Norman L. Biggs

Summary

Norman L. Biggs is a human^[1]. He was born on +1941-01-02T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a mathematician^[3], computer scientist^[4], and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Norman L. Biggs was born on +1941-01-02T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Norman L. Biggs held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Norman L. Biggs worked as a mathematician^[3].
• Norman L. Biggs's professions included computer scientist^[4].
• Norman L. Biggs worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Norman L. Biggs's field of work was mathematics^[8].
• Norman L. Biggs's field of work was discrete mathematics^[9].
• Norman L. Biggs's field of work was combinatorics^[10].
• Among Norman L. Biggs's employers was University of Southampton^[11].
• Norman L. Biggs was employed by London School of Economics and Political Science^[12].
• Among Norman L. Biggs's employers was Royal Holloway, University of London^[13].
• Norman L. Biggs was educated at Harrow High School^[14].
• Norman L. Biggs's education included a stint at Selwyn College^[15].
• Norman L. Biggs was educated at University of London^[16].
• Norman L. Biggs is recorded as male^[17].
• Norman L. Biggs's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised John Shawe-Taylor as a doctoral student^[19].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised Derek Howard Smith as a doctoral student^[20].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised David Andrew Sands as a doctoral student^[21].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised Rhys Price Jones as a doctoral student^[22].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised Colin William Vout as a doctoral student^[23].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised Miles Jonathan Hoare as a doctoral student^[24].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised Alan Geoffrey Boshier as a doctoral student^[25].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised Peter Hammond as a doctoral student^[26].
• Norman L. Biggs supervised Martin Henry George Anthony as a doctoral student^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Norman L. Biggs was born on +1941-01-02T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Harrow High School^[14], a secondary school^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1910^[30]; Selwyn College^[15], a college of the University of Cambridge^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1882^[33]; and University of London^[16], a university^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1836^[36], headquartered in London^[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[3], computer scientist^[4], and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include mathematics^[8], an academic discipline^[38]; discrete mathematics^[9], an academic discipline^[39]; and combinatorics^[10], a branch of mathematics^[40]. Employers include University of Southampton^[11], a public university^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1862^[43], headquartered in Southampton^[44]; London School of Economics and Political Science^[12], a public research university^[45], in United Kingdom^[46], founded in 1895^[47], headquartered in London^[48]; and Royal Holloway, University of London^[13], a university^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1879^[51], headquartered in Egham^[52]. Doctoral students include John Shawe-Taylor^[19], a computer scientist^[53], b. 1953^[54], of United Kingdom^[55]; Derek Howard Smith^[20], a mathematician^[56]; David Andrew Sands^[21]; Rhys Price Jones^[22]; Colin William Vout^[23], b. 1953^[57]; and Miles Jonathan Hoare^[24].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Norman L. Biggs include Biggs–Smith graph^[58], a Hamiltonian graph^[59].

Why It Matters

Norman L. Biggs ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[6] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

Entities named for him include Biggs–Smith graph^[58], a Hamiltonian graph^[59].

His notable doctoral advisees include John Shawe-Taylor^[61], a computer scientist^[62], b. 1953^[63], of United Kingdom^[64].

FAQs

What did Norman L. Biggs do for work?

Norman L. Biggs worked as mathematician^[3], computer scientist^[4], and university teacher^[5].

Where did Norman L. Biggs go to school?

Norman L. Biggs was educated at Harrow High School^[14], Selwyn College^[15], and University of London^[16].