Alan Cook

British physicist (1922–2004)
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Alan Cook

Summary

Alan Cook is a human[1]. He was born on +1922-12-02T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2004-07-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Alan Cook was born on +1922-12-02T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alan Cook died on +2004-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Cook held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Alan Cook held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7].
  • Alan Cook worked as a physicist[4].
  • Alan Cook was educated at Corpus Christi College[8].
  • Alan Cook received the Fellow of the Royal Society[9].
  • Alan Cook received the Chree Medal and Prize[10].
  • Alan Cook received the Knight Bachelor[11].
  • Alan Cook was a member of Royal Society[12].
  • Alan Cook was a member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[13].
  • Alan Cook is recorded as male[14].
  • Alan Cook's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Alan Cook supervised Michael Foale as a doctoral student[16].
  • Alan Cook's ISNI is recorded as 000000010883389X[17].
  • Alan Cook's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29594337[18].
  • Alan Cook's GND ID is recorded as 17409664X[19].
  • Alan Cook's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50026863[20].
  • Alan Cook's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12277888c[21].
  • Alan Cook's IdRef ID is recorded as 031594344[22].
  • Alan Cook's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0073724X[23].
  • Alan Cook's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00436524[24].
  • Alan Cook's SBN author ID is recorded as RMSV001243[25].
  • Alan Cook's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35139208[26].
  • Alan Cook's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05y7s9k[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Cook was born on +1922-12-02T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Alan Cook was educated at Corpus Christi College[8].

Career and Affiliations

Alan Cook worked as a physicist[4]. He supervised Michael Foale as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[9], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Chree Medal and Prize[10], a physics award[30], founded in 1941[31]; and Knight Bachelor[11], a title of honor[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1300[34].

Death and Burial

Alan Cook died on +2004-07-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Alan Cook ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Alan Cook do for work?

Alan Cook worked as physicist[4].

Where did Alan Cook go to school?

Alan Cook was educated at Corpus Christi College[8].

What awards did Alan Cook receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[9], Chree Medal and Prize[10], and Knight Bachelor[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . iop.org. iop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [2] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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