Roland Richardson

Canadian-American mathematician (1878-1949)
Person human Q85695339
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Roland Richardson

Summary

Roland Richardson is a human[1]. He was born in Dartmouth[2]. He was born on May 14, 1878[3]. He passed away in South River Lake[4]. He died on July 17, 1949[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Dartmouth[2], Roland Richardson…
  • Roland Richardson passed away in South River Lake[4].
  • Roland Richardson was born on May 14, 1878[3].
  • Roland Richardson died on July 17, 1949[5].
  • Roland Richardson is buried at Camp Hill Cemetery[8].
  • Roland Richardson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Roland Richardson's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Roland Richardson was employed by Brown University[10].
  • Roland Richardson was educated at Acadia University[11].
  • Roland Richardson's education included a stint at Yale University[12].
  • Roland Richardson was educated at University of Göttingen[13].
  • Roland Richardson's doctoral advisor was James Pierpont[14].
  • Roland Richardson was a member of American Mathematical Society[15].
  • Roland Richardson was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • Roland Richardson is recorded as male[17].
  • Roland Richardson's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Roland Richardson's family name is recorded as Richardson[19].
  • Roland Richardson's given name is recorded as Roland[20].
  • Roland Richardson's academic thesis is recorded as Q85699566[21].
  • Roland Richardson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Roland Richardson's birth name is recorded as Roland George Dwight Richardson[23].
  • Roland Richardson's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].
  • Roland Richardson's writing language is recorded as English[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Roland Richardson was born in Dartmouth[2]. He was born on May 14, 1878[3].

Education

Educated at Acadia University[11], a university[26], in Canada[27], founded in 1838[28], headquartered in Wolfville[29]; Yale University[12], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1701[32], headquartered in New Haven[33]; and University of Göttingen[13], a campus university[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1734[36], headquartered in Göttingen[37]. Roland Richardson's doctoral advisor was James Pierpont[14].

Career and Affiliations

Roland Richardson's professions included mathematician[6]. Among his employers was Brown University[10].

Death and Burial

Roland Richardson died on July 17, 1949[5]. He died in South River Lake[4]. He is buried at Camp Hill Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Roland Richardson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Roland Richardson born?

Born in Dartmouth[2], Roland Richardson…

Where did Roland Richardson die?

Roland Richardson died in South River Lake[4].

What did Roland Richardson do for work?

Roland Richardson worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Roland Richardson go to school?

Roland Richardson was educated at Acadia University[11], Yale University[12], and University of Göttingen[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . books.google.cat. books.google.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . projecteuclid.org. projecteuclid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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    Family name Richardson
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