Percy John Heawood

Summary

Percy John Heawood is a human^[1]. He was born in Newport^[2]. He was born on +1861-09-08T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Durham^[4]. He died on +1955-01-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Percy John Heawood was born in Newport^[2].
• Percy John Heawood died in Durham^[4].
• Percy John Heawood was born on +1861-09-08T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Percy John Heawood died on +1955-01-24T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Percy John Heawood held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• Percy John Heawood worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Percy John Heawood worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Percy John Heawood's field of work was combinatorics^[10].
• Percy John Heawood's field of work was graph theory^[11].
• Among Percy John Heawood's employers was Durham University^[12].
• Percy John Heawood's education included a stint at Exeter College^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Percy John Heawood is Heawood graph^[14].
• A notable work attributed to Percy John Heawood is Ringel–Youngs theorem^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Percy John Heawood is four color theorem^[16].
• Percy John Heawood received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[17].
• Percy John Heawood received the honorary doctor of Durham University^[18].
• Percy John Heawood's image is recorded as Percy J Heawood.jpg^[19].
• Percy John Heawood is recorded as male^[20].
• Percy John Heawood's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Percy John Heawood's Commons category is recorded as Percy John Heawood^[22].
• Percy John Heawood's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09phc1^[23].
• Percy John Heawood's given name is recorded as Percy^[24].
• Percy John Heawood's Scopus author ID is recorded as 57166592200^[25].
• Percy John Heawood's described by source is recorded as Q19036877^[26].
• Percy John Heawood's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Percy John Heawood was born in Newport^[2]. He was born on +1861-09-08T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Percy John Heawood's education included a stint at Exeter College^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include combinatorics^[10], a branch of mathematics^[28] and graph theory^[11], an academic discipline^[29]. Percy John Heawood was employed by Durham University^[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Heawood graph^[14], an undirected graph^[30]; Ringel–Youngs theorem^[15], a theorem^[31]; and four color theorem^[16], a theorem^[32]. Things named for Percy John Heawood include Heawood graph^[33], an undirected graph^[34] and Ringel–Youngs theorem^[35], a theorem^[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[17], a grade of an order^[37], in United Kingdom^[38] and honorary doctor of Durham University^[18], an award^[39], in United Kingdom^[40].

Death and Burial

Percy John Heawood died on +1955-01-24T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Durham^[4].

Why It Matters

Percy John Heawood ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for him include Heawood graph^[33], an undirected graph^[34] and Ringel–Youngs theorem^[35], a theorem^[36].

FAQs

Where was Percy John Heawood born?

Percy John Heawood's place of birth was Newport^[2].

Where did Percy John Heawood die?

Percy John Heawood died in Durham^[4].

What did Percy John Heawood do for work?

Percy John Heawood worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Percy John Heawood go to school?

Percy John Heawood was educated at Exeter College^[13].

What awards did Percy John Heawood receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire^[17] and honorary doctor of Durham University^[18].