Alan Davison

British chemist (1936-2015)
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Alan Davison

Summary

Alan Davison is a human[1]. He was born on +1936-03-24T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2015-11-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a chemist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Alan Davison was born on +1936-03-24T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alan Davison died on +2015-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Davison held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Alan Davison's professions included chemist[4].
  • Among Alan Davison's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7].
  • Alan Davison was educated at Imperial College London[8].
  • Alan Davison was educated at Swansea University[9].
  • Alan Davison's doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Wilkinson[10].
  • Alan Davison received the Fellow of the Royal Society[11].
  • Alan Davison received the Gabbay Award[12].
  • Alan Davison received the ACS Award for Creative Invention[13].
  • Alan Davison was a member of Royal Society[14].
  • Alan Davison is recorded as male[15].
  • Alan Davison's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Alan Davison supervised Chris Orvig as a doctoral student[17].
  • Alan Davison's ISNI is recorded as 0000000454294729[18].
  • Alan Davison's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137145003299061301270[19].
  • Alan Davison's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015156317[20].
  • Alan Davison's IdRef ID is recorded as 243629656[21].
  • Alan Davison's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hrhvdr[22].
  • Alan Davison's family name is recorded as Davison[23].
  • Alan Davison's given name is recorded as Alan[24].
  • Alan Davison's academic thesis is recorded as Studies on the chemistry of transition metal carbonyls[25].
  • Alan Davison's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7201753832[26].
  • Alan Davison's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Davison was born on +1936-03-24T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Imperial College London[8], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1907[30], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[31] and Swansea University[9], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1920[34]. Alan Davison's doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Wilkinson[10].

Career and Affiliations

Alan Davison worked as a chemist[4]. He was employed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[7]. He supervised Chris Orvig as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[11], a fellowship award[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Gabbay Award[12], a biomedical award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1998[39]; and ACS Award for Creative Invention[13], a class of award[40], in United States[41], founded in 1966[42].

Death and Burial

Alan Davison died on +2015-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Alan Davison ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did Alan Davison do for work?

Alan Davison worked as chemist[4].

Where did Alan Davison go to school?

Alan Davison was educated at Imperial College London[8] and Swansea University[9].

What awards did Alan Davison receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[11], Gabbay Award[12], and ACS Award for Creative Invention[13].

References

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  23. [25] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . ethos.bl.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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