Hall[17]; Jitesh Gajjar[18], a researcher[46], specialised in mathematics[47]; and Richard Purvis[19], a researcher[48].

Why It Matters

Frank T. Smith ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (396 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Frank T. Smith do for work?

Frank T. Smith worked as mathematician[3] and researcher[4].

Where did Frank T. Smith go to school?

Frank T. Smith was educated at University of Oxford[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . ucl.ac.uk. ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [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
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  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
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Who's who uk id U35339
    Mathematics genealogy project id 124489
    Date of birth +1948-02-24T00:00:00Z
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