Alexander William Bickerton

British scientist
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Alexander William Bickerton

Summary

Alexander William Bickerton is a human[1]. He was born in New Zealand[2]. He was born on +1842-01-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in London[4]. He died on +1929-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and chemist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Alexander William Bickerton was born in New Zealand[2].
  • Alexander William Bickerton died in London[4].
  • Alexander William Bickerton was born on +1842-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alexander William Bickerton died on +1929-01-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Alexander William Bickerton was Charles E Bickerton[9].
  • Alexander William Bickerton held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Alexander William Bickerton held citizenship in New Zealand[11].
  • Alexander William Bickerton worked as a physicist[6].
  • Alexander William Bickerton worked as a chemist[7].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's field of work was physics[12].
  • Among Alexander William Bickerton's employers was University of Canterbury[13].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's education included a stint at Royal School of Mines[14].
  • Alexander William Bickerton was educated at Imperial College London[15].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's image is recorded as Alexander William Bickerton c1905.jpg[16].
  • Alexander William Bickerton is recorded as male[17].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Alexander William Bickerton supervised Ernest Rutherford as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084506690[20].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45820174[21].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87810111[22].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's IdRef ID is recorded as 106016628[23].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's Commons category is recorded as Alexander William Bickerton[24].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ygw5c[25].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's Open Library ID is recorded as OL162998A[26].
  • Alexander William Bickerton's family name is recorded as Bickerton[27].

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Origins and Family

Alexander William Bickerton was born in New Zealand[2]. He was born on +1842-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Royal School of Mines[14], a constituent college[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1851[30] and Imperial College London[15], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1907[33], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and chemist[7]. Alexander William Bickerton's field of work was physics[12]. He was employed by University of Canterbury[13]. He supervised Ernest Rutherford as a doctoral student[19].

Personal Life

A child of Alexander William Bickerton was Charles E Bickerton[9].

Death and Burial

Alexander William Bickerton died on +1929-01-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in London[4].

Why It Matters

Alexander William Bickerton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

His notable doctoral advisees include Ernest Rutherford[36], a nuclear physicist[37], 1871–1937[38], of New Zealand[39], awarded the Hector Medal[40], specialised in physics[41].

FAQs

Where was Alexander William Bickerton born?

Born in New Zealand[2], Alexander William Bickerton…

Where did Alexander William Bickerton die?

Alexander William Bickerton died in London[4].

What did Alexander William Bickerton do for work?

Alexander William Bickerton worked as physicist[6] and chemist[7].

Where did Alexander William Bickerton go to school?

Alexander William Bickerton was educated at Royal School of Mines[14] and Imperial College London[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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