John Dumbleton

British mathematician
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Summary

John Dumbleton was born on 1310[1]. He died on 1349[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[6]
  • Employer: University of Oxford[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Family name: Dumbleton[9]
  • Given name: John[10]
  • Student of: Thomas Bradwardine[11], William of Heytesbury[12], Richard Swineshead[13]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[15]

Why It Matters

John Dumbleton has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

What did John Dumbleton do for work?

John Dumbleton worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'nl', 'ru', 'tr']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship → —
    Student of → Thomas Bradwardine, William of Heytesbury, Richard Swineshead
    Occupation → —
    Family name → Dumbleton
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
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