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Robert Simson

British mathematician;1687 to 1768

Wikidata lists 2 doctoral students and lists 1 person they taught. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 5 other registers.

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Robert Simson, pictured

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Students on Wikidata2

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Taught1

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

    William Trail

    born 1746

The line above and below

    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.