Academic Ancestry

a person in the record

Richard D. Ball

D. Phil University of Cambridge 1986

Wikidata lists 3 doctoral students and names Hugh Osborn as teacher. Linked to Wikidata and Mathematics Genealogy Project.

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Students on Wikidata3

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Teachers and mentors1

Wikidata's "student of" and "student" statements: a line of training beside the lineage, never a thesis supervision and never counted with one.

  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Hugh Osborn

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    Below them, within 3 steps, the record reaches 4 people: 4 stated by Wikidata.

    Education and career2

    From Wikidata, shown separately from the thesis records. Each place opens its Wikidata item.