Tim Poston

British mathematician (1945-2017)
Person human Q7804122
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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 +1945-06-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Bengaluru[4]. He died on +2017-08-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 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 +1945-06-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tim Poston died on +2017-08-22T00:00:00Z[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's image is recorded as TimPoston.jpg[19].
  • Tim Poston is recorded as male[20].
  • Tim Poston's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Tim Poston's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110622856[22].
  • Tim Poston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51752079[23].
  • Tim Poston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50025347[24].
  • Tim Poston's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12285193r[25].
  • Tim Poston's IdRef ID is recorded as 085785326[26].
  • Tim Poston's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00125811[27].

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Origins and Family

Tim Poston was born in St Albans[2]. He was born on +1945-06-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Warwick[15], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1965[30] and University of Hull[16], a public university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1927[33]. Doctoral advisors include Roger Penrose[17], a mathematician[34], b. 1931[35], of United Kingdom[36], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[37], specialised in physics[38] 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[39], in United States[40], founded in 1919[41], headquartered in Los Angeles[42]; National University of Singapore[10], an autonomous university[43], in Singapore[44], founded in 1905[45]; National Institute of Advanced Studies[11], an institute[46], in India[47], founded in 1988[48]; Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada[12], a research institute[49], in Brazil[50], founded in 1952[51], headquartered in Rio de Janeiro[52]; University of Rochester[13], a university[53], in United States[54], founded in 1850[55], headquartered in Rochester[56]; and University of Porto[14], a public research university[57], in Portugal[58], founded in 1911[59], headquartered in Rectory of the University of Oporto[60].

Death and Burial

Tim Poston died on +2017-08-22T00:00:00Z[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 (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[7]

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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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