John H. Conway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_H._Conway

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gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:human
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gptkbp:birthDate	1937-12-26
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Liverpool
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	gptkb:COVID-19
gptkbp:children	7
gptkbp:deathDate	2020-04-11
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Princeton_University gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:field	gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:John_Horton_Conway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John H. Conway
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Donald_Knuth gptkb:Elwyn_Berlekamp gptkb:Richard_K._Guy gptkb:Noam_Elkies gptkb:Simon_P._Norton
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gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:mathematician
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