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Gerald J. Toomer

British astronomy and mathematics historian (born 1934)
Person Human Q1509929

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
November 23, 1934
Place of birth
Aldershot
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
mathematician, historian of mathematics, university teacher, historian of science
Employer
Brown University[9]
Field of work
history of science[8]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship[10]
Doctoral student
Alexander Jones, Jan Hogendijk, Peter Christopher Solon, Jacques Sesiano[12][13][14][15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Given name
Gerald[16]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerald James Toomer en Gerald J. Toomer ar جيرالد جيمس تومر de Gerald James Toomer de Gerald Toomer fa جرالد تومر fr Gerald James Toomer fr G. J. Toomer ja ジェラルド・トゥーマー tr Gerald James Toomer zh 傑拉爾德·詹姆斯·圖默 zh 圖默
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
32065746
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83149959
GND ID
172419522
American Academy in Rome ID
12423876
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12315313j
DDB person (GND) ID
172419522
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
2980
Freebase ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
gerald-james-toomer
IdRef ID
032049277
J9U entity ID
987007454424205171
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KBR person ID
14809700
Libris-URI
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MR Author ID
202403
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
13668
NUKAT ID
n2008079191
National Virtual Library of India ID
407177
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069989028
SELIBR ID
326251
SHARE Catalogue author ID
290197
Scopus author ID
57210612321
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/8187922f-e740-4233-a2e0-d9da3cd70371
ZbMATH author ID
toomer.g-j

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Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Doctoral student 1
Jan Hogendijk
Doctoral students 1
Jan Hogendijk
Employer 1
Brown University
Field of work 1
history of science
Given name 1
Gerald
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Aldershot
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Gerald J. Toomer was born on November 23, 1934[1], in Aldershot[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], university teacher[5], and historian of science[6].

Why It Matters

Gerald J. Toomer's notable doctoral advisees include Jan Hogendijk[19], a mathematician[20], b. 1955[21], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[22], awarded the EMS Otto Neugebauer Prize[23], specialised in mathematics[24].

FAQs

Where was Gerald J. Toomer born?

Gerald J. Toomer was born in Aldershot[2].

What did Gerald J. Toomer do for work?

Gerald J. Toomer worked as a mathematician[3], historian of mathematics[4], university teacher[5], and historian of science[6].

What awards did Gerald J. Toomer receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[10].

Related Entities

history of science United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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