Ad Lagendijk

Dutch physicist
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Ad Lagendijk

Summary

Ad Lagendijk is a human[1]. His place of birth was Zwanenburg[2]. He was born on +1947-11-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Ad Lagendijk's place of birth was Zwanenburg[2].
  • Ad Lagendijk was born on +1947-11-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ad Lagendijk held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[7].
  • Ad Lagendijk worked as a physicist[4].
  • Ad Lagendijk worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Ad Lagendijk was employed by University of Amsterdam[8].
  • Among Ad Lagendijk's employers was University of Twente[9].
  • Ad Lagendijk was employed by Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie[10].
  • Ad Lagendijk was educated at University of Amsterdam[11].
  • Ad Lagendijk's doctoral advisor was Johan Dick Willem van Voorst[12].
  • Ad Lagendijk received the Spinoza Prize[13].
  • Ad Lagendijk received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[14].
  • Ad Lagendijk was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[15].
  • Ad Lagendijk's image is recorded as AdLagendijk2002.jpg[16].
  • Ad Lagendijk is recorded as male[17].
  • Ad Lagendijk's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Ad Lagendijk supervised Cornelis Martijn Wubs as a doctoral student[19].
  • Ad Lagendijk supervised Johannes F de Boer as a doctoral student[20].
  • Ad Lagendijk's ISNI is recorded as 0000000039296233[21].
  • Ad Lagendijk's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 68462681[22].
  • Ad Lagendijk's GND ID is recorded as 123015079X[23].
  • Ad Lagendijk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2008015908[24].
  • Ad Lagendijk's IdRef ID is recorded as 140754997[25].
  • Ad Lagendijk's Commons category is recorded as Ad Lagendijk[26].
  • Ad Lagendijk's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 119499[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Zwanenburg[2], Ad Lagendijk… he was born on +1947-11-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ad Lagendijk was educated at University of Amsterdam[11]. His doctoral advisor was Johan Dick Willem van Voorst[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Employers include University of Amsterdam[8], a university[28], in Netherlands[29], founded in 1632[30], headquartered in Amsterdam[31]; University of Twente[9], a university[32], in Netherlands[33], founded in 1961[34], headquartered in Enschede[35]; and Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie[10], a research institute[36], in Netherlands[37], founded in 1946[38]. Doctoral students include Cornelis Martijn Wubs[19] and Johannes F de Boer[20], a researcher[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Spinoza Prize[13], a science award[40], in Netherlands[41], founded in 1995[42] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[14], a fellowship award[43].

Why It Matters

Ad Lagendijk ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Ad Lagendijk born?

Ad Lagendijk was born in Zwanenburg[2].

What did Ad Lagendijk do for work?

Ad Lagendijk worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Ad Lagendijk go to school?

Ad Lagendijk was educated at University of Amsterdam[11].

What awards did Ad Lagendijk receive?

Honors received include Spinoza Prize[13] and Fellow of the American Physical Society[14].

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  14. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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