James Lighthill
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British applied mathematician (1924–1998)
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James Lighthill is indexed among the 280 entries in Vinony's Copley Medal collection. It also appears in Fellows of the Royal Society.
Within Vinony's link graph, James Lighthill is referenced by 223 other articles, and connects out to University of Cambridge, fluid dynamics and Fellow of the Royal Society.
It sits within the topics 1924 births, 1998 deaths and 20th-century British mathematicians.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michael
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Sark
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- chairperson
- Educated at
- Winchester College
- Employer
- Royal Aircraft Establishment
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Copley Medal
- Field of work
- mathematics
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- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- date of birth
- 1924-01-23
- date of death
- 1998-07-17
- name in native language
- Sir Michael James Lighthill
- place of burial
- East Finchley Cemetery
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- birth name
- Michael Lighthill
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
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Categories
1924 births1998 deaths20th-century British mathematiciansAcademics of Imperial College LondonAcademics of the Victoria University of ManchesterAcademics of University College LondonAlumni of Trinity College, CambridgeBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBritish fluid dynamicistsBritish people of German descentDonegall Lecturers of Mathematics at Trinity College DublinFellows of Trinity College, CambridgeForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Russian Academy of SciencesKnights BachelorLucasian Professors of MathematicsLudwig-Prandtl-Ring recipientsMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyMembers of the French Academy of SciencesPeople educated at Winchester CollegeProvosts of University College LondonRecipients of the Copley MedalRoyal Medal winnersScientists of the National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)