David Spence

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David Spence

Summary

David Spence is a human[1]. Born in Auckland[2], he… he was born on +1926-01-03T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Headington[4]. He died on +2003-09-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Auckland[2], David Spence…
  • David Spence died in Headington[4].
  • David Spence was born on +1926-01-03T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Spence died on +2003-09-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Spence held citizenship in New Zealand[8].
  • David Spence worked as a mathematician[6].
  • David Spence's field of work was aeronautics[9].
  • David Spence's field of work was geophysics[10].
  • Among David Spence's employers was University of Oxford[11].
  • David Spence was employed by Royal Aircraft Establishment[12].
  • David Spence was employed by Imperial College London[13].
  • David Spence was educated at King's College, Auckland[14].
  • David Spence's education included a stint at University of Auckland[15].
  • David Spence's education included a stint at Clare College[16].
  • David Spence is recorded as male[17].
  • David Spence's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • David Spence supervised Frank T. Smith as a doctoral student[19].
  • David Spence supervised Peter James David Mayes as a doctoral student[20].
  • David Spence supervised Hilary Ockendon as a doctoral student[21].
  • David Spence's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 14176[22].
  • David Spence's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hzpyp9[23].
  • David Spence's family name is recorded as Spence[24].
  • David Spence's given name is recorded as David[25].
  • David Spence's described at URL is recorded as https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/iobituaryi-david-spence/C6HJKIPJ244OQ3RLUEPGHJZW7M/[26].
  • David Spence's described at URL is recorded as https://www.massey.ac.nz/~wwifs/mathnews/NZMS89/news89a.shtml#obituary[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Spence was born in Auckland[2]. He was born on +1926-01-03T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at King's College, Auckland[14], a secondary school[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1896[30]; University of Auckland[15], a public university[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1883[33], headquartered in Auckland City[34]; and Clare College[16], a college of the University of Cambridge[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1326[37].

Career and Affiliations

David Spence's professions included mathematician[6]. Fields of work include aeronautics[9], a branch of science[38] and geophysics[10], a branch of science[39]. Employers include University of Oxford[11], a collegiate university[40], in United Kingdom[41], founded in 1096[42], headquartered in Oxford[43]; Royal Aircraft Establishment[12], an aerospace manufacturer[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1892[46]; and Imperial College London[13], a public research university[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1907[49], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[50]. Doctoral students include Frank T. Smith[19], a mathematician[51], b. 1948[52], of United Kingdom[53]; Peter James David Mayes[20]; and Hilary Ockendon[21], a mathematician[54], b. 1941[55], of United Kingdom[56], specialised in mathematics[57].

Death and Burial

David Spence died on +2003-09-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Headington[4].

Why It Matters

David Spence ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was David Spence born?

David Spence was born in Auckland[2].

Where did David Spence die?

David Spence passed away in Headington[4].

What did David Spence do for work?

David Spence worked as mathematician[6].

Where did David Spence go to school?

David Spence was educated at King's College, Auckland[14], University of Auckland[15], and Clare College[16].

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  6. [14] . massey.ac.nz. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [13] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. massey.ac.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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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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