Richard Swineshead

British mathematician and philosopher
Person human Q967356
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Richard Swineshead

Summary

Richard Swineshead is a human[1]. He died on 1354[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3] and philosopher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Richard Swineshead died on 1354[2].
  • Richard Swineshead held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Richard Swineshead worked as a mathematician[3].
  • Richard Swineshead's professions included philosopher[4].
  • Richard Swineshead's field of work was mathematics[7].
  • A notable student of Richard Swineshead was John Dumbleton[8].
  • Richard Swineshead is recorded as male[9].
  • Richard Swineshead's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Richard Swineshead's given name is recorded as Richard[11].
  • Richard Swineshead's work location is recorded as Oxford[12].
  • Richard Swineshead's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[13].
  • Richard Swineshead's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[14].
  • Richard Swineshead's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[15].
  • Richard Swineshead's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The calculator'}[16].
  • Richard Swineshead's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Richard Swineshead'}[17].
  • Richard Swineshead's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[18].

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Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[3] and philosopher[4]. Richard Swineshead's field of work was mathematics[7]. A notable student of him was John Dumbleton[8].

Death and Burial

Richard Swineshead died on 1354[2].

Why It Matters

Richard Swineshead ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What did Richard Swineshead do for work?

Richard Swineshead worked as mathematician[3] and philosopher[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation mathematician, philosopher
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32157|batch #32157]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (38)"
  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Citizenship
    Work location Oxford
    Field of work
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
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