George Willis

Australian mathematician
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George Willis

Summary

George Willis is a human[1]. He worked as a mathematician[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • George Willis worked as a mathematician[2].
  • George Willis was employed by University of Newcastle[4].
  • George Willis's education included a stint at University of Adelaide[5].
  • George Willis's education included a stint at Newcastle University[6].
  • George Willis's education included a stint at Newcastle University[7].
  • George Willis's doctoral advisor was Barry Edward Johnson[8].
  • George Willis received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[9].
  • George Willis received the Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal[10].
  • George Willis received the Australian Laureate Fellowship[11].
  • George Willis is recorded as male[12].
  • George Willis's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • George Willis supervised James A. Gifford as a doctoral student[14].
  • George Willis supervised Cameron Murray Rogers as a doctoral student[15].
  • George Willis supervised Andrew Gordon Kepert as a doctoral student[16].
  • George Willis's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-2610-9309[17].
  • George Willis's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 147465[18].
  • George Willis's family name is recorded as Willis[19].
  • George Willis's given name is recorded as George[20].
  • George Willis's ResearcherID is recorded as G-7311-2013[21].
  • George Willis's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7102225073[22].
  • George Willis's zbMATH author ID is recorded as willis.george-a[23].
  • George Willis's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as acdIrXYAAAAJ[24].
  • George Willis's DBLP author ID is recorded as 212/4816[25].
  • George Willis's GEPRIS person ID is recorded as 43659373[26].
  • George Willis's MR Author ID is recorded as 183250[27].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Adelaide[5], a public university[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1874[30], headquartered in Mitchell Building[31] and Newcastle University[6], a university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1963[34], headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne[35]. George Willis's doctoral advisor was Barry Edward Johnson[8].

Career and Affiliations

George Willis's professions included mathematician[2]. Among his employers was University of Newcastle[4]. Doctoral students include James A. Gifford[14], a researcher[36]; Cameron Murray Rogers[15]; and Andrew Gordon Kepert[16], a mathematician[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[9], a fellowship award[38], in Australia[39]; Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal[10], a science award[40], in Australia[41], founded in 1932[42]; and Australian Laureate Fellowship[11], a fellowship grant[43], in Australia[44].

Why It Matters

George Willis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did George Willis do for work?

George Willis worked as mathematician[2].

Where did George Willis go to school?

George Willis was educated at University of Adelaide[5], Newcastle University[6], and Newcastle University[7].

What awards did George Willis receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[9], Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal[10], and Australian Laureate Fellowship[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . newcastle.edu.au. newcastle.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . newcastle.edu.au. newcastle.edu.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . science.org.au. science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . science.org.au. Retrieved . science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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