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Robert Pollock Gillespie

Scottish mathematician1903 to 1977

Wikidata names Ernest William Hobson as doctoral advisor. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 5 other registers.

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Ernest William Hobson

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Education and career6

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1917 to 1920
Paisley Grammar School
studied
1920 to 1923
University of Glasgow
studied
1924 to 1927
University of Cambridge
studied
1929 to 1939
University of Glasgow
worked
1939 to 1947
Royal Air Force
worked
1948 to 1969
University of Glasgow
worked

At a glance

known as: mathematician
awards: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1933
member of: Royal Society of Edinburgh
Wikipedia: in 2 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaRobert Pollock Gillespie
stated by WikidataWikidataQ25753317
stated by WikidataVIAF79283082
stated by WikidataGND1042255512
stated by WikidataIdRef136869750
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stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project18550

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Read on 22 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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@misc{academicancestry_Q25753317,
  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{Robert Pollock Gillespie: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q25753317},
  note = {read on 2026-10-22}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 22). Robert Pollock Gillespie: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-22]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q25753317