Michael Fourman

British mathematician and computer scientist
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Michael Fourman

Summary

Michael Fourman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Oxford[2]. He was born on September 12, 1950[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], engineer[6], blogger[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Oxford[2], Michael Fourman…
  • Michael Fourman was born on September 12, 1950[3].
  • Michael Fourman held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Michael Fourman worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Michael Fourman worked as a computer scientist[5].
  • Michael Fourman worked as an engineer[6].
  • Michael Fourman's professions included blogger[7].
  • Michael Fourman's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Michael Fourman's field of work was informatics[11].
  • Michael Fourman's field of work was computer system[12].
  • Michael Fourman's field of work was Logical Semantics[13].
  • Michael Fourman's field of work was mathematics[14].
  • Michael Fourman was employed by Clark University[15].
  • Among Michael Fourman's employers was Brunel University London[16].
  • Among Michael Fourman's employers was University of Edinburgh[17].
  • Michael Fourman was educated at University of Oxford[18].
  • Michael Fourman was educated at University of Bristol[19].
  • Michael Fourman's doctoral advisor was Dana Scott[20].
  • Michael Fourman received the Fellow of the British Computer Society[21].
  • Michael Fourman was a member of UK Computing Research Committee[22].
  • Michael Fourman is recorded as male[23].
  • Michael Fourman's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Michael Fourman supervised John Longley as a doctoral student[25].
  • Michael Fourman supervised Michael Mendler as a doctoral student[26].
  • Michael Fourman supervised Roger Anthony Sayle as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Oxford[2], Michael Fourman… he was born on September 12, 1950[3].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[18], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and University of Bristol[19], a public university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1909[34], headquartered in Bristol[35]. Michael Fourman's doctoral advisor was Dana Scott[20].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], engineer[6], blogger[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include informatics[11], an academic major[36], founded in 1957[37]; computer system[12], a product[38]; Logical Semantics[13]; and mathematics[14], an academic discipline[39]. Employers include Clark University[15], a private university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1887[42], headquartered in Worcester[43]; Brunel University London[16], a public research university[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1966[46]; and University of Edinburgh[17], a public university[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1583[49], headquartered in Edinburgh[50]. Doctoral students include John Longley[25], Michael Mendler[26], and Roger Anthony Sayle[27].

Recognition

Michael Fourman received the Fellow of the British Computer Society[21].

Why It Matters

Michael Fourman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Michael Fourman born?

Michael Fourman was born in Oxford[2].

What did Michael Fourman do for work?

Michael Fourman worked as mathematician[4], computer scientist[5], engineer[6], blogger[7], and university teacher[8].

Where did Michael Fourman go to school?

Michael Fourman was educated at University of Oxford[18] and University of Bristol[19].

What awards did Michael Fourman receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the British Computer Society[21].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . theiet.org. theiet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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