Albert Alan Townsend

Australian fluid dynamicist
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Albert Alan Townsend

Summary

Albert Alan Townsend is a human[1]. He was born on +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2010-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a fluid dynamicist[4].

Key Facts

  • Albert Alan Townsend was born on +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Albert Alan Townsend died on +2010-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's professions included fluid dynamicist[4].
  • Albert Alan Townsend was educated at University of Cambridge[5].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Ingram Taylor[6].
  • Albert Alan Townsend was a member of Royal Society[7].
  • Albert Alan Townsend is recorded as male[8].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Albert Alan Townsend supervised David Tritton as a doctoral student[10].
  • Albert Alan Townsend supervised H. L. Grant as a doctoral student[11].
  • Albert Alan Townsend supervised J. W. Elder as a doctoral student[12].
  • Albert Alan Townsend supervised Ronald Adrian as a doctoral student[13].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's ISNI is recorded as 0000000066465901[14].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 22222018[15].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85802507[16].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123786825[17].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's IdRef ID is recorded as 060318201[18].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02515340[19].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35628780[20].
  • Albert Alan Townsend earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 127471[22].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as utb2014807404[23].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's family name is recorded as Townsend[24].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's given name is recorded as Albert Alan[25].
  • Albert Alan Townsend's given name is recorded as Alan[26].

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Origins and Family

Albert Alan Townsend was born on +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Albert Alan Townsend was educated at University of Cambridge[5]. His doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Ingram Taylor[6]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].

Career and Affiliations

Albert Alan Townsend's professions included fluid dynamicist[4]. Doctoral students include David Tritton[10], a physicist[27], 1935–1998[28], of United Kingdom[29], specialised in fluid dynamics[30]; H. L. Grant[11]; J. W. Elder[12]; and Ronald Adrian[13], an engineer[31], of United States[32], awarded the Fluid Dynamics Prize[33].

Death and Burial

Albert Alan Townsend died on +2010-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

FAQs

What did Albert Alan Townsend do for work?

Albert Alan Townsend worked as fluid dynamicist[4].

Where did Albert Alan Townsend go to school?

Albert Alan Townsend was educated at University of Cambridge[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [2] . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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