John Raymond Willis

British professor of theoretical solid mechanics
Person human Q10307884
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John Raymond Willis

Summary

John Raymond Willis is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1940[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and engineer[5].

Key Facts

  • John Raymond Willis was born on January 1, 1940[2].
  • John Raymond Willis held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • John Raymond Willis worked as a mathematician[3].
  • John Raymond Willis worked as a university teacher[4].
  • John Raymond Willis's professions included engineer[5].
  • Among John Raymond Willis's employers was University of Cambridge[7].
  • John Raymond Willis was employed by University of Bath[8].
  • John Raymond Willis received the Timoshenko Medal[9].
  • John Raymond Willis received the William Prager Medal[10].
  • John Raymond Willis was a member of French Academy of Sciences[11].
  • John Raymond Willis was a member of Royal Society[12].
  • John Raymond Willis is recorded as male[13].
  • John Raymond Willis's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Raymond Willis supervised Graham P. Eatwell as a doctoral student[15].
  • John Raymond Willis supervised Graham Harlin as a doctoral student[16].
  • John Raymond Willis supervised Viet Ha Hoang as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Raymond Willis supervised Federico Juan Sabina as a doctoral student[18].
  • John Raymond Willis supervised D. R. S. Talbot as a doctoral student[19].
  • John Raymond Willis's family name is recorded as Willis[20].
  • John Raymond Willis's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John Raymond Willis's given name is recorded as Raymond[22].
  • John Raymond Willis's official website is recorded as http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tsm/jrwbio.html[23].
  • John Raymond Willis's described at URL is recorded as https://www.academie-sciences.fr/pdf/membre/WillisJR_bio0310.pdf[24].
  • John Raymond Willis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • John Raymond Willis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

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Origins and Family

John Raymond Willis was born on January 1, 1940[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and engineer[5]. Employers include University of Cambridge[7], a collegiate university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1209[29], headquartered in Cambridge[30] and University of Bath[8], a university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1966[33], headquartered in Bath[34]. Doctoral students include Graham P. Eatwell[15]; Graham Harlin[16]; Viet Ha Hoang[17]; Federico Juan Sabina[18], a researcher[35], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[36]; and D. R. S. Talbot[19].

Recognition

Awards received include Timoshenko Medal[9], a science award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1957[39] and William Prager Medal[10], a medallion[40], founded in 1983[41].

FAQs

What did John Raymond Willis do for work?

John Raymond Willis worked as mathematician[3], university teacher[4], and engineer[5].

What awards did John Raymond Willis receive?

Honors received include Timoshenko Medal[9] and William Prager Medal[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . maths.cam.ac.uk. maths.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . damtp.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved . damtp.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . asme.org. asme.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . socengsci.org. socengsci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . purehost.bath.ac.uk. Retrieved . purehost.bath.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . French Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . French Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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