Philip Candelas

British mathematician
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Philip Candelas

Summary

Philip Candelas is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on October 24, 1951[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], Philip Candelas…
  • Philip Candelas was born on October 24, 1951[3].
  • Philip Candelas held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Philip Candelas worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Philip Candelas worked as a physicist[5].
  • Among Philip Candelas's employers was University of Oxford[8].
  • Philip Candelas was employed by CERN[9].
  • Philip Candelas's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[10].
  • Philip Candelas's doctoral advisor was Dennis W. Sciama[11].
  • Philip Candelas received the Fellow of the Royal Society[12].
  • Philip Candelas was a member of Royal Society[13].
  • Philip Candelas is recorded as male[14].
  • Philip Candelas's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Philip Candelas supervised Linda Jean Parkes as a doctoral student[16].
  • Philip Candelas supervised Dubravka Jancic as a doctoral student[17].
  • Philip Candelas supervised Shabnam N Kadir as a doctoral student[18].
  • Philip Candelas supervised Vincent Bouchard as a doctoral student[19].
  • Philip Candelas supervised Wenzhe Yang as a doctoral student[20].
  • Philip Candelas's family name is recorded as Candelas[21].
  • Philip Candelas's given name is recorded as Philip[22].
  • Philip Candelas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Philip Candelas's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Philip Candelas was born in London[2]. He was born on October 24, 1951[3].

Education

Philip Candelas was educated at University of Cambridge[10]. His doctoral advisor was Dennis W. Sciama[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and physicist[5]. Employers include University of Oxford[8], a collegiate university[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1096[27], headquartered in Oxford[28] and CERN[9], an international organization[29], in Switzerland[30], founded in 1954[31], headquartered in villarodin Bourget[32]. Doctoral students include Linda Jean Parkes[16]; Dubravka Jancic[17]; Shabnam N Kadir[18], a neuroscientist[33]; Vincent Bouchard[19], a mathematical physicist[34], of Canada[35], awarded the Rhodes Scholarship[36]; and Wenzhe Yang[20], a researcher[37].

Recognition

Philip Candelas received the Fellow of the Royal Society[12].

Why It Matters

Philip Candelas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Philip Candelas born?

Philip Candelas's place of birth was London[2].

What did Philip Candelas do for work?

Philip Candelas worked as mathematician[4] and physicist[5].

Where did Philip Candelas go to school?

Philip Candelas was educated at University of Cambridge[10].

What awards did Philip Candelas receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . labs.inspirehep.net. labs.inspirehep.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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