Norman Fenton

British mathematician and computer scientist
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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], university teacher[5], computer scientist[6], and professor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], Norman Fenton…
  • Norman Fenton was born on May 18, 1956[3].
  • Norman Fenton held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Norman Fenton worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Norman Fenton worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Norman Fenton worked as a computer scientist[6].
  • Norman Fenton's professions included professor[7].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was informatics[10].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was information management[11].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was mathematics[12].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was Bayesian inference[13].
  • Norman Fenton's field of work was software engineering[14].
  • Norman Fenton was employed by Queen Mary University of London[15].
  • Norman Fenton was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[16].
  • Norman Fenton's education included a stint at Ilford County High School[17].
  • Norman Fenton was educated at University of Sheffield[18].
  • Norman Fenton's doctoral advisor was Peter Vámos[19].
  • Norman Fenton is recorded as male[20].
  • Norman Fenton's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Norman Fenton supervised Robin Whitty as a doctoral student[22].
  • Norman Fenton's residence is recorded as London[23].
  • Norman Fenton's family name is recorded as Fenton[24].
  • Norman Fenton's given name is recorded as Norman[25].
  • Norman Fenton's official website is recorded as https://www.normanfenton.com/[26].
  • Norman Fenton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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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[16], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1895[30], headquartered in London[31]; Ilford County High School[17], a grammar school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1901[34]; and University of Sheffield[18], 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[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4], university teacher[5], computer scientist[6], and professor[7]. Fields of work include informatics[10], an academic major[39], founded in 1957[40]; information management[11], an academic discipline[41]; mathematics[12], an academic discipline[42]; Bayesian inference[13]; and software engineering[14], a branch of computer science[43]. Norman Fenton was employed by Queen Mary University of London[15]. He supervised Robin Whitty as a doctoral student[22].

Why It Matters

Norman Fenton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

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], university teacher[5], computer scientist[6], and professor[7].

Where did Norman Fenton go to school?

Norman Fenton was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[16], Ilford County High School[17], and University of Sheffield[18].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Wiki6518 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → mathematician, university teacher, computer scientist +1
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  2. 19w 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
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