John Ockendon

British mathematician, Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford
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Summary

John Ockendon was born on October 13, 1940[1]. He has worked as a mathematician[2] and university teacher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Hilary Ockendon[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6]
  • Field of work: applied mathematics[7], mathematics[8], fluid dynamics[9], industrial sector[10]
  • Employer: University of Oxford[11]
  • Educated at: University of Oxford[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Alan B. Tayler[13]
  • Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[14], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15]
  • Member of: Royal Society[16], Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Doctoral student: Peter D. Howell[19], Frank T. Smith[20], Samuel Dexter Howison[21], Stephen Kenneth Wilson[22], Alistair Fitt[23], Richard Henry Tew[24], S. Jon Chapman[25], Andrew Alfred Lacey[26], Andrejs Novikovs[27], Giles William Richardson[28], James Milson Hassall Lawry[29], John Coats[30], James M. Oliver[31], Colin P. Please[32]
  • Family name: Ockendon[33]
  • Given name: John[34], Richard[35]
  • Official website: https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/people/john.ockendon[36]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[37]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[38]

Why It Matters

John Ockendon is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Who was John Ockendon married to?

John Ockendon's spouses include Hilary Ockendon[5].

What did John Ockendon do for work?

John Ockendon worked as a mathematician[2] and university teacher[3].

Where did John Ockendon go to school?

John Ockendon was educated at University of Oxford[12].

What awards did John Ockendon receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[14] and Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  29. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [17] ↑ . siam.org. Retrieved . siam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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