Iain S. Duff

British mathematician and computer scientist (born 1947)
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Iain S. Duff

Summary

Iain S. Duff is a human[1]. Born in Glasgow[2], he… he was born on +1947-01-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], and engineer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Iain S. Duff was born in Glasgow[2].
  • Iain S. Duff was born on +1947-01-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Iain S. Duff held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Iain S. Duff worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Iain S. Duff's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • Iain S. Duff's professions included engineer[6].
  • Iain S. Duff's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Iain S. Duff was educated at University of Oxford[10].
  • Iain S. Duff's doctoral advisor was Leslie Fox[11].
  • Iain S. Duff's doctoral advisor was Reginald Prabhakar Tewarson[12].
  • Iain S. Duff received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13].
  • Iain S. Duff was a member of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[14].
  • Iain S. Duff's image is recorded as Iain Duff.jpg[15].
  • Iain S. Duff is recorded as male[16].
  • Iain S. Duff's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Iain S. Duff supervised Patrick R. Amestoy as a doctoral student[18].
  • Iain S. Duff's archives at is recorded as Computer History Museum[19].
  • Iain S. Duff's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 58812[20].
  • Iain S. Duff's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c23pw[21].
  • Iain S. Duff's given name is recorded as Iain[22].
  • Iain S. Duff's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Iain S. Duff's zbMATH author ID is recorded as duff.iain-s[24].
  • Iain S. Duff's Google Scholar author ID is recorded as ksCHKmIAAAAJ[25].
  • Iain S. Duff's DBLP author ID is recorded as 75/821[26].
  • Iain S. Duff's Prabook ID is recorded as 2358138[27].

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Origins and Family

Iain S. Duff's place of birth was Glasgow[2]. He was born on +1947-01-05T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Iain S. Duff was educated at University of Oxford[10]. Doctoral advisors include Leslie Fox[11], a mathematician[28], 1918–1992[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the honorary doctorate[31], specialised in numerical analysis[32] and Reginald Prabhakar Tewarson[12], a numerical analyst[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], and engineer[6]. Iain S. Duff's field of work was mathematics[9]. He supervised Patrick R. Amestoy as a doctoral student[18].

Recognition

Iain S. Duff received the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13].

Why It Matters

Iain S. Duff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Iain S. Duff born?

Iain S. Duff was born in Glasgow[2].

What did Iain S. Duff do for work?

Iain S. Duff worked as mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], and engineer[6].

Where did Iain S. Duff go to school?

Iain S. Duff was educated at University of Oxford[10].

What awards did Iain S. Duff receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . computerhistory.org. Retrieved . computerhistory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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