Richard Threlkeld Cox

Summary

Richard Threlkeld Cox is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Portland^[2]. He was born on August 5, 1898^[3]. He died on May 2, 1991^[4]. He worked as a physicist^[5], statistician^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Richard Threlkeld Cox's place of birth was Portland^[2].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox was born on August 5, 1898^[3].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox died on May 2, 1991^[4].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's professions included physicist^[5].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's professions included statistician^[6].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's field of work was physics^[10].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's field of work was probability theory^[11].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox was employed by Johns Hopkins University^[12].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox was employed by New York University^[13].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox was educated at Johns Hopkins University^[14].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's doctoral advisor was August Herman Pfund^[15].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's doctoral advisor was Joseph Sweetman Ames^[16].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox is recorded as male^[17].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox supervised Clifford Shull as a doctoral student^[19].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox was part of the conflict World War I^[20].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's family name is recorded as Cox^[21].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's given name is recorded as Richard^[22].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Richard Threlkeld Cox's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[24].

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Origins and Family

Richard Threlkeld Cox was born in Portland^[2]. He was born on August 5, 1898^[3].

Education

Richard Threlkeld Cox was educated at Johns Hopkins University^[14]. Doctoral advisors include August Herman Pfund^[15], a physicist^[25], 1879–1949^[26], of United States^[27], awarded the Frederic Ives Medal^[28] and Joseph Sweetman Ames^[16], a physicist^[29], 1864–1943^[30], of United States^[31], awarded the Langley Gold Medal^[32], specialised in physics^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[5], statistician^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include physics^[10], a branch of science^[34] and probability theory^[11], a branch of mathematics^[35]. Employers include Johns Hopkins University^[12], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1876^[38], headquartered in Baltimore^[39] and New York University^[13], a private university^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1831^[42], headquartered in New York City^[43]. Richard Threlkeld Cox supervised Clifford Shull as a doctoral student^[19].

Death and Burial

Richard Threlkeld Cox died on May 2, 1991^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard Threlkeld Cox include Cox's theorem^[44], a theorem^[45].

Why It Matters

Richard Threlkeld Cox ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]

Entities named for him include Cox's theorem^[44], a theorem^[45].

His notable doctoral advisees include Clifford Shull^[47], a physicist^[48], 1915–2001^[49], of United States^[50], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics^[51], specialised in neutron transport^[52].

FAQs

Where was Richard Threlkeld Cox born?

Born in Portland^[2], Richard Threlkeld Cox…

What did Richard Threlkeld Cox do for work?

Richard Threlkeld Cox worked as physicist^[5], statistician^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Richard Threlkeld Cox go to school?

Richard Threlkeld Cox was educated at Johns Hopkins University^[14].