Tim Poston

British mathematician (1945-2017)
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Tim Poston

Summary

Tim Poston is a human[1]. His place of birth was St Albans[2]. He was born on June 19, 1945[3]. He died in Bengaluru[4]. He died on August 22, 2017[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in St Albans[2], Tim Poston…
  • Tim Poston died in Bengaluru[4].
  • Tim Poston was born on June 19, 1945[3].
  • Tim Poston died on August 22, 2017[5].
  • Tim Poston held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Tim Poston's professions included mathematician[6].
  • Among Tim Poston's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[9].
  • Among Tim Poston's employers was National University of Singapore[10].
  • Tim Poston was employed by National Institute of Advanced Studies[11].
  • Among Tim Poston's employers was Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada[12].
  • Among Tim Poston's employers was University of Rochester[13].
  • Tim Poston was employed by University of Porto[14].
  • Tim Poston was educated at University of Warwick[15].
  • Tim Poston's education included a stint at University of Hull[16].
  • Tim Poston's doctoral advisor was Roger Penrose[17].
  • Tim Poston's doctoral advisor was Christopher Zeeman[18].
  • Tim Poston is recorded as male[19].
  • Tim Poston's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Tim Poston's residence is recorded as India[21].
  • Tim Poston's family name is recorded as Poston[22].
  • Tim Poston's given name is recorded as Tim[23].
  • Tim Poston's official website is recorded as http://geometeer.com/[24].
  • Tim Poston's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Tim Poston's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

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Origins and Family

Tim Poston was born in St Albans[2]. He was born on June 19, 1945[3].

Education

Educated at University of Warwick[15], a public research university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1965[29] and University of Hull[16], a public university[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1927[32]. Doctoral advisors include Roger Penrose[17], a mathematician[33], b. 1931[34], of United Kingdom[35], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[36], specialised in physics[37] and Christopher Zeeman[18].

Career and Affiliations

Tim Poston worked as a mathematician[6]. Employers include University of California, Los Angeles[9], a public research university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1919[40], headquartered in Los Angeles[41]; National University of Singapore[10], an autonomous university[42], in Singapore[43], founded in 1905[44]; National Institute of Advanced Studies[11], an institute[45], in India[46], founded in 1988[47]; Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada[12], a research institute[48], in Brazil[49], founded in 1952[50], headquartered in Rio de Janeiro[51]; University of Rochester[13], a university[52], in United States[53], founded in 1850[54], headquartered in Rochester[55]; and University of Porto[14], a public research university[56], in Portugal[57], founded in 1911[58], headquartered in Rectory of the University of Oporto[59].

Death and Burial

Tim Poston died on August 22, 2017[5]. He passed away in Bengaluru[4].

Why It Matters

Tim Poston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

Where was Tim Poston born?

Tim Poston was born in St Albans[2].

Where did Tim Poston die?

Tim Poston passed away in Bengaluru[4].

What did Tim Poston do for work?

Tim Poston worked as mathematician[6].

Where did Tim Poston go to school?

Tim Poston was educated at University of Warwick[15] and University of Hull[16].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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