Sir John Kingman | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol | |
| In office 1985–2001 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Haggett (acting) Alec Merrison |
| Succeeded by | Sir Eric Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Frank Charles Kingman 28 August 1939[1] Beckenham, Kent, England |
| Spouse | Valerie Cromwell (m. 1964–2018) |
| Children | John Oliver Frank Kingman |
| Education | Christ's College, Finchley |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA, 1960) |
| Known for | Coalescent theory Heavy traffic approximation Kingman's formula Kingman's subadditive ergodic theorem |
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Sir John Frank Charles Kingman FRS[4] (born 28 August 1939)[5] is a British mathematician.[2][6] He served as N. M. Rothschild and Sons Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Isaac Newton Institute at the University of Cambridge from 2001 until 2006,[1][5][7] when he was succeeded by David Wallace. He is known for developing the mathematics of the coalescent theory, a theoretical model of inheritance that is fundamental to modern population genetics.
- ^ a b Anon (2007). "Kingman, Sir John (Frank Charles)". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.23167. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b c John Kingman at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ Hall, Peter Gavin (1976). Some Problems in Limit Theory for Stochastic Processes and Sums of Random Variables. bodleian.ox.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. OCLC 500461400. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.457865.
- ^ "Sir John Kingman FRS". London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b "John Frank Charles Kingman". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. University of St Andrews. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
- ^ Kingman's page at the Isaac Newton Institute
- ^ "Sir John Kingman, FRS". Isaac Newton Institute. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
