John Horton Conway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Horton_Conway

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
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gptkbp:birthDate	1937-12-26
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Liverpool,_England
gptkbp:causeOfDeath	gptkb:COVID-19
gptkbp:deathDate	2020-04-11
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey,_USA
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor	gptkb:Harold_Davenport
gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Princeton_University gptkb:University_of_Cambridge gptkb:Mathematical_Institute,_University_of_Oxford
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	John Horton Conway
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gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:mathematician
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