John M. Pollard

Summary

John M. Pollard is a human^[1]. He was born in London^[2]. He was born on +1941-10-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• John M. Pollard's place of birth was London^[2].
• John M. Pollard was born on +1941-10-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John M. Pollard held citizenship in United Kingdom^[6].
• John M. Pollard's professions included mathematician^[4].
• John M. Pollard's field of work was number theory^[7].
• John M. Pollard was educated at University of Cambridge^[8].
• John M. Pollard is recorded as male^[9].
• John M. Pollard's instance of is recorded as human^[10].
• John M. Pollard's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 41519^[11].
• John M. Pollard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0435st^[12].
• John M. Pollard's family name is recorded as Pollard^[13].
• John M. Pollard's given name is recorded as John^[14].
• John M. Pollard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[15].
• John M. Pollard's zbMATH author ID is recorded as pollard.john-m^[16].
• John M. Pollard's MR Author ID is recorded as 140785^[17].
• John M. Pollard's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[18].
• John M. Pollard's PlanetMath ID is recorded as JohnPollard^[19].

Body

Origins and Family

John M. Pollard was born in London^[2]. He was born on +1941-10-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

John M. Pollard's education included a stint at University of Cambridge^[8].

Career and Affiliations

John M. Pollard worked as a mathematician^[4]. His field of work was number theory^[7].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John M. Pollard include Pollard's rho algorithm^[20], an algorithm^[21] and Pollard's p − 1 algorithm^[22], an algorithm^[23].

Why It Matters

John M. Pollard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

He is credited with the discovery of Pollard's rho algorithm^[26], an algorithm^[27] and Pollard's p − 1 algorithm^[28], an algorithm^[29]. Entities named for him include Pollard's rho algorithm^[20], an algorithm^[21] and Pollard's p − 1 algorithm^[22], an algorithm^[23].

FAQs

Where was John M. Pollard born?

Born in London^[2], John M. Pollard…

What did John M. Pollard do for work?

John M. Pollard worked as mathematician^[4].

Where did John M. Pollard go to school?

John M. Pollard was educated at University of Cambridge^[8].

What did John M. Pollard discover?

John M. Pollard is credited as discoverer of Pollard's rho algorithm^[26] and Pollard's p − 1 algorithm^[28].