Alfred Gordon Gaydon

British physicist
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Alfred Gordon Gaydon

Summary

Alfred Gordon Gaydon is a human[1]. He was born on +1911-09-26T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2004-04-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and chemist[5]. He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

Key Facts

  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon was born on +1911-09-26T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon died on +2004-04-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's professions included physicist[4].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon worked as a chemist[5].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon was educated at Imperial College London[8].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon was educated at Kingston Grammar School[9].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon received the Fellow of the Royal Society[10].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon received the Rumford Medal[11].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon received the doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon[12].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon was a member of Royal Society[13].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's image is recorded as DickGaydon.jpg[14].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon is recorded as male[15].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117729867[17].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 85194745[18].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50016336[19].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122753368[20].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's IdRef ID is recorded as 031562280[21].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c369s_[22].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as stk2007393977[23].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's family name is recorded as Gaydon[24].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's given name is recorded as Alfred[25].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 068323425[26].
  • Alfred Gordon Gaydon's NUKAT ID is recorded as n01018700[27].

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Origins and Family

Alfred Gordon Gaydon was born on +1911-09-26T00:00:00Z[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 Kingston Grammar School[9], a school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1100[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and chemist[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10], a fellowship award[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Rumford Medal[11], a science award[37], in United Kingdom[38]; and doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon[12], an award[39], in France[40], founded in 1932[41].

Death and Burial

Alfred Gordon Gaydon died on +2004-04-16T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Alfred Gordon Gaydon has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

What did Alfred Gordon Gaydon do for work?

Alfred Gordon Gaydon worked as physicist[4] and chemist[5].

Where did Alfred Gordon Gaydon go to school?

Alfred Gordon Gaydon was educated at Imperial College London[8] and Kingston Grammar School[9].

What awards did Alfred Gordon Gaydon receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10], Rumford Medal[11], and doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Trois siècles d'université en Bourgogne. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Trois siècles d'université en Bourgogne. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . Trois siècles d'université en Bourgogne. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . royalsociety.org. royalsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Trois siècles d'université en Bourgogne. wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Trois siècles d'université en Bourgogne. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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