John Clayton Taylor

physicist, contributor to gauge theory in the 1970s, professor of mathematical physics at Cambridge University 1980-1995
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John Clayton Taylor

Summary

John Clayton Taylor is a human[1]. He was born on +1930-08-04T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], university teacher[4], and mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Clayton Taylor was born on +1930-08-04T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Clayton Taylor held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Clayton Taylor's professions included physicist[3].
  • John Clayton Taylor's professions included university teacher[4].
  • John Clayton Taylor's professions included mathematician[5].
  • John Clayton Taylor's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[8].
  • John Clayton Taylor's doctoral advisor was Richard John Eden[9].
  • John Clayton Taylor's doctoral advisor was Abdus Salam[10].
  • John Clayton Taylor was a member of Royal Society[11].
  • John Clayton Taylor is recorded as male[12].
  • John Clayton Taylor's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised David Olive as a doctoral student[14].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised Paul Frampton as a doctoral student[15].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised Douglas Ross as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised John Harnad as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised Nicolas Papastamatiou as a doctoral student[18].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised Ray Streater as a doctoral student[19].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised D. R. Timothy Jones as a doctoral student[20].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised Eamonn A. Gaffney as a doctoral student[21].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised Aubrey Truman as a doctoral student[22].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised David Bailin as a doctoral student[23].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised Paul Jonathan Doust as a doctoral student[24].
  • John Clayton Taylor supervised James George Marcel Gatheral as a doctoral student[25].
  • John Clayton Taylor's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114493318[26].
  • John Clayton Taylor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79457380[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Clayton Taylor was born on +1930-08-04T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

John Clayton Taylor's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[8]. Doctoral advisors include Richard John Eden[9], a physicist[28], 1922–2021[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize[31] and Abdus Salam[10], a university teacher[32], 1926–1996[33], of British Raj[34], awarded the Atoms for Peace Award[35], specialised in quantum field theory[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3], university teacher[4], and mathematician[5]. Doctoral students include David Olive[14], a physicist[37], 1937–2012[38], of United Kingdom[39], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[40]; Paul Frampton[15], a physicist[41], b. 1943[42], of United Kingdom[43], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[44], specialised in physics[45]; Douglas Ross[16], a physicist[46], b. 1948[47], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[48]; John Harnad[17], a mathematician[49], b. 1946[50], of Canada[51], awarded the CAP-CRM Prize in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics[52], specialised in mathematical physics[53]; Nicolas Papastamatiou[18], a physicist[54]; and Ray Streater[19], a physicist[55], b. 1936[56], of United Kingdom[57], specialised in quantum field theory[58].

Why It Matters

John Clayton Taylor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John Clayton Taylor do for work?

John Clayton Taylor worked as physicist[3], university teacher[4], and mathematician[5].

Where did John Clayton Taylor go to school?

John Clayton Taylor was educated at University of Cambridge[8].

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Class ancestry

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

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

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