Thomas A. Furness III

American electrical engineer
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Thomas A. Furness III

Summary

Thomas A. Furness III is a human[1]. His place of birth was Canton[2]. He was born on +1943-04-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an inventor[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Thomas A. Furness III was born in Canton[2].
  • Thomas A. Furness III was born on +1943-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thomas A. Furness III held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Thomas A. Furness III worked as an inventor[4].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's field of work was industrial engineering[8].
  • Thomas A. Furness III was employed by University of Washington[9].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's education included a stint at Duke University[10].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's education included a stint at University of Southampton[11].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's image is recorded as ThomasAFurnessIII.jpg[12].
  • Thomas A. Furness III is recorded as male[13].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Thomas A. Furness III supervised Trond Nilsen as a doctoral student[15].
  • Thomas A. Furness III supervised Christian M. Byrne as a doctoral student[16].
  • Thomas A. Furness III supervised William Joseph King as a doctoral student[17].
  • Thomas A. Furness III supervised Stuart L. Turner as a doctoral student[18].
  • Thomas A. Furness III supervised Henry Been-Lirn Duh as a doctoral student[19].
  • Thomas A. Furness III supervised Mark Heider Draper as a doctoral student[20].
  • Thomas A. Furness III supervised Jerrold Douglas Prothero as a doctoral student[21].
  • Thomas A. Furness III supervised Mark Billinghurst as a doctoral student[22].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108820810[23].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27178996[24].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n94068629[25].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12541786v[26].
  • Thomas A. Furness III's IdRef ID is recorded as 085939153[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Canton[2], Thomas A. Furness III… he was born on +1943-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Duke University[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1838[30], headquartered in Durham[31] and University of Southampton[11], a public university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1862[34], headquartered in Southampton[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor[4] and university teacher[5]. Thomas A. Furness III's field of work was industrial engineering[8]. He was employed by University of Washington[9]. Doctoral students include Trond Nilsen[15]; Christian M. Byrne[16]; William Joseph King[17]; Stuart L. Turner[18], a researcher[36], specialised in industrial engineering[37]; Henry Been-Lirn Duh[19]; and Mark Heider Draper[20].

Why It Matters

Thomas A. Furness III ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Thomas A. Furness III born?

Thomas A. Furness III's place of birth was Canton[2].

What did Thomas A. Furness III do for work?

Thomas A. Furness III worked as inventor[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Thomas A. Furness III go to school?

Thomas A. Furness III was educated at Duke University[10] and University of Southampton[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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