Clive W. Kilmister

British mathematician (1924-2010)
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Summary

Clive W. Kilmister was born on January 3, 1924[1], in Epping[2]. He died on May 2, 2010[3], in Lewes[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10]
  • Field of work: mathematical physics[11], quantum mechanics[12], theory of relativity[13]
  • Position held: chairperson[14], Gresham Professor of Geometry[15]
  • Employer: Gresham College[16], King's College London[17], Plessey[18]
  • Educated at: University of London[19], Queen Mary University of London[20], Leyton Sixth Form College[21]
  • Doctoral advisor: George Cunliffe McVittie[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Doctoral student: Tony Crilly[24], Brian Edgar[25], Brian O. J. Tupper[26], Marcos D. Maia[27]
  • Family name: Kilmister[28]
  • Given name: Clive[29], William[30]
  • Academic thesis: The use of quaternions in wave-tensor calculus[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32]
  • Birth name: Clive William Kilmister[33]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[34]

Why It Matters

Clive W. Kilmister is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Clive W. Kilmister born?

Clive W. Kilmister's place of birth was Epping[2].

Where did Clive W. Kilmister die?

Clive W. Kilmister passed away in Lewes[4].

What did Clive W. Kilmister do for work?

Clive W. Kilmister worked as a mathematician[5], physicist[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Clive W. Kilmister go to school?

Clive W. Kilmister was educated at University of London[19], Queen Mary University of London[20], and Leyton Sixth Form College[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . gresham.ac.uk. gresham.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral student → Tony Crilly, Brian Edgar, Brian O. J. Tupper +1
    National library of poland mms id → 9812829620905606
    U.s. copyright office public records system name id → Kilmister, Clive William
    Scopus author id → 23001378800
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  4. 21w ago · PKalnai · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Academic thesis → The use of quaternions in wave-tensor calculus
    Educated at → University of London, Queen Mary University of London, Leyton Sixth Form College +1
    Given name → Clive, William
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