John Kingman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Kingman

Statistician, Professor of Mathematical Science at the University of Cambridge

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Beckenham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: mathematician, university teacher, statistician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir John Frank Charles Kingman (born 28 August 1939) is a British mathematician.
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, when he was succeeded by David Wallace.
He is known for developing the mathematics of the Coalescent theory, a theoretical model of inheritance, which is fundamental to modern population genetics.