John O'Connor

British mathematician
Person human Q14525478
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John O'Connor

Summary

John O'Connor is a human[1]. Born in Luton[2], he… he was born on July 31, 1945[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4].

Key Facts

  • John O'Connor's place of birth was Luton[2].
  • John O'Connor was born on July 31, 1945[3].
  • John O'Connor held citizenship in United Kingdom[5].
  • John O'Connor worked as a mathematician[4].
  • John O'Connor's field of work was topology[6].
  • John O'Connor's field of work was history of mathematics[7].
  • John O'Connor was employed by University of St Andrews[8].
  • John O'Connor was educated at University of Oxford[9].
  • John O'Connor's doctoral advisor was Graeme Segal[10].
  • John O'Connor is recorded as male[11].
  • John O'Connor's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John O'Connor supervised Hayrullah Ayık as a doctoral student[13].
  • John O'Connor supervised Ian Thomas Durham as a doctoral student[14].
  • John O'Connor supervised Ibrahim Rasheed Al-Amri as a doctoral student[15].
  • John O'Connor supervised A. Hamid A. Hussain Ali as a doctoral student[16].
  • John O'Connor supervised Hüseyin Bilgiç as a doctoral student[17].
  • John O'Connor supervised Benedict J. Soares as a doctoral student[18].
  • John O'Connor supervised Daniel Victor Mintz as a doctoral student[19].
  • John O'Connor supervised Elizabeth F. Lewis as a doctoral student[20].
  • John O'Connor supervised Stefanie U. Eminger as a doctoral student[21].
  • John O'Connor's family name is recorded as Q2043296[22].
  • John O'Connor's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John O'Connor's described at URL is recorded as https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/people/joc/[24].
  • John O'Connor's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • John O'Connor's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Luton[2], John O'Connor… he was born on July 31, 1945[3].

Education

John O'Connor was educated at University of Oxford[9]. His doctoral advisor was Graeme Segal[10].

Career and Affiliations

John O'Connor worked as a mathematician[4]. Fields of work include topology[6], a branch of mathematics[27] and history of mathematics[7], an aspect of history[28]. He was employed by University of St Andrews[8]. Doctoral students include Hayrullah Ayık[13]; Ian Thomas Durham[14]; Ibrahim Rasheed Al-Amri[15]; A. Hamid A. Hussain Ali[16]; Hüseyin Bilgiç[17], of Turkey[29]; and Benedict J. Soares[18].

FAQs

Where was John O'Connor born?

John O'Connor's place of birth was Luton[2].

What did John O'Connor do for work?

John O'Connor worked as mathematician[4].

Where did John O'Connor go to school?

John O'Connor was educated at University of Oxford[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Family name Q2043296
    Educated at University of Oxford
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