John Westcott

Summary

John Westcott is a human^[1]. He was born on +1920-11-03T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +2014-10-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a computer scientist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• John Westcott was born on +1920-11-03T00:00:00Z^[2].
• John Westcott died on +2014-10-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Westcott held citizenship in United Kingdom^[6].
• John Westcott worked as a computer scientist^[4].
• Among John Westcott's employers was Imperial College London^[7].
• John Westcott's education included a stint at University of London^[8].
• John Westcott's doctoral advisor was Colin Cherry^[9].
• John Westcott received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[10].
• John Westcott was a member of Royal Society^[11].
• John Westcott is recorded as male^[12].
• John Westcott's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• John Westcott supervised Kevin Warwick as a doctoral student^[14].
• John Westcott supervised Sanjoy K. Mitter as a doctoral student^[15].
• John Westcott supervised David Mayne as a doctoral student^[16].
• John Westcott supervised Adrian Phair Roberts as a doctoral student^[17].
• John Westcott supervised John Florentine as a doctoral student^[18].
• John Westcott supervised Donald G. Watts as a doctoral student^[19].
• John Westcott's ISNI is recorded as 0000000065116208^[20].
• John Westcott's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 93339298^[21].
• John Westcott's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87877020^[22].
• John Westcott's IdRef ID is recorded as 194913368^[23].
• John Westcott's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 116874^[24].
• John Westcott's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0123hn0w^[25].
• John Westcott's given name is recorded as John^[26].
• John Westcott's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90198627^[27].

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Origins and Family

John Westcott was born on +1920-11-03T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

John Westcott's education included a stint at University of London^[8]. His doctoral advisor was Colin Cherry^[9].

Career and Affiliations

John Westcott's professions included computer scientist^[4]. He was employed by Imperial College London^[7]. Doctoral students include Kevin Warwick^[14], an engineer^[28], b. 1954^[29], of United Kingdom^[30], awarded the Mountbatten Medal^[31], specialised in robotics^[32]; Sanjoy K. Mitter^[15], an engineer^[33], 1933–2023^[34], of India^[35], awarded the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award^[36]; David Mayne^[16], an engineer^[37], 1930–2024^[38], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[39]; Adrian Phair Roberts^[17], a researcher^[40]; John Florentine^[18]; and Donald G. Watts^[19], a statistician^[41], awarded the Fellow of the American Statistical Association^[42].

Recognition

John Westcott received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[10].

Death and Burial

John Westcott died on +2014-10-10T00:00:00Z^[3].

Why It Matters

John Westcott ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[5] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

His notable doctoral advisees include Kevin Warwick^[44], an engineer^[45], b. 1954^[46], of United Kingdom^[47], awarded the Mountbatten Medal^[48], specialised in robotics^[49].

FAQs

What did John Westcott do for work?

John Westcott worked as computer scientist^[4].

Where did John Westcott go to school?

John Westcott was educated at University of London^[8].

What awards did John Westcott receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[10].