G. N. Watson: advisors and students

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G. N. Watson

English mathematician who applied complex analysis to the theory of special functions1886 to 1965

Wikidata names E. T. Whittaker as doctoral advisor and names E. T. Whittaker as teacher. Linked to Wikidata, Mathematics Genealogy Project, and 5 other registers.

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Advisors on Wikidata1

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E. T. Whittaker

Teachers and mentors1

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E. T. Whittaker

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The advisors of their advisors, four steps up at most, in the thesis records and on Wikidata, each kind marked; a person in both is listed once.

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stated by WikidataE. T. Whittaker
2 steps up
stated by WikidataAndrew Forsythstated by WikidataGeorge Howard Darwin
3 steps up
stated by WikidataArthur Cayleystated by WikidataEdward Routh
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stated by WikidataAugustus De Morganstated by WikidataIsaac Todhunterstated by WikidataWilliam Hopkins

Education and career6

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1904 to 1908
Trinity College
studied
until 1904
St Paul's School
studied
1910 to 1914
University of Cambridge
worked
1914 to 1918
University College London
worked
1918 to 1951
University of Birmingham
worked
undated
University of Cambridge
studied

At a glance

known as: mathematician, university teacher
fields: mathematical analysis, mathematic, complex analysis, special function
awards: Fellow of the Royal Society, 1919, Sylvester Medal, 1946, De Morgan Medal, 1947, Smith's Prize, 1909
member of: Royal Society of London, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Academy of Sciences of Turin, from 1940
notable works: Watson's lemma, Quintuple product identity, Whittaker and Watson
Wikipedia: in 13 languages

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stated by WikidataWikipediaG. N. Watson
stated by WikidataWikidataQ924510
stated by WikidataVIAF66541396
stated by WikidataGND117726761
stated by WikidataIdRef032503164
stated by WikidataISNI0000000121373576

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stated by WikidataMathematics Genealogy Project23724

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Read on 27 October 2026. A citation names the day the record was read, not a version.

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  author = {{Academic Ancestry}},
  title = {{G. N. Watson: advisors and students}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://academicancestry.org/person/Q924510},
  note = {read on 2026-10-27}
}

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Academic Ancestry. (2026, October 27). G. N. Watson: Advisors and students [Read on 2026-10-27]. https://academicancestry.org/person/Q924510