Keith Martin Ball

British mathematician and Professor at the University of Warwick
Person human Q1738066
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Keith Martin Ball

Summary

Keith Martin Ball is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on December 26, 1960[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and science communicator[6]. He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Key Facts

  • Keith Martin Ball was born in New York City[2].
  • Keith Martin Ball was born on December 26, 1960[3].
  • Keith Martin Ball held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Keith Martin Ball worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Keith Martin Ball's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Keith Martin Ball's professions included science communicator[6].
  • Keith Martin Ball's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Keith Martin Ball's field of work was geometry[10].
  • Keith Martin Ball's field of work was functional analysis[11].
  • Keith Martin Ball's field of work was probability theory[12].
  • Keith Martin Ball's field of work was popular science[13].
  • Among Keith Martin Ball's employers was University of Warwick[14].
  • Keith Martin Ball was educated at Trinity College[15].
  • Keith Martin Ball was educated at Berkhamsted School[16].
  • Keith Martin Ball was educated at University of Cambridge[17].
  • Keith Martin Ball's doctoral advisor was Béla Bollobás[18].
  • Keith Martin Ball received the Whitehead Prize[19].
  • Keith Martin Ball received the Fellow of the Royal Society[20].
  • Keith Martin Ball received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[21].
  • Keith Martin Ball received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[22].
  • Keith Martin Ball was a member of Royal Society[23].
  • Keith Martin Ball was a member of American Mathematical Society[24].
  • Keith Martin Ball is recorded as male[25].
  • Keith Martin Ball's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Keith Martin Ball supervised Gergely Ambrus as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Keith Martin Ball's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on December 26, 1960[3].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[15], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1546[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Berkhamsted School[16], an independent school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1541[34]; and University of Cambridge[17], a collegiate university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1209[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38]. Keith Martin Ball's doctoral advisor was Béla Bollobás[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and science communicator[6]. Fields of work include mathematics[9], an academic discipline[39]; geometry[10], a branch of mathematics[40]; functional analysis[11], a branch of mathematics[41]; probability theory[12], a branch of mathematics[42]; and popular science[13], a genre[43]. Keith Martin Ball was employed by University of Warwick[14]. Doctoral students include Gergely Ambrus[27]; Pablo Soberón Bravo[44]; Tomasz Tkocz[45]; and Irini Perissinaki[46], a mathematician[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Whitehead Prize[19], a science award[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1979[50]; Fellow of the Royal Society[20], a fellowship award[51], in United Kingdom[52]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[21], a fellowship award[53], in United Kingdom[54]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[22], a fellowship award[55].

Why It Matters

Keith Martin Ball is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

FAQs

Where was Keith Martin Ball born?

Keith Martin Ball's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Keith Martin Ball do for work?

Keith Martin Ball worked as mathematician[4], university teacher[5], and science communicator[6].

Where did Keith Martin Ball go to school?

Keith Martin Ball was educated at Trinity College[15], Berkhamsted School[16], and University of Cambridge[17].

What awards did Keith Martin Ball receive?

Honors received include Whitehead Prize[19], Fellow of the Royal Society[20], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[21], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[22].

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  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [44] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [45] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [46] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  27. [24] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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