Michael Proctor

academic
Person human Q16751088
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Michael Proctor

Summary

Michael Proctor is a human[1]. He was born in Bournemouth[2]. He was born on +1950-09-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Michael Proctor was born in Bournemouth[2].
  • Michael Proctor was born on +1950-09-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Michael Proctor was born on +1950-09-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Michael Proctor held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Michael Proctor's professions included physicist[4].
  • Michael Proctor's field of work was astrophysics[8].
  • Among Michael Proctor's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Michael Proctor was employed by University of Cambridge[10].
  • Michael Proctor was educated at Trinity College[11].
  • Michael Proctor was educated at Shrewsbury School[12].
  • Michael Proctor's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[13].
  • Michael Proctor's doctoral advisor was Keith Moffatt[14].
  • Michael Proctor received the Fellow of the Royal Society[15].
  • Michael Proctor was a member of Royal Society[16].
  • Michael Proctor was a member of International Astronomical Union[17].
  • Michael Proctor is recorded as male[18].
  • Michael Proctor's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Michael Proctor supervised Rebecca B. Hoyle as a doctoral student[20].
  • Michael Proctor supervised Jonathan Mestel as a doctoral student[21].
  • Michael Proctor supervised Keith A. Julien as a doctoral student[22].
  • Michael Proctor supervised Fausto Cattaneo as a doctoral student[23].
  • Michael Proctor supervised Joel C Miller as a doctoral student[24].
  • Michael Proctor supervised Jonathan Hugh Pattison Dawes as a doctoral student[25].
  • Michael Proctor supervised Stephen Mark Houghton as a doctoral student[26].
  • Michael Proctor's ISNI is recorded as 0000000044398592[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Proctor's place of birth was Bournemouth[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1950-09-19T00:00:00Z[3] and +1950-09-00T00:00:00Z[6].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[11], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1546[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Shrewsbury School[12], a secondary school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1552[34]; and University of Cambridge[13], a collegiate university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1209[37], headquartered in Cambridge[38]. Michael Proctor's doctoral advisor was Keith Moffatt[14].

Career and Affiliations

Michael Proctor worked as a physicist[4]. His field of work was astrophysics[8]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1861[41], headquartered in Cambridge[42] and University of Cambridge[10], a collegiate university[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1209[45], headquartered in Cambridge[46]. Doctoral students include Rebecca B. Hoyle[20], a mathematician[47]; Jonathan Mestel[21], a mathematician[48], b. 1957[49], of United Kingdom[50]; Keith A. Julien[22], a university teacher[51], 1965–2024[52]; Fausto Cattaneo[23], a physicist[53], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[54]; Joel C Miller[24]; and Jonathan Hugh Pattison Dawes[25].

Recognition

Michael Proctor received the Fellow of the Royal Society[15].

Why It Matters

Michael Proctor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Michael Proctor born?

Born in Bournemouth[2], Michael Proctor…

What did Michael Proctor do for work?

Michael Proctor worked as physicist[4].

Where did Michael Proctor go to school?

Michael Proctor was educated at Trinity College[11], Shrewsbury School[12], and University of Cambridge[13].

What awards did Michael Proctor receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . data.bibliotheken.nl. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . wikidata.org.
  23. [17] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . Companies House. Retrieved . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  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
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Michael Proctor. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/michael-proctor-q16751088
MLA “Michael Proctor.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/michael-proctor-q16751088.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_michael-proctor-q16751088_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Michael Proctor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/michael-proctor-q16751088}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Michael Proctor — https://4ort.xyz/entity/michael-proctor-q16751088 (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/michael-proctor-q16751088 · Last refreshed: