Stanley Skewes

Summary

Stanley Skewes is a human^[1]. He was born in Germiston^[2]. He was born on June 29, 1899^[3]. He died in Cape Town^[4]. He died on December 19, 1988^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Stanley Skewes's place of birth was Germiston^[2].
• Stanley Skewes passed away in Cape Town^[4].
• Stanley Skewes was born on June 29, 1899^[3].
• Stanley Skewes died on December 19, 1988^[5].
• Stanley Skewes held citizenship in South Africa^[9].
• Stanley Skewes worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Stanley Skewes's professions included university teacher^[7].
• Stanley Skewes's field of work was number theory^[10].
• Stanley Skewes was educated at University of Cambridge^[11].
• Stanley Skewes's education included a stint at University of Cape Town^[12].
• Stanley Skewes's doctoral advisor was John Edensor Littlewood^[13].
• Stanley Skewes is recorded as male^[14].
• Stanley Skewes's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Stanley Skewes's Commons category is recorded as Stanley Skewes (mathematician)^[16].
• Stanley Skewes's family name is recorded as Skewes^[17].
• Stanley Skewes's given name is recorded as Stanley^[18].
• Stanley Skewes's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[19].
• Stanley Skewes's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Stanley Skewes was born in Germiston^[2]. He was born on June 29, 1899^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge^[11], a collegiate university^[21], in United Kingdom^[22], founded in 1209^[23], headquartered in Cambridge^[24] and University of Cape Town^[12], a public university^[25], in South Africa^[26], founded in 1829^[27], headquartered in Cape Town^[28]. Stanley Skewes's doctoral advisor was John Edensor Littlewood^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7]. Stanley Skewes's field of work was number theory^[10].

Death and Burial

Stanley Skewes died on December 19, 1988^[5]. He died in Cape Town^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Stanley Skewes include Skewes' number^[29].

Why It Matters

Stanley Skewes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]

Entities named for him include Skewes' number^[29].

FAQs

Where was Stanley Skewes born?

Stanley Skewes's place of birth was Germiston^[2].

Where did Stanley Skewes die?

Stanley Skewes died in Cape Town^[4].

What did Stanley Skewes do for work?

Stanley Skewes worked as mathematician^[6] and university teacher^[7].

Where did Stanley Skewes go to school?

Stanley Skewes was educated at University of Cambridge^[11] and University of Cape Town^[12].