Jan Saxl

Czech-British mathematician (1948–2020)
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Jan Saxl

Summary

Jan Saxl is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brno[2]. He was born on 1948[3]. He died on May 2, 2020[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5].

Key Facts

  • Jan Saxl was born in Brno[2].
  • Jan Saxl was born on 1948[3].
  • Jan Saxl was born on June 5, 1948[6].
  • Jan Saxl died on May 2, 2020[4].
  • Jan Saxl held citizenship in Czechoslovakia[7].
  • Jan Saxl held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Jan Saxl worked as a mathematician[5].
  • Jan Saxl was educated at University of Oxford[9].
  • Jan Saxl's doctoral advisor was Peter M. Neumann[10].
  • Jan Saxl is recorded as male[11].
  • Jan Saxl's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Jan Saxl supervised Nicholas Francis John Inglis as a doctoral student[13].
  • Jan Saxl supervised Ross Ian Lawther as a doctoral student[14].
  • Jan Saxl supervised Robert William Baddeley as a doctoral student[15].
  • Jan Saxl supervised Julius Yau Whiston as a doctoral student[16].
  • Jan Saxl supervised David Mark Rodgers as a doctoral student[17].
  • Jan Saxl supervised Pál Hegedűs as a doctoral student[18].
  • Jan Saxl supervised Nicholas Paul Gill as a doctoral student[19].
  • Jan Saxl supervised Jonathan Paul James as a doctoral student[20].
  • Jan Saxl supervised Joanna B Fawcett as a doctoral student[21].
  • Jan Saxl's given name is recorded as Jan[22].
  • Jan Saxl's described by source is recorded as Records of persons of interest[23].
  • Jan Saxl's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Jan Saxl's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Jan Saxl was born in Brno[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1948[3] and June 5, 1948[6].

Education

Jan Saxl's education included a stint at University of Oxford[9]. His doctoral advisor was Peter M. Neumann[10].

Career and Affiliations

Jan Saxl worked as a mathematician[5]. Doctoral students include Nicholas Francis John Inglis[13]; Ross Ian Lawther[14]; Robert William Baddeley[15], b. 1966[26], of United Kingdom[27]; Julius Yau Whiston[16]; David Mark Rodgers[17]; and Pál Hegedűs[18], a mathematician[28], b. 1974[29], of Hungary[30].

Death and Burial

Jan Saxl died on May 2, 2020[4].

FAQs

Where was Jan Saxl born?

Jan Saxl's place of birth was Brno[2].

What did Jan Saxl do for work?

Jan Saxl worked as mathematician[5].

Where did Jan Saxl go to school?

Jan Saxl was educated at University of Oxford[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . svazky.cz. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 17d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Records of persons of interest
    Mr author id 155270
    Zbmath author id saxl.jan
    Wikidata description Czech-British mathematician (1948–2020)
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:جان سیکسل]]"
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