Norman Fenton

British mathematician and computer scientist
Person human Q22959109
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Norman Fenton

Summary

Norman Fenton is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on May 18, 1956[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], Norman Fenton…
  • Norman Fenton was born on May 18, 1956[3].
  • Norman Fenton held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Norman Fenton worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Norman Fenton worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was informatics[8].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was information management[9].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was mathematics[10].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was Bayesian inference[11].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was software engineering[12].
  • Among Norman Fenton's employers was Queen Mary University of London[13].
  • Norman Fenton was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[14].
  • Norman Fenton was educated at Ilford County High School[15].
  • Norman Fenton was educated at University of Sheffield[16].
  • Norman Fenton's doctoral advisor was Peter Vámos[17].
  • Norman Fenton is recorded as male[18].
  • Norman Fenton's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Norman Fenton supervised Robin Whitty as a doctoral student[20].
  • Norman Fenton's residence is recorded as London[21].
  • Norman Fenton's family name is recorded as Fenton[22].
  • Norman Fenton's given name is recorded as Norman[23].
  • Norman Fenton's official website is recorded as https://www.normanfenton.com/[24].
  • Norman Fenton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Norman Fenton's affiliation is recorded as Health Advisory and Recovery Team[26].
  • Norman Fenton's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Norman Fenton's place of birth was London[2]. He was born on May 18, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[14], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1895[30], headquartered in London[31]; Ilford County High School[15], a grammar school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1901[34]; and University of Sheffield[16], a public research university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1905[37], headquartered in Sheffield[38]. Norman Fenton's doctoral advisor was Peter Vámos[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include informatics[8], an academic major[39], founded in 1957[40]; information management[9], an academic discipline[41]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[42]; Bayesian inference[11]; and software engineering[12], a branch of computer science[43]. Norman Fenton was employed by Queen Mary University of London[13]. He supervised Robin Whitty as a doctoral student[20].

Why It Matters

Norman Fenton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Norman Fenton born?

Norman Fenton was born in London[2].

What did Norman Fenton do for work?

Norman Fenton worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Norman Fenton go to school?

Norman Fenton was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[14], Ilford County High School[15], and University of Sheffield[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . eecs.qmul.ac.uk. eecs.qmul.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . eecs.qmul.ac.uk. eecs.qmul.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . 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). Norman Fenton. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-fenton
MLA “Norman Fenton.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-fenton.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_norman-fenton_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Norman Fenton}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-fenton}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Norman Fenton — https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-fenton (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/norman-fenton · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth London
    Library of congress authority id n91053137
    Google knowledge graph id /g/11cllhwy37
    Mathematics genealogy project id 97217
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.