User:bensculfor
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Background
I have a master's degree in maths (thesis title: "Models of Groups over the Field with One Element", supervised by Dr. Corneliu Hoffman). I have also studied chemistry and physics up to 'A' level. My pronouns are he/him.
This account is a continuation of the now-inactive account Donutmug, as I decided it would be better to edit under my real name.
Fun facts about me
- I have appeared on University Challenge, representing the University of Birmingham in the 49th series of the programme.
- It is thought that my family name comes from the village of Sculthorpe in Norfolk.
- I am an honourary citizen of the micronation of [http://www.empireofadammia.org.uk/ Adammia].
Interests
I'm interested ina variety of subjects, including:
- Japanese history (particularly the bakumatsu and Meiji restoration)
- Early medieval European history (particularly involving Cnut and Leif Eriksson)
- Chinese history and Chinese cuisine
- linguistics
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Edits
Articles that I have contributed to significantly are:
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Page | Contribution(s) | Diffs | Date |
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Kimura Kaishū | Created page | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kimura_Kaish%C5%AB&oldid=1188019922] | December 2023 |
David Magarshack | greatly expanded biography, added sources | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Magarshack&diff=961485157&oldid=959752951] | June 2020 |
Bumpus Quarry | Created page | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bumpus_Quarry&oldid=914349179] | September 2019 |
Michio Suzuki (inventor) | Rewrote the entire page from scratch, as the orginal was a very poor (and ungrammatical) translation of the Japanese page. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michio_Suzuki_%28inventor%29&type=revision&diff=908634398&oldid=889689375] | July 2019 |
Universal embedding theorem | Created page | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Universal_embedding_theorem&oldid=905191302] | July 2019 |
Affine variety | Various, see diffs (many edits under previous username Donutmug). | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Affine_variety&type=revision&diff=899705543&oldid=748210746 Correspondence],[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Affine_variety&type=revision&diff=909487025&oldid=904173671 morphisms], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Affine_variety&diff=916824557&oldid=914952030 affine algebraic groups], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Affine_variety&diff=957076252&oldid=950875808 rational point examples] | June 2019–May 2020 |
Field with one element | Added section on monoid schemes, contributed to history section, general cleaning up (mostly under previous username Donutmug). | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Field_with_one_element&type=revision&diff=893038305&oldid=891676384], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Field_with_one_element&type=revision&diff=899767660&oldid=896694466] | May 2019 |
Works in progress/Essays
- A new draft article about tsukimachitō (Japanese article :ja:月待塔).
- A draft rewrite of Mathematics#History.
- A draft rewrite of the University of Birmingham Lunar Society subsection of Lunar Society of Birmingham.
- A draft rewrite/restructuring of the page field with one element.
- Improvement notes for affine variety.
- My sandbox, in which I keep minor draft additions to other articles.
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