Ajoy Ghatak

Indian physicist
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Ajoy Ghatak

Summary

Ajoy Ghatak is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lucknow[2]. He was born on +1939-11-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ajoy Ghatak was born in Lucknow[2].
  • Ajoy Ghatak was born on +1939-11-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ajoy Ghatak held citizenship in India[6].
  • Ajoy Ghatak held citizenship in British Raj[7].
  • Ajoy Ghatak held citizenship in Dominion of India[8].
  • Ajoy Ghatak worked as a physicist[4].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's field of work was physics[9].
  • Among Ajoy Ghatak's employers was Indian Institutes of Technology[10].
  • Ajoy Ghatak was educated at Cornell University[11].
  • Ajoy Ghatak received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[12].
  • Ajoy Ghatak received the Fellow of the Optical Society[13].
  • Ajoy Ghatak received the Esther Hoffman Beller Medal[14].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's image is recorded as Ghatak-Ajoy-sm.jpg[15].
  • Ajoy Ghatak is recorded as male[16].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122813422[18].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69011654[19].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's GND ID is recorded as 12328242X[20].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50037654[21].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12385153p[22].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's IdRef ID is recorded as 032914075[23].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's Commons category is recorded as Ajoy Ghatak[24].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's residence is recorded as New Delhi[25].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dsb23q[26].
  • Ajoy Ghatak's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kup20010000031287[27].

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Origins and Family

Ajoy Ghatak's place of birth was Lucknow[2]. He was born on +1939-11-09T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ajoy Ghatak was educated at Cornell University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Ajoy Ghatak's professions included physicist[4]. His field of work was physics[9]. He was employed by Indian Institutes of Technology[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[12], a science award[28], in India[29], founded in 1958[30]; Fellow of the Optical Society[13], a science award[31], founded in 1959[32]; and Esther Hoffman Beller Medal[14], a science award[33], founded in 1993[34].

Why It Matters

Ajoy Ghatak ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Ajoy Ghatak born?

Born in Lucknow[2], Ajoy Ghatak…

What did Ajoy Ghatak do for work?

Ajoy Ghatak worked as physicist[4].

Where did Ajoy Ghatak go to school?

Ajoy Ghatak was educated at Cornell University[11].

What awards did Ajoy Ghatak receive?

Honors received include Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology[12], Fellow of the Optical Society[13], and Esther Hoffman Beller Medal[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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