John Lane Bell

Canadian mathematician and philosopher
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John Lane Bell

Summary

John Lane Bell is a human[1]. He was born on +1945-03-25T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], philosopher[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Lane Bell was born on +1945-03-25T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Lane Bell held citizenship in Canada[7].
  • John Lane Bell's professions included mathematician[3].
  • John Lane Bell's professions included philosopher[4].
  • John Lane Bell worked as a university teacher[5].
  • John Lane Bell's field of work was model theory[8].
  • John Lane Bell's field of work was set theory[9].
  • John Lane Bell's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • John Lane Bell's field of work was mathematical logic[11].
  • John Lane Bell's field of work was constructivism[12].
  • John Lane Bell's field of work was philosophy of mathematics[13].
  • John Lane Bell was employed by Western University[14].
  • John Lane Bell was employed by London School of Economics and Political Science[15].
  • John Lane Bell was employed by National University of Singapore[16].
  • John Lane Bell's education included a stint at University of Oxford[17].
  • John Lane Bell was educated at Lick-Wilmerding High School[18].
  • John Lane Bell's doctoral advisor was John Crossley[19].
  • John Lane Bell is recorded as male[20].
  • John Lane Bell's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • John Lane Bell supervised Elaine Landry as a doctoral student[22].
  • John Lane Bell supervised Michael Hallett as a doctoral student[23].
  • John Lane Bell supervised Dennis Mentzeniotis as a doctoral student[24].
  • John Lane Bell supervised Enrique Hernandez as a doctoral student[25].
  • John Lane Bell supervised Graham Priest as a doctoral student[26].
  • John Lane Bell supervised Gregory Ralph Hagen as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Lane Bell was born on +1945-03-25T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[17], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Lick-Wilmerding High School[18], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1874[34]. John Lane Bell's doctoral advisor was John Crossley[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], philosopher[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include model theory[8], a mathematical theory[35]; set theory[9], a branch of mathematics[36]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[37]; mathematical logic[11], a branch of mathematics[38]; constructivism[12]; and philosophy of mathematics[13], a branch of philosophy[39]. Employers include Western University[14], a public research university[40], in Canada[41], founded in 1878[42], headquartered in London[43]; London School of Economics and Political Science[15], a public research university[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1895[46], headquartered in London[47]; and National University of Singapore[16], an autonomous university[48], in Singapore[49], founded in 1905[50]. Doctoral students include Elaine Landry[22]; Michael Hallett[23], a philosopher[51], b. 1930[52]; Dennis Mentzeniotis[24]; Enrique Hernandez[25]; Graham Priest[26], a philosopher[53], b. 1948[54], of United Kingdom[55], awarded the Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities[56]; and Gregory Ralph Hagen[27].

Why It Matters

John Lane Bell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John Lane Bell do for work?

John Lane Bell worked as mathematician[3], philosopher[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did John Lane Bell go to school?

John Lane Bell was educated at University of Oxford[17] and Lick-Wilmerding High School[18].

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  18. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  26. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  29. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Occupation mathematician, philosopher, university teacher
    Doctoral student Elaine Landry, Michael Hallett, Dennis Mentzeniotis +8
    Selibr id 287300, 137501
    Yale lux id person/a25e3a02-6a87-49ed-8950-d779276b599a
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