Alfred Lee Loomis

American businessman, scientist and philanthropist (1887–1975)

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Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[26]
Date of birth: November 4, 1887
Date of death: August 11, 1975
Place of birth: Manhattan
Place of death: East Hampton
Country of citizenship: United States^[15]
Occupation: financier, lawyer, banker, physicist
Educated at: Yale University, Harvard Law School, Phillips Academy^[16]^[17]^[18]
Award received: National Inventors Hall of Fame, John Price Wetherill Medal^[19]^[20]
Father: Henry Patterson Loomis^[9]
Mother: Julia Josephine Loomis^[10]
Spouse: Ellen Holman Loomis^[11]
Child: Alfred Loomis, Henry Loomis, W. Farnsworth Loomis^[12]^[13]^[14]
Family name: Loomis^[27]
Given name: Alfred, Lee^[28]^[29]
Member of: National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Astronomical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]

🏷️ Also known as

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VIAF cluster ID: 84149196478574791701
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n94101915
GND ID: 124279570
Archives at Yale agent ID: people/92833
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 14600729d
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 124279570
FAST ID: 346726
Find a Grave memorial ID: 207828153
Freebase ID: /m/01jv8c
Geni profile ID: 6000000004151773095
IdRef ID: 07650400X

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J9U entity ID: 987007264618005171
NNDB people ID: 223/000170710
NUKAT ID: n2022101206
National Inventors Hall of Fame ID: alfred-l-loomis
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID: 5605
Physics History Network ID: 11605015
Prabook ID: 1105396
SNAC ARK ID: w6xw4mqj
Scopus author ID: 23083422900
Wellcome Collection concept ID: kffbcjc2
WikiTree person ID: Loomis-774
Yale LUX ID: person/7bc195fc-5f40-4d4d-b41c-f447e58d785a

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Member of 5

National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Astronomical Society

Occupation 4

lawyer, scientist, banker, financier

Educated at 3

Yale University, Harvard Law School, Phillips Academy

Award received 2

John Price Wetherill Medal, National Inventors Hall of Fame

Given name 2

Alfred, Lee

Child 1

Alfred Loomis

Children (paternal) 1

Alfred Loomis

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Instance of 1

human

Participated in 1

Radiation Laboratory

Place of birth 1

Manhattan

Place of death 1

East Hampton

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Alfred Lee Loomis was born on November 4, 1887^[1], in Manhattan^[2]. He died on August 11, 1975^[3], in East Hampton^[4]. He worked as a financier^[5], lawyer^[6], banker^[7], and physicist^[8].

FAQs

Where was Alfred Lee Loomis born?

Alfred Lee Loomis was born in Manhattan^[2].

Where did Alfred Lee Loomis die?

Alfred Lee Loomis died in East Hampton^[4].

Who were Alfred Lee Loomis's parents?

Alfred Lee Loomis's father was Henry Patterson Loomis^[9]. Alfred Lee Loomis's mother was Julia Josephine Loomis^[10].

Who was Alfred Lee Loomis married to?

Alfred Lee Loomis's spouses include Ellen Holman Loomis^[11].

What did Alfred Lee Loomis do for work?

Alfred Lee Loomis worked as a financier^[5], lawyer^[6], banker^[7], and physicist^[8].

Where did Alfred Lee Loomis go to school?

Alfred Lee Loomis was educated at Yale University^[16], Harvard Law School^[17], and Phillips Academy^[18].

What awards did Alfred Lee Loomis receive?

Honors received include National Inventors Hall of Fame^[19] and John Price Wetherill Medal^[20].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — place of birth (P19): Manhattan. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — place of death (P20): East Hampton. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — sex or gender (P21): male. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — father (P22): Henry Patterson Loomis. Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — mother (P25): Julia Josephine Loomis. Geni.com. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — spouse (P26): Ellen Holman Loomis. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — child (P40): Alfred Loomis. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — child (P40): Henry Loomis. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — child (P40): W. Farnsworth Loomis. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — educated at (P69): Yale University. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — educated at (P69): Harvard Law School. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — educated at (P69): Phillips Academy. Retrieved 2020-05-07. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — occupation (P106): financier. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — occupation (P106): lawyer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — occupation (P106): banker. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — occupation (P106): physicist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — award received (P166): National Inventors Hall of Fame. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — award received (P166): John Price Wetherill Medal. fi.edu. fi.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — member of (P463): National Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — member of (P463): American Philosophical Society. NNDB. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — member of (P463): American Astronomical Society. NNDB. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — member of (P463): American Association for the Advancement of Science. NNDB. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — member of (P463): American Physical Society. NNDB. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — date of birth (P569): November 4, 1887. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — date of death (P570): August 11, 1975. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — family name (P734): Loomis. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — given name (P735): Alfred. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Alfred Lee Loomis — given name (P735): Lee. wikidata.org.

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