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David Crighton
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British mathematician and physicist (1942–2000)
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David Crighton was a British mathematician, physicist, and university teacher. He was born in 1942 and died in Cambridge in 2000. His academic career included positions at the University of Leeds, Imperial College London, the University of Greenwich, and the University of Cambridge. He received his education at St John's College and Imperial College London, where his doctoral advisor was John Ffowcs Williams.
Crighton was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the Otto Laporte Award and was recognized in the collections of both the Royal Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He spoke English and held United Kingdom citizenship.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Llandudno
- Place of death
- Cambridge
- Occupation
- physicist
- Educated at
- Imperial College London
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- John Ffowcs Williams
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- date of birth
- 1942-11-15
- date of death
- 2000-04-12
- member of
- Royal Society
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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