John Flavell Coales

British engineer (1907-1999)
Person human Q21165790
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John Flavell Coales

Summary

John Flavell Coales is a human[1]. His place of birth was Harborne[2]. He was born on +1907-09-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1999-06-06T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a computer scientist[5], physicist[6], and engineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Flavell Coales was born in Harborne[2].
  • John Flavell Coales was born on +1907-09-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Flavell Coales died on +1999-06-06T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Flavell Coales held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • John Flavell Coales's professions included computer scientist[5].
  • John Flavell Coales's professions included physicist[6].
  • John Flavell Coales worked as an engineer[7].
  • John Flavell Coales received the Fellow of the Royal Society[10].
  • John Flavell Coales received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11].
  • John Flavell Coales was a member of Royal Society[12].
  • John Flavell Coales was a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts[13].
  • John Flavell Coales is recorded as male[14].
  • John Flavell Coales's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Flavell Coales supervised Walter Murray Wonham as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Flavell Coales supervised Edward J. Davison as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Flavell Coales's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 219724897[18].
  • John Flavell Coales's IdRef ID is recorded as 113390092[19].
  • John Flavell Coales's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04322246[20].
  • John Flavell Coales's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 256031[21].
  • John Flavell Coales's family name is recorded as Coales[22].
  • John Flavell Coales's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Flavell Coales's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90937978[24].
  • John Flavell Coales's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2015197966[25].
  • John Flavell Coales's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as British English[26].
  • John Flavell Coales's zbMATH author ID is recorded as coales.john-f[27].

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Origins and Family

John Flavell Coales was born in Harborne[2]. He was born on +1907-09-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[5], physicist[6], and engineer[7]. Doctoral students include Walter Murray Wonham[16], a physicist[28], 1934–2023[29], of Canada[30], awarded the Brouwer Medal[31], specialised in control theory[32] and Edward J. Davison[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10], a fellowship award[33], in United Kingdom[34] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11], a grade of an order[35], in United Kingdom[36].

Death and Burial

John Flavell Coales died on +1999-06-06T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

John Flavell Coales ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

His notable doctoral advisees include Walter Murray Wonham[37], a physicist[38], 1934–2023[39], of Canada[40], awarded the Brouwer Medal[41], specialised in control theory[42].

FAQs

Where was John Flavell Coales born?

John Flavell Coales was born in Harborne[2].

What did John Flavell Coales do for work?

John Flavell Coales worked as computer scientist[5], physicist[6], and engineer[7].

What awards did John Flavell Coales receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10] and Officer of the Order of the British Empire[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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