William Herrick Macaulay

British mathematician (1853-1936)
Person human Q11108120
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William Herrick Macaulay

Summary

William Herrick Macaulay is a human[1]. He was born on +1853-11-16T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1936-11-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Herrick Macaulay was born on +1853-11-16T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Herrick Macaulay died on +1936-11-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's father was Samuel Heyrick Macaulay[6].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's mother was Anne Georgiana Ferguson[7].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's professions included mathematician[4].
  • William Herrick Macaulay was educated at Durham University[8].
  • William Herrick Macaulay was educated at University of Cambridge[9].
  • A notable student of William Herrick Macaulay was Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis[10].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's image is recorded as William Herrick Macaulay.jpg[11].
  • William Herrick Macaulay is recorded as male[12].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Herrick Macaulay supervised Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis as a doctoral student[14].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000371153568[15].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 250641753[16].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's GND ID is recorded as 1055133623[17].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005027988[18].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's IdRef ID is recorded as 259291013[19].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 47967[20].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0br4gbd[21].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's family name is recorded as Macaulay[22].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's Scopus author ID is recorded as 24768431800[24].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2012103458[25].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's zbMATH author ID is recorded as macaulay.w-h[26].
  • William Herrick Macaulay's Cambridge Alumni Database ID is recorded as FML874WH[27].

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Origins and Family

William Herrick Macaulay was born on +1853-11-16T00:00:00Z[2]. His father was Samuel Heyrick Macaulay[6]. His mother was Anne Georgiana Ferguson[7].

Education

Educated at Durham University[8], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1832[30], headquartered in Durham[31] and University of Cambridge[9], a collegiate university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1209[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35].

Career and Affiliations

William Herrick Macaulay worked as a mathematician[4]. A notable student of him was Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis[10]. He supervised Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis as a doctoral student[14].

Death and Burial

William Herrick Macaulay died on +1936-11-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

William Herrick Macaulay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Who were William Herrick Macaulay's parents?

William Herrick Macaulay's father was Samuel Heyrick Macaulay[6]. William Herrick Macaulay's mother was Anne Georgiana Ferguson[7].

What did William Herrick Macaulay do for work?

William Herrick Macaulay worked as mathematician[4].

Where did William Herrick Macaulay go to school?

William Herrick Macaulay was educated at Durham University[8] and University of Cambridge[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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