Richard K. Guy

Summary

Richard K. Guy is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Nuneaton^[2]. He was born on September 30, 1916^[3]. He died in Calgary^[4]. He died on March 9, 2020^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], chess composer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Richard K. Guy's place of birth was Nuneaton^[2].
• Richard K. Guy passed away in Calgary^[4].
• Richard K. Guy was born on September 30, 1916^[3].
• Richard K. Guy died on March 9, 2020^[5].
• Richard K. Guy held citizenship in United Kingdom^[10].
• Richard K. Guy worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Richard K. Guy's professions included chess composer^[7].
• Richard K. Guy's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Richard K. Guy's field of work was combinatorics^[11].
• Richard K. Guy's field of work was number theory^[12].
• Richard K. Guy's field of work was geometry^[13].
• Richard K. Guy's field of work was mathematical game^[14].
• Richard K. Guy's field of work was graph theory^[15].
• Among Richard K. Guy's employers was University of Calgary^[16].
• Among Richard K. Guy's employers was University of London^[17].
• Richard K. Guy was educated at University of Cambridge^[18].
• Richard K. Guy was educated at Gonville and Caius College^[19].
• Richard K. Guy was educated at Warwick School^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Richard K. Guy is glider^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Richard K. Guy is strong law of small numbers^[22].
• Richard K. Guy received the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[23].
• Richard K. Guy is recorded as male^[24].
• Richard K. Guy's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Richard K. Guy supervised Roger Benjamin Eggleton as a doctoral student^[26].
• Richard K. Guy supervised Richard Joseph Nowakowski as a doctoral student^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Nuneaton^[2], Richard K. Guy… he was born on September 30, 1916^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge^[18], a collegiate university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1209^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Gonville and Caius College^[19], a college of the University of Cambridge^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1348^[34]; and Warwick School^[20], an independent school^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 0914^[37], headquartered in Warwick^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], chess composer^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include combinatorics^[11], a branch of mathematics^[39]; number theory^[12], a branch of mathematics^[40]; geometry^[13], a branch of mathematics^[41]; mathematical game^[14], a game genre^[42]; and graph theory^[15], an academic discipline^[43]. Employers include University of Calgary^[16], an autonomous university^[44], in Canada^[45], founded in 1966^[46], headquartered in Calgary^[47] and University of London^[17], a university^[48], in United Kingdom^[49], founded in 1836^[50], headquartered in London^[51]. Doctoral students include Roger Benjamin Eggleton^[26], a mathematician^[52]; Richard Joseph Nowakowski^[27], an economist^[53], b. 1952^[54]; Jia Shen^[55]; and Dan Calistrate^[56], a researcher^[57].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include glider^[21], a spaceship^[58] and strong law of small numbers^[22], an academic journal article^[59].

Recognition

Richard K. Guy received the Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[23].

Death and Burial

Richard K. Guy died on March 9, 2020^[5]. He died in Calgary^[4].

Why It Matters

Richard K. Guy ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

He is credited with the discovery of googolplexplex^[62], an even number^[63] and GBR code^[64].

FAQs

Where was Richard K. Guy born?

Richard K. Guy's place of birth was Nuneaton^[2].

Where did Richard K. Guy die?

Richard K. Guy died in Calgary^[4].

What did Richard K. Guy do for work?

Richard K. Guy worked as mathematician^[6], chess composer^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Richard K. Guy go to school?

Richard K. Guy was educated at University of Cambridge^[18], Gonville and Caius College^[19], and Warwick School^[20].

What awards did Richard K. Guy receive?

Honors received include Paul R. Halmos - Lester R. Ford Awards^[23].

What did Richard K. Guy discover?

Richard K. Guy is credited as discoverer of googolplexplex^[62] and GBR code^[64].