Alexander Fetter

American physicist
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Alexander Fetter

Summary

Alexander Fetter is a human[1]. He was born on +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Alexander Fetter was born on +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alexander Fetter held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Alexander Fetter worked as a physicist[3].
  • Alexander Fetter's professions included academic[4].
  • Alexander Fetter worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Alexander Fetter's field of work was applied physics[8].
  • Alexander Fetter's field of work was physics[9].
  • Alexander Fetter's field of work was mechanics[10].
  • Among Alexander Fetter's employers was Stanford University[11].
  • Alexander Fetter's education included a stint at Harvard University[12].
  • Alexander Fetter's education included a stint at Williams College[13].
  • Alexander Fetter was educated at Balliol College[14].
  • Alexander Fetter received the Rhodes Scholarship[15].
  • Alexander Fetter is recorded as male[16].
  • Alexander Fetter's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Alexander Fetter supervised Lorenz Kramer as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alexander Fetter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080819921[19].
  • Alexander Fetter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2553909[20].
  • Alexander Fetter's GND ID is recorded as 13284477X[21].
  • Alexander Fetter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79063653[22].
  • Alexander Fetter's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12385215d[23].
  • Alexander Fetter's IdRef ID is recorded as 032914989[24].
  • Alexander Fetter's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01769398[25].
  • Alexander Fetter's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00466425[26].
  • Alexander Fetter's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 153188[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexander Fetter was born on +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; Williams College[13], a liberal arts college[32], in United States[33], founded in 1793[34]; and Balliol College[14], a college of the University of Oxford[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1263[37], headquartered in Oxford[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include applied physics[8], a branch of physics[39]; physics[9], a branch of science[40]; and mechanics[10], a branch of physics[41]. Among Alexander Fetter's employers was Stanford University[11]. He supervised Lorenz Kramer as a doctoral student[18].

Recognition

Alexander Fetter received the Rhodes Scholarship[15].

Why It Matters

Alexander Fetter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did Alexander Fetter do for work?

Alexander Fetter worked as physicist[3], academic[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Alexander Fetter go to school?

Alexander Fetter was educated at Harvard University[12], Williams College[13], and Balliol College[14].

What awards did Alexander Fetter receive?

Honors received include Rhodes Scholarship[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . profiles.stanford.edu. profiles.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Rhodes Scholar Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . SNAC. 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
  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. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . 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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