John Horton Conway

Summary

John Horton Conway is a human^[1]. He was born in Liverpool^[2]. He was born on December 26, 1937^[3]. He passed away in New Brunswick^[4]. He died on April 11, 2020^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,337 views/month, #6,934 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• John Horton Conway's place of birth was Liverpool^[2].
• John Horton Conway passed away in New Brunswick^[4].
• John Horton Conway was born on December 26, 1937^[3].
• John Horton Conway died on April 11, 2020^[5].
• John Horton Conway's father was Cyril Horton Conway^[9].
• John Horton Conway's mother was Agnes Boyce^[10].
• John Horton Conway held citizenship in United Kingdom^[11].
• English was John Horton Conway's native language^[12].
• John Horton Conway worked as a mathematician^[6].
• John Horton Conway's professions included university teacher^[7].
• John Horton Conway's field of work was group theory^[13].
• John Horton Conway's field of work was combinatorial game theory^[14].
• John Horton Conway's field of work was mathematics^[15].
• John Horton Conway's field of work was number theory^[16].
• John Horton Conway's field of work was game theory^[17].
• John Horton Conway's field of work was knot theory^[18].
• Among John Horton Conway's employers was Princeton University^[19].
• Among John Horton Conway's employers was University of Cambridge^[20].
• John Horton Conway's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[21].
• John Horton Conway's education included a stint at Gonville and Caius College^[22].
• John Horton Conway's doctoral advisor was Harold Davenport^[23].
• A notable work attributed to John Horton Conway is Conway's Game of Life^[24].
• A notable work attributed to John Horton Conway is Conway group^[25].
• A notable work attributed to John Horton Conway is surreal number^[26].
• A notable work attributed to John Horton Conway is Conway chained arrow notation^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1937-12-26^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2020-04-11^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 407d39b6-477f-4d71-8bc8-dcb14eabbe12^[32]

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Origins and Family

John Horton Conway was born in Liverpool^[2]. He was born on December 26, 1937^[3]. His father was Cyril Horton Conway^[9]. His mother was Agnes Boyce^[10]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge^[21], a collegiate university^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1209^[35], headquartered in Cambridge^[36] and Gonville and Caius College^[22], a college of the University of Cambridge^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1348^[39]. John Horton Conway's doctoral advisor was Harold Davenport^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include group theory^[13], a branch of mathematics^[40]; combinatorial game theory^[14], an academic discipline^[41]; mathematics^[15], an academic discipline^[42]; number theory^[16], a branch of mathematics^[43]; game theory^[17], a branch of mathematics^[44]; and knot theory^[18], an academic discipline^[45]. Employers include Princeton University^[19], a private university^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1746^[48], headquartered in Princeton^[49] and University of Cambridge^[20], a collegiate university^[50], in United Kingdom^[51], founded in 1209^[52], headquartered in Cambridge^[53]. Doctoral students include Richard Borcherds^[54], a mathematician^[55], b. 1959^[56], of United Kingdom^[57], awarded the Fields medal^[58], specialised in group theory^[59]; Simon P. Norton^[60]; Robert Arnott Wilson^[61]; Adrian Mathias^[62]; Jonathan D. H. Smith^[63]; and Leonard Hyman Soicher^[64].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Conway's Game of Life^[24], Conway group^[25], surreal number^[26], Conway chained arrow notation^[27], Conway criterion^[65], and Conway notation^[66]. Things named for John Horton Conway include Conway's Game of Life^[67], Look-and-say sequence^[68], Conway knot^[69], Conway polyhedron notation^[70], Conway criterion^[71], Conway's base 13 function^[72], Conway's Soldiers^[73], and Conway group^[74].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[75], a fellowship award^[76], in United Kingdom^[77]; Pólya Prize^[78], a class of award^[79], in United Kingdom^[80], founded in 1987^[81]; Berwick Prize^[82], a science award^[83], in United Kingdom^[84], founded in 1946^[85]; Nemmers Prize in Mathematics^[86], a science award^[87], in United States^[88], founded in 1994^[89]; and Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition^[90], a class of award^[91].

Death and Burial

John Horton Conway died on April 11, 2020^[5]. He passed away in New Brunswick^[4]. The cause of death was COVID-19^[92].

Why It Matters

John Horton Conway ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,337 views/month, #6,934 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[93] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[94]

He is credited with the discovery of Conway's Game of Life^[95], a Life-like cellular automaton^[96], founded in 1970^[97]; Doomsday rule^[98], a calculation^[99]; surreal number^[100], a type of number^[101]; Sprouts^[102], a mathematical game^[103]; Conway polyhedron notation^[104], a notation^[105]; and angel problem^[106], a mathematical game^[107]. Entities named for him include Conway's Game of Life^[67], Look-and-say sequence^[68], Conway knot^[69], Conway polyhedron notation^[70], Conway criterion^[71], and Conway's base 13 function^[72].

His notable doctoral advisees include Richard Borcherds^[108], Simon P. Norton^[109], and Robert Arnott Wilson^[110].

FAQs

Where was John Horton Conway born?

John Horton Conway was born in Liverpool^[2].

Where did John Horton Conway die?

John Horton Conway passed away in New Brunswick^[4].

Who were John Horton Conway's parents?

John Horton Conway's father was Cyril Horton Conway^[9]. John Horton Conway's mother was Agnes Boyce^[10].

What did John Horton Conway do for work?

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

Where did John Horton Conway go to school?

John Horton Conway was educated at University of Cambridge^[21] and Gonville and Caius College^[22].

What awards did John Horton Conway receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[75], Pólya Prize^[78], Berwick Prize^[82], and Nemmers Prize in Mathematics^[86].

What did John Horton Conway discover?

John Horton Conway is credited as discoverer of Conway's Game of Life^[95], Doomsday rule^[98], surreal number^[100], and Sprouts^[102].