James Tanton

Australian mathematician
Person human Q6144016
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James Tanton

Summary

James Tanton is a human[1]. Born in Adelaide[2], he… he was born on +1966-08-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James Tanton's place of birth was Adelaide[2].
  • James Tanton was born on +1966-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Tanton held citizenship in Australia[6].
  • James Tanton worked as a mathematician[4].
  • James Tanton was educated at Princeton University[7].
  • James Tanton's education included a stint at University of Adelaide[8].
  • James Tanton's doctoral advisor was Gunnar Carlsson[9].
  • James Tanton's image is recorded as James Tanton.jpg[10].
  • James Tanton is recorded as male[11].
  • James Tanton's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • James Tanton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084541832[13].
  • James Tanton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 266228769[14].
  • James Tanton's GND ID is recorded as 1127670026[15].
  • James Tanton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr94022524[16].
  • James Tanton's IdRef ID is recorded as 123272211[17].
  • James Tanton's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 18868[18].
  • James Tanton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pcvcm3[19].
  • James Tanton's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1483504A[20].
  • James Tanton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0056564[21].
  • James Tanton's family name is recorded as Tanton[22].
  • James Tanton's given name is recorded as James[23].
  • James Tanton's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 2057682[24].
  • James Tanton's zbMATH author ID is recorded as tanton.james-stuart[25].
  • James Tanton's DBLP author ID is recorded as 127/2722[26].
  • James Tanton's Goodreads author ID is recorded as 1365696[27].

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Origins and Family

James Tanton was born in Adelaide[2]. He was born on +1966-08-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[7], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31] and University of Adelaide[8], a public university[32], in Australia[33], founded in 1874[34], headquartered in Mitchell Building[35]. James Tanton's doctoral advisor was Gunnar Carlsson[9].

Career and Affiliations

James Tanton worked as a mathematician[4].

Why It Matters

James Tanton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was James Tanton born?

James Tanton was born in Adelaide[2].

What did James Tanton do for work?

James Tanton worked as mathematician[4].

Where did James Tanton go to school?

James Tanton was educated at Princeton University[7] and University of Adelaide[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Goodreads. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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