John Crank

Summary

John Crank is a human^[1]. Born in Lancashire^[2], he… he was born on +1916-02-06T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Ruislip^[4]. He died on +2006-10-03T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Lancashire^[2], John Crank…
• Born in Hindley^[9], John Crank…
• John Crank died in Ruislip^[4].
• John Crank was born on +1916-02-06T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Crank died on +2006-10-03T00:00:00Z^[5].
• John Crank held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• John Crank held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[11].
• John Crank worked as a mathematician^[6].
• John Crank's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Among John Crank's employers was Brunel University London^[12].
• Among John Crank's employers was University of Cambridge^[13].
• John Crank was employed by Courtaulds^[14].
• John Crank was educated at Victoria University of Manchester^[15].
• John Crank's doctoral advisor was William Lawrence Bragg^[16].
• John Crank's doctoral advisor was Douglas Hartree^[17].
• John Crank is recorded as male^[18].
• John Crank's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• John Crank's ISNI is recorded as 000000012026372X^[20].
• John Crank's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 94817643^[21].
• John Crank's GND ID is recorded as 1096362139^[22].
• John Crank's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83176761^[23].
• John Crank's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14509770v^[24].
• John Crank's IdRef ID is recorded as 071398783^[25].
• John Crank's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 122659^[26].
• John Crank's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fj5q2^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Lancashire^[2], a ceremonial county of England^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Hindley^[9], a town^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]. John Crank was born on +1916-02-06T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

John Crank's education included a stint at Victoria University of Manchester^[15]. Doctoral advisors include William Lawrence Bragg^[16], a mathematician^[32], 1890–1971^[33], of United Kingdom^[34], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[35], specialised in physics^[36] and Douglas Hartree^[17], a mathematician^[37], 1897–1958^[38], of United Kingdom^[39], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[40], specialised in theoretical physics^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Employers include Brunel University London^[12], a public research university^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1966^[44]; University of Cambridge^[13], a collegiate university^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1209^[47], headquartered in Cambridge^[48]; and Courtaulds^[14], a business^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1794^[51], headquartered in Coventry^[52].

Death and Burial

John Crank died on +2006-10-03T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Ruislip^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Crank include Crank–Nicolson method^[53], a numerical method for partial differential equations^[54].

Why It Matters

John Crank ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55]

Entities named for him include Crank–Nicolson method^[53], a numerical method for partial differential equations^[54].

FAQs

Where was John Crank born?

John Crank's place of birth was Lancashire^[2].

Where did John Crank die?

John Crank passed away in Ruislip^[4].

What did John Crank do for work?

John Crank worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did John Crank go to school?

John Crank was educated at Victoria University of Manchester^[15].