Paul Seymour

Summary

Paul Seymour is a human^[1]. Born in Plymouth^[2], he… he was born on +1950-07-26T00:00:00Z^[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 (48 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Plymouth^[2], Paul Seymour…
• Paul Seymour was born on +1950-07-26T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Paul Seymour was born on +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^[7].
• Paul Seymour held citizenship in United Kingdom^[8].
• Paul Seymour's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Paul Seymour worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Paul Seymour's field of work was combinatorics^[9].
• Paul Seymour's field of work was graph theory^[10].
• Paul Seymour's field of work was discrete mathematics^[11].
• Paul Seymour was employed by Princeton University^[12].
• Paul Seymour was employed by University of Waterloo^[13].
• Paul Seymour was educated at Exeter College^[14].
• Paul Seymour was educated at University of Oxford^[15].
• Paul Seymour's education included a stint at Plymouth College^[16].
• Paul Seymour's doctoral advisor was Aubrey William Ingleton^[17].
• Paul Seymour received the Ostrowski Prize^[18].
• Paul Seymour received the honorary doctor of the Technical University of Denmark^[19].
• Paul Seymour received the George Pólya Prize^[20].
• Paul Seymour received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[21].
• Paul Seymour received the Sloan Fellowship^[22].
• Paul Seymour received the honorary doctorate at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon^[23].
• Paul Seymour's image is recorded as Paul Seymour.jpeg^[24].
• Paul Seymour is recorded as male^[25].
• Paul Seymour's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Paul Seymour supervised Maria Chudnovsky as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Seymour's place of birth was Plymouth^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1950-07-26T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z^[7].

Education

Educated at Exeter College^[14], a college of the University of Oxford^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1314^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31]; University of Oxford^[15], a collegiate university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1096^[34], headquartered in Oxford^[35]; and Plymouth College^[16], a boarding school^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1877^[38]. Paul Seymour's doctoral advisor was Aubrey William Ingleton^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include combinatorics^[9], a branch of mathematics^[39]; graph theory^[10], an academic discipline^[40]; and discrete mathematics^[11], an academic discipline^[41]. Employers include Princeton University^[12], a private university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1746^[44], headquartered in Princeton^[45] and University of Waterloo^[13], a public research university^[46], in Canada^[47], founded in 1956^[48], headquartered in Waterloo^[49]. Doctoral students include Maria Chudnovsky^[27], a mathematician^[50], b. 1977^[51], of Israel^[52], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[53], specialised in graph theory^[54]; Oum Sang-il^[55], a mathematician^[56], b. 1979^[57], of South Korea^[58], awarded the Choi Seok-Jeong Award^[59]; Guoli Ding^[60]; Eli Berger^[61], a mathematician^[62]; Matthew DeVos^[63], a mathematician^[64], b. 1974^[65], specialised in graph theory^[66]; and Carl Darwin Thor Johnson^[67].

Recognition

Awards received include Ostrowski Prize^[18], a science award^[68], in Switzerland^[69], founded in 1989^[70]; honorary doctor of the Technical University of Denmark^[19], an award^[71], in Denmark^[72]; George Pólya Prize^[20], a mathematics award^[73], founded in 1969^[74]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[21], a fellowship award^[75], in United Kingdom^[76]; Sloan Fellowship^[22], a fellowship grant^[77], in United States^[78], founded in 1955^[79]; and honorary doctorate at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon^[23], an award^[80], in France^[81].

Why It Matters

Paul Seymour ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,278 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[82] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[83]

He is credited with the discovery of treewidth^[84], a graph property^[85].

His notable doctoral advisees include Maria Chudnovsky^[86], a mathematician^[87], b. 1977^[88], of Israel^[89], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program^[90], specialised in graph theory^[91].

FAQs

Where was Paul Seymour born?

Paul Seymour was born in Plymouth^[2].

What did Paul Seymour do for work?

Paul Seymour worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Paul Seymour go to school?

Paul Seymour was educated at Exeter College^[14], University of Oxford^[15], and Plymouth College^[16].

What awards did Paul Seymour receive?

Honors received include Ostrowski Prize^[18], honorary doctor of the Technical University of Denmark^[19], George Pólya Prize^[20], and Fellow of the Royal Society^[21].

What did Paul Seymour discover?

Paul Seymour is credited as discoverer of treewidth^[84].