John Dawson

Summary

John Dawson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1734-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died in Sedbergh^[3]. He died on +1820-09-19T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a mathematician^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• John Dawson died in Sedbergh^[3].
• John Dawson was born on +1734-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].
• John Dawson died on +1820-09-19T00:00:00Z^[4].
• John Dawson held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• John Dawson worked as a mathematician^[5].
• John Dawson's field of work was surgeon^[8].
• John Dawson's education included a stint at Sedbergh School^[9].
• John Dawson was educated at University of Edinburgh^[10].
• John Dawson's doctoral advisor was Edward Waring^[11].
• A notable student of John Dawson was Adam Sedgwick^[12].
• John Dawson was influenced by Henry Bracken^[13].
• John Dawson is recorded as male^[14].
• John Dawson's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• John Dawson supervised Adam Sedgwick as a doctoral student^[16].
• John Dawson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000077135035^[17].
• John Dawson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 107167380^[18].
• John Dawson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56467758^[19].
• John Dawson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr91029242^[20].
• John Dawson's IdRef ID is recorded as 164194118^[21].
• John Dawson's Commons category is recorded as John Dawson (surgeon)^[22].
• John Dawson's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 102037^[23].
• John Dawson's residence is recorded as England^[24].
• John Dawson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026j1d0^[25].
• John Dawson's Open Library ID is recorded as OL5191189A^[26].
• John Dawson's family name is recorded as Dawson^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Dawson was born on +1734-01-01T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Sedbergh School^[9], an independent school^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1909^[30] and University of Edinburgh^[10], a public university^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1583^[33], headquartered in Edinburgh^[34]. John Dawson's doctoral advisor was Edward Waring^[11]. Studied under Edward Waring^[35], a mathematician^[36], 1736–1798^[37], of Kingdom of Great Britain^[38], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[39], specialised in number theory^[40] and Henry Bracken^[41].

Career and Affiliations

John Dawson worked as a mathematician^[5]. His field of work was surgeon^[8]. A notable student of him was Adam Sedgwick^[12]. He supervised Adam Sedgwick as a doctoral student^[16].

Death and Burial

John Dawson died on +1820-09-19T00:00:00Z^[4]. He passed away in Sedbergh^[3].

Why It Matters

John Dawson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).^[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Adam Sedgwick^[42], a geologist^[43], 1785–1873^[44], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[45], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[46], specialised in geology^[47].

FAQs

Where did John Dawson die?

John Dawson died in Sedbergh^[3].

What did John Dawson do for work?

John Dawson worked as mathematician^[5].

Where did John Dawson go to school?

John Dawson was educated at Sedbergh School^[9] and University of Edinburgh^[10].