Hannah Fry

British mathematician and TV presenter (1984-)
Person human Q23657278
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Hannah Fry

Summary

Hannah Fry is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Harlow[2]. She was born on February 21, 1984[3]. She worked as a science communicator[4], mathematician[5], audiobook narrator[6], presenter[7], and orator[8]. She ranks in the top 0.025% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,410 views/month, #254 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Hannah Fry was born in Harlow[2].
  • Hannah Fry was born on February 21, 1984[3].
  • Hannah Fry held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • English was Hannah Fry's native language[11].
  • Hannah Fry worked as a science communicator[4].
  • Hannah Fry worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Hannah Fry worked as an audiobook narrator[6].
  • Hannah Fry worked as a presenter[7].
  • Hannah Fry worked as an orator[8].
  • Hannah Fry worked as an author[12].
  • Hannah Fry's field of work was mathematical model[13].
  • Hannah Fry's field of work was popular science[14].
  • Hannah Fry's field of work was lectorship[15].
  • Among Hannah Fry's employers was University College London[16].
  • Hannah Fry was employed by University of Cambridge[17].
  • Hannah Fry's education included a stint at University College London[18].
  • Hannah Fry was educated at Presdales School[19].
  • Hannah Fry's doctoral advisor was Frank T. Smith[20].
  • Hannah Fry received the Christopher Zeeman Medal[21].
  • Hannah Fry received the David Attenborough Award[22].
  • Hannah Fry was a member of Royal Academy of Engineering[23].
  • Hannah Fry is recorded as female[24].
  • Hannah Fry's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Hannah Fry supervised Stephen Ashley Tench as a doctoral student[26].
  • Hannah Fry's Commons category is recorded as Hannah Fry[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1984-02-21[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c1df478e-d28d-40a8-bc67-d01218e53949[31]

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Origins and Family

Hannah Fry was born in Harlow[2]. She was born on February 21, 1984[3]. English was her native language[11].

Education

Educated at University College London[18], a university college[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1826[34], headquartered in UCL Main Building[35] and Presdales School[19], a secondary school[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1906[38]. Hannah Fry's doctoral advisor was Frank T. Smith[20]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include science communicator[4], mathematician[5], audiobook narrator[6], presenter[7], orator[8], and author[12]. Fields of work include mathematical model[13], a general term[40]; popular science[14], a genre[41]; and lectorship[15]. Employers include University College London[16], a university college[42], in United Kingdom[43], founded in 1826[44], headquartered in UCL Main Building[45] and University of Cambridge[17], a collegiate university[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1209[48], headquartered in Cambridge[49]. Hannah Fry supervised Stephen Ashley Tench as a doctoral student[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Christopher Zeeman Medal[21], an award[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 2008[52] and David Attenborough Award[22], an award[53], in United Kingdom[54], founded in 2020[55].

Why It Matters

Hannah Fry ranks in the top 0.025% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,410 views/month, #254 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Hannah Fry born?

Born in Harlow[2], Hannah Fry…

What did Hannah Fry do for work?

Hannah Fry worked as science communicator[4], mathematician[5], audiobook narrator[6], presenter[7], and orator[8].

Where did Hannah Fry go to school?

Hannah Fry was educated at University College London[18] and Presdales School[19].

What awards did Hannah Fry receive?

Honors received include Christopher Zeeman Medal[21] and David Attenborough Award[22].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved . ucl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  25. [39] . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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