Hugh C. Williams

Canadian mathematician and historian of mathematics
Person human Q1634242
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Hugh C. Williams

Summary

Hugh C. Williams is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on +1943-07-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], and university teacher[6].

Key Facts

  • Hugh C. Williams's place of birth was London[2].
  • Hugh C. Williams was born on +1943-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Hugh C. Williams held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • Hugh C. Williams worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Hugh C. Williams's professions included historian of mathematics[5].
  • Hugh C. Williams's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Among Hugh C. Williams's employers was University of Calgary[8].
  • Hugh C. Williams was employed by University of Waterloo[9].
  • Hugh C. Williams was employed by University of Manitoba[10].
  • Hugh C. Williams was educated at University of Waterloo[11].
  • Hugh C. Williams's doctoral advisor was Ronald C. Mullin[12].
  • Hugh C. Williams's doctoral advisor was Ralph Gordon Stanton[13].
  • Hugh C. Williams's image is recorded as Hugh C. Williams.jpg[14].
  • Hugh C. Williams is recorded as male[15].
  • Hugh C. Williams's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Hugh C. Williams supervised Allan Jeffrey Stephens as a doctoral student[17].
  • Hugh C. Williams supervised Gilbert Wai-Wing Fung as a doctoral student[18].
  • Hugh C. Williams supervised Renate Scheidler as a doctoral student[19].
  • Hugh C. Williams supervised Richard Francis Lukes as a doctoral student[20].
  • Hugh C. Williams supervised Roger D. Patterson as a doctoral student[21].
  • Hugh C. Williams supervised Kjell Wooding as a doctoral student[22].
  • Hugh C. Williams's ISNI is recorded as 0000000116769920[23].
  • Hugh C. Williams's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77587267[24].
  • Hugh C. Williams's GND ID is recorded as 124230415[25].
  • Hugh C. Williams's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79049331[26].

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Origins and Family

Hugh C. Williams was born in London[2]. He was born on +1943-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Hugh C. Williams's education included a stint at University of Waterloo[11]. Doctoral advisors include Ronald C. Mullin[12], a mathematician[27], b. 1936[28] and Ralph Gordon Stanton[13], a mathematician[29], 1923–2010[30], of Canada[31], awarded the Killam Prize[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], and university teacher[6]. Employers include University of Calgary[8], an autonomous university[33], in Canada[34], founded in 1966[35], headquartered in Calgary[36]; University of Waterloo[9], a public research university[37], in Canada[38], founded in 1956[39], headquartered in Waterloo[40]; and University of Manitoba[10], a university in Manitoba[41], in Canada[42], founded in 1877[43], headquartered in Winnipeg[44]. Doctoral students include Allan Jeffrey Stephens[17]; Gilbert Wai-Wing Fung[18]; Renate Scheidler[19], a number theorist[45], b. 1960[46], of West Germany[47], awarded the Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics[48]; Richard Francis Lukes[20]; Roger D. Patterson[21], a researcher[49]; and Kjell Wooding[22].

FAQs

Where was Hugh C. Williams born?

Born in London[2], Hugh C. Williams…

What did Hugh C. Williams do for work?

Hugh C. Williams worked as mathematician[4], historian of mathematics[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Hugh C. Williams go to school?

Hugh C. Williams was educated at University of Waterloo[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . umanitoba.ca. umanitoba.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [32] . 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
  23. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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