John Fauvel

British mathematician and historian of mathematics (1947-2001)
Person human Q1426930
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Summary

John Fauvel is a human[1]. He was born in Scotland[2]. He was born on July 21, 1947[3]. He died on May 12, 2001[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and historian of mathematics[6].

Key Facts

  • John Fauvel's place of birth was Scotland[2].
  • John Fauvel was born on July 21, 1947[3].
  • John Fauvel died on May 12, 2001[4].
  • John Fauvel held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Fauvel's professions included mathematician[5].
  • John Fauvel worked as a historian of mathematics[6].
  • John Fauvel was educated at University of Warwick[8].
  • John Fauvel's education included a stint at Glenalmond College[9].
  • John Fauvel's doctoral advisor was David Tall[10].
  • John Fauvel is recorded as male[11].
  • John Fauvel's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Fauvel supervised Jackie Stedall as a doctoral student[13].
  • John Fauvel's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Fauvel's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • John Fauvel's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].

Body

Origins and Family

John Fauvel's place of birth was Scotland[2]. He was born on July 21, 1947[3].

Education

Educated at University of Warwick[8], a public research university[17], in United Kingdom[18], founded in 1965[19] and Glenalmond College[9], a boarding school[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1950[22], headquartered in Perth and Kinross[23]. John Fauvel's doctoral advisor was David Tall[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[5] and historian of mathematics[6]. John Fauvel supervised Jackie Stedall as a doctoral student[13].

Death and Burial

John Fauvel died on May 12, 2001[4].

FAQs

Where was John Fauvel born?

John Fauvel was born in Scotland[2].

What did John Fauvel do for work?

John Fauvel worked as mathematician[5] and historian of mathematics[6].

Where did John Fauvel go to school?

John Fauvel was educated at University of Warwick[8] and Glenalmond College[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → mathematician, historian of mathematics
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  2. 21w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zbmath author id → fauvel.john-grant
    Mathematics genealogy project id → 85554
    Fast id → 57630
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/122n5df8
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