John C. Gittins

British statistician
Person human Q6224420
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John C. Gittins

Summary

John C. Gittins is a human[1]. He was born on +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John C. Gittins was born on +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John C. Gittins held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John C. Gittins worked as a mathematician[3].
  • John C. Gittins worked as a statistician[4].
  • John C. Gittins's professions included university teacher[5].
  • John C. Gittins's field of work was probability theory[8].
  • Among John C. Gittins's employers was University of Oxford[9].
  • John C. Gittins was employed by University of Cambridge[10].
  • John C. Gittins's education included a stint at University of Wales[11].
  • John C. Gittins's doctoral advisor was Dennis Lindley[12].
  • John C. Gittins received the Rollo Davidson Prize[13].
  • John C. Gittins received the Guy Medal in Silver[14].
  • John C. Gittins is recorded as male[15].
  • John C. Gittins's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John C. Gittins supervised Peter Nash as a doctoral student[17].
  • John C. Gittins supervised Hamid Pezeshk as a doctoral student[18].
  • John C. Gittins supervised Kevin Glazebrook as a doctoral student[19].
  • John C. Gittins supervised You-Gan Wang as a doctoral student[20].
  • John C. Gittins's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081276682[21].
  • John C. Gittins's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 49305451[22].
  • John C. Gittins's GND ID is recorded as 171603311[23].
  • John C. Gittins's GND ID is recorded as 1089783612[24].
  • John C. Gittins's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85069292[25].
  • John C. Gittins's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12381627j[26].
  • John C. Gittins's IdRef ID is recorded as 032870663[27].

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Origins and Family

John C. Gittins was born on +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

John C. Gittins was educated at University of Wales[11]. His doctoral advisor was Dennis Lindley[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5]. John C. Gittins's field of work was probability theory[8]. Employers include University of Oxford[9], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and University of Cambridge[10], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1209[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. Doctoral students include Peter Nash[17], a researcher[36]; Hamid Pezeshk[18], a researcher[37]; Kevin Glazebrook[19], an operations researcher[38], b. 1950[39]; and You-Gan Wang[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Rollo Davidson Prize[13], a science award[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1976[42] and Guy Medal in Silver[14], a class of award[43].

Why It Matters

John C. Gittins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John C. Gittins do for work?

John C. Gittins worked as mathematician[3], statistician[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did John C. Gittins go to school?

John C. Gittins was educated at University of Wales[11].

What awards did John C. Gittins receive?

Honors received include Rollo Davidson Prize[13] and Guy Medal in Silver[14].

References

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  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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