Donald A. Dawson

Summary

Donald A. Dawson is a human^[1]. He was born on +1937-06-04T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Donald A. Dawson was born on +1937-06-04T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Donald A. Dawson held citizenship in Canada^[6].
• Donald A. Dawson worked as a mathematician^[3].
• Donald A. Dawson worked as a university teacher^[4].
• Donald A. Dawson's field of work was mathematics^[7].
• Donald A. Dawson's field of work was probability theory^[8].
• Donald A. Dawson's field of work was stochastic process^[9].
• Donald A. Dawson was employed by McGill University^[10].
• Donald A. Dawson was employed by University of Toronto^[11].
• Donald A. Dawson was employed by Carleton University^[12].
• Donald A. Dawson's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[13].
• Donald A. Dawson was educated at McGill University^[14].
• Donald A. Dawson's doctoral advisor was Henry McKean^[15].
• Donald A. Dawson received the CRM-Fields-PIMS prize^[16].
• Donald A. Dawson received the Max Planck Research Award^[17].
• Donald A. Dawson received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[18].
• Donald A. Dawson received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[19].
• Donald A. Dawson received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[20].
• Donald A. Dawson received the Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[21].
• Donald A. Dawson was a member of Royal Society^[22].
• Donald A. Dawson was a member of Royal Society of Canada^[23].
• Donald A. Dawson was a member of American Mathematical Society^[24].
• Donald A. Dawson was a member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[25].
• Donald A. Dawson is recorded as male^[26].
• Donald A. Dawson's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Donald A. Dawson was born on +1937-06-04T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[13], a university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1861^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and McGill University^[14], a public research university^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1821^[34], headquartered in Montreal^[35]. Donald A. Dawson's doctoral advisor was Henry McKean^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4]. Fields of work include mathematics^[7], an academic discipline^[36]; probability theory^[8], a branch of mathematics^[37]; and stochastic process^[9], a mathematical concept^[38]. Employers include McGill University^[10], a public research university^[39], in Canada^[40], founded in 1821^[41], headquartered in Montreal^[42]; University of Toronto^[11], a public research university^[43], in Canada^[44], founded in 1827^[45], headquartered in Toronto^[46]; and Carleton University^[12], an open-access publisher^[47], in Canada^[48], founded in 1943^[49], headquartered in Ottawa^[50]. Doctoral students include David Sankoff^[51], a mathematician^[52], b. 1942^[53], of Canada^[54], awarded the Marcel Vincent Prize^[55], specialised in genomics^[56]; Geneviève Gauthier^[57], a mathematician^[58], b. 1967^[59]; William James Anderson^[60]; Amitava Bose^[61]; Colleen Diane Cutler^[62], b. 1957^[63]; and Joseph Denes^[64].

Recognition

Awards received include CRM-Fields-PIMS prize^[16], an award^[65], in Canada^[66], founded in 1994^[67]; Max Planck Research Award^[17], a science award^[68], in Germany^[69]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[18], a fellowship award^[70], in Canada^[71]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[19], a fellowship award^[72], in United Kingdom^[73]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[20], a fellowship award^[74]; and Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics^[21].

Why It Matters

Donald A. Dawson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

His notable doctoral advisees include David Sankoff^[77], a mathematician^[78], b. 1942^[79], of Canada^[80], awarded the Marcel Vincent Prize^[81], specialised in genomics^[82].

FAQs

What did Donald A. Dawson do for work?

Donald A. Dawson worked as mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Where did Donald A. Dawson go to school?

Donald A. Dawson was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[13] and McGill University^[14].

What awards did Donald A. Dawson receive?

Honors received include CRM-Fields-PIMS prize^[16], Max Planck Research Award^[17], Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[18], and Fellow of the Royal Society^[19].