Peter Cameron

Summary

Peter Cameron is a human^[1]. Born in Toowoomba^[2], he… he was born on +1947-01-23T00:00:00Z^[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 (33 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 +1947-01-23T00:00:00Z^[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's image is recorded as PeterCameron.JPG^[25].
• Peter Cameron is recorded as male^[26].
• Peter Cameron's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Toowoomba^[2], Peter Cameron… he was born on +1947-01-23T00:00:00Z^[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^[44], a mathematician^[45], b. 1957^[46], of United States^[47], awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences^[48], specialised in genetics^[49]; Tim J. Penttila^[50], a mathematician^[51]; Dugald Macpherson^[52], a mathematician^[53], b. 1959^[54], of United Kingdom^[55], awarded the Berwick Prize^[56], specialised in model theory^[57]; Sarah Rees^[58], a university teacher^[59], b. 1957^[60], of United Kingdom^[61], specialised in mathematics^[62]; Colva Roney-Dougal^[63]; and Robert E. Peile^[64].

Recognition

Awards received include Euler Medal^[20], a science award^[65], in Internationality^[66], founded in 1993^[67]; Rhodes Scholarship^[21], a scholarship^[68], in United Kingdom^[69], founded in 1902^[70]; Whitehead Prize^[22], a science award^[71], in United Kingdom^[72], founded in 1979^[73]; Senior Whitehead Prize^[23], an award^[74], in United Kingdom^[75]; and Forder Lectureship^[24], an award^[76], in New Zealand^[77], founded in 1986^[78].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Peter Cameron include Cameron–Erdős conjecture^[79], a theorem^[80].

Why It Matters

Peter Cameron ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

Entities named for him include Cameron–Erdős conjecture^[79], a theorem^[80].

His notable doctoral advisees include Eric Lander^[83], a mathematician^[84], b. 1957^[85], of United States^[86], awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences^[87], specialised in genetics^[88] and Dugald Macpherson^[89], a mathematician^[90], b. 1959^[91], of United Kingdom^[92], awarded the Berwick Prize^[93], specialised in model theory^[94].

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].