Peter Cameron

Summary

Peter Cameron is a human^[1]. Born in Toowoomba^[2], he… he was born on January 23, 1947^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], researcher^[5], and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Peter Cameron's place of birth was Toowoomba^[2].
• Peter Cameron was born on January 23, 1947^[3].
• Peter Cameron held citizenship in Australia^[8].
• Peter Cameron's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Peter Cameron's professions included researcher^[5].
• Peter Cameron's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Peter Cameron's field of work was algebra^[9].
• Peter Cameron's field of work was combinatorics^[10].
• Peter Cameron's field of work was model theory^[11].
• Peter Cameron's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Peter Cameron's field of work was group theory^[13].
• Peter Cameron's field of work was character encoding^[14].
• Peter Cameron was employed by Queen Mary University of London^[15].
• Peter Cameron's education included a stint at Balliol College^[16].
• Peter Cameron's education included a stint at University of Queensland^[17].
• Peter Cameron was educated at University of Oxford^[18].
• Peter Cameron's doctoral advisor was Peter M. Neumann^[19].
• Peter Cameron received the Euler Medal^[20].
• Peter Cameron received the Rhodes Scholarship^[21].
• Peter Cameron received the Whitehead Prize^[22].
• Peter Cameron received the Senior Whitehead Prize^[23].
• Peter Cameron received the Forder Lectureship^[24].
• Peter Cameron is recorded as male^[25].
• Peter Cameron's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Peter Cameron supervised Eric Lander as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Toowoomba^[2], Peter Cameron… he was born on January 23, 1947^[3].

Education

Educated at Balliol College^[16], a college of the University of Oxford^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1263^[30], headquartered in Oxford^[31]; University of Queensland^[17], a public university^[32], in Australia^[33], founded in 1909^[34]; and University of Oxford^[18], a collegiate university^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1096^[37], headquartered in Oxford^[38]. Peter Cameron's doctoral advisor was Peter M. Neumann^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], researcher^[5], and university teacher^[6]. Fields of work include algebra^[9], a branch of mathematics^[39]; combinatorics^[10], a branch of mathematics^[40]; model theory^[11], a mathematical theory^[41]; mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[42]; group theory^[13], a branch of mathematics^[43]; and character encoding^[14]. Peter Cameron was employed by Queen Mary University of London^[15]. Doctoral students include Eric Lander^[27], a mathematician^[44], b. 1957^[45], of United States^[46], awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences^[47], specialised in genetics^[48]; Tim J. Penttila^[49], a mathematician^[50]; Dugald Macpherson^[51], a mathematician^[52], b. 1959^[53], of United Kingdom^[54], awarded the Berwick Prize^[55], specialised in model theory^[56]; Sarah Rees^[57], a university teacher^[58], b. 1957^[59], of United Kingdom^[60], specialised in mathematics^[61]; Colva Roney-Dougal^[62]; and Robert E. Peile^[63].

Recognition

Awards received include Euler Medal^[20], a science award^[64], in Internationality^[65], founded in 1993^[66]; Rhodes Scholarship^[21], a scholarship^[67], in United Kingdom^[68], founded in 1902^[69]; Whitehead Prize^[22], a science award^[70], in United Kingdom^[71], founded in 1979^[72]; Senior Whitehead Prize^[23], an award^[73], in United Kingdom^[74]; and Forder Lectureship^[24], an award^[75], in New Zealand^[76], founded in 1986^[77].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Peter Cameron include Cameron–Erdős conjecture^[78], a theorem^[79].

Why It Matters

Peter Cameron ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (93 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

Entities named for him include Cameron–Erdős conjecture^[78], a theorem^[79].

His notable doctoral advisees include Eric Lander^[82], a mathematician^[83], b. 1957^[84], of United States^[85], awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences^[86], specialised in genetics^[87] and Dugald Macpherson^[88], a mathematician^[89], b. 1959^[90], of United Kingdom^[91], awarded the Berwick Prize^[92], specialised in model theory^[93].

FAQs

Where was Peter Cameron born?

Born in Toowoomba^[2], Peter Cameron…

What did Peter Cameron do for work?

Peter Cameron worked as mathematician^[4], researcher^[5], and university teacher^[6].

Where did Peter Cameron go to school?

Peter Cameron was educated at Balliol College^[16], University of Queensland^[17], and University of Oxford^[18].

What awards did Peter Cameron receive?

Honors received include Euler Medal^[20], Rhodes Scholarship^[21], Whitehead Prize^[22], and Senior Whitehead Prize^[23].