Walter Wilson Stothers

Scottish mathematician
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Walter Wilson Stothers

Summary

Walter Wilson Stothers is a human[1]. Born in Glasgow[2], he… he was born on November 8, 1946[3]. He died on July 16, 2009[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Walter Wilson Stothers's place of birth was Glasgow[2].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers was born on November 8, 1946[3].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers died on July 16, 2009[4].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers was educated at Peterhouse[8].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers was educated at University of Cambridge[9].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers was educated at Allan Glen's School[10].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's doctoral advisor was Peter Swinnerton-Dyer[11].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's doctoral advisor was Alan Beardon[12].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers is recorded as male[13].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers supervised Philip Stephenson as a doctoral student[15].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's family name is recorded as Stothers[16].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's given name is recorded as Walter[17].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's given name is recorded as Wilson[18].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].
  • Walter Wilson Stothers's writing language is recorded as English[21].

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Origins and Family

Walter Wilson Stothers was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on November 8, 1946[3].

Education

Educated at Peterhouse[8], a college of the University of Cambridge[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1284[24]; University of Cambridge[9], a collegiate university[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1209[27], headquartered in Cambridge[28]; and Allan Glen's School[10], a secondary school[29], in United Kingdom[30]. Doctoral advisors include Peter Swinnerton-Dyer[11], a mathematician[31], 1927–2018[32], of United Kingdom[33], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[34] and Alan Beardon[12], a mathematician[35], b. 1940[36], of United Kingdom[37], specialised in mathematics[38].

Career and Affiliations

Walter Wilson Stothers's professions included mathematician[5]. He supervised Philip Stephenson as a doctoral student[15].

Death and Burial

Walter Wilson Stothers died on July 16, 2009[4].

Why It Matters

Walter Wilson Stothers ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Walter Wilson Stothers born?

Walter Wilson Stothers's place of birth was Glasgow[2].

What did Walter Wilson Stothers do for work?

Walter Wilson Stothers worked as mathematician[5].

Where did Walter Wilson Stothers go to school?

Walter Wilson Stothers was educated at Peterhouse[8], University of Cambridge[9], and Allan Glen's School[10].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] . 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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