Peter McMullen

British mathematician
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Summary

Peter McMullen is a human[1]. His place of birth was London Borough of Hillingdon[2]. He was born on May 11, 1942[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Peter McMullen's place of birth was London Borough of Hillingdon[2].
  • Peter McMullen was born on May 11, 1942[3].
  • Peter McMullen held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Peter McMullen worked as a mathematician[4].
  • Peter McMullen's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Peter McMullen's field of work was discrete geometry[8].
  • Peter McMullen's field of work was mathematics[9].
  • Among Peter McMullen's employers was University College London[10].
  • Peter McMullen was employed by Western Washington University[11].
  • Peter McMullen was educated at Trinity College[12].
  • Peter McMullen's doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Colin Shephard[13].
  • Peter McMullen received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].
  • Peter McMullen was a member of Austrian Academy of Sciences[15].
  • Peter McMullen was a member of American Mathematical Society[16].
  • Peter McMullen is recorded as male[17].
  • Peter McMullen's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Peter McMullen supervised Erik Lockeberg as a doctoral student[19].
  • Peter McMullen's family name is recorded as McMullen[20].
  • Peter McMullen's given name is recorded as Peter[21].
  • Peter McMullen's described at URL is recorded as https://www.dmg.tuwien.ac.at/gruber/gruber_arbeiten/mcmullen.pdf[22].
  • Peter McMullen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Peter McMullen's Erdős number is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[24].
  • Peter McMullen's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
  • Peter McMullen's writing language is recorded as English[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Peter McMullen was born in London Borough of Hillingdon[2]. He was born on May 11, 1942[3].

Education

Peter McMullen's education included a stint at Trinity College[12]. His doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Colin Shephard[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include discrete geometry[8] and mathematics[9], an academic discipline[27]. Employers include University College London[10], a university college[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1826[30], headquartered in UCL Main Building[31] and Western Washington University[11], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1893[34]. Peter McMullen supervised Erik Lockeberg as a doctoral student[19].

Recognition

Peter McMullen received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].

Why It Matters

Peter McMullen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Peter McMullen born?

Peter McMullen was born in London Borough of Hillingdon[2].

What did Peter McMullen do for work?

Peter McMullen worked as mathematician[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Peter McMullen go to school?

Peter McMullen was educated at Trinity College[12].

What awards did Peter McMullen receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . dmg.tuwien.ac.at. Retrieved . dmg.tuwien.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . dmg.tuwien.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . dmg.tuwien.ac.at. Retrieved . dmg.tuwien.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . dmg.tuwien.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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