Alphonse Chapanis

American industrial designer and professor of psychological and brain sciences
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Alphonse Chapanis

Summary

Alphonse Chapanis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Meriden[2]. He was born on +1917-03-17T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Baltimore[4]. He died on +2002-10-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an engineer[6] and psychologist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Meriden[2], Alphonse Chapanis…
  • Alphonse Chapanis died in Baltimore[4].
  • Alphonse Chapanis was born on +1917-03-17T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alphonse Chapanis died on +2002-10-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alphonse Chapanis held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's professions included engineer[6].
  • Alphonse Chapanis worked as a psychologist[7].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's field of work was ergonomics[10].
  • Alphonse Chapanis was employed by Johns Hopkins University[11].
  • Alphonse Chapanis was educated at Yale University[12].
  • Alphonse Chapanis received the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award[13].
  • Alphonse Chapanis received the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology[14].
  • Alphonse Chapanis is recorded as male[15].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109839038[17].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69084067[18].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88607375[19].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 134907707[20].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's IdRef ID is recorded as 050193899[21].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 6856236[22].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/049g80[23].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk2014821016[24].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's given name is recorded as Alphonse[25].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071546596[26].
  • Alphonse Chapanis's NUKAT ID is recorded as n01044267[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Meriden[2], Alphonse Chapanis… he was born on +1917-03-17T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Alphonse Chapanis's education included a stint at Yale University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer[6] and psychologist[7]. Alphonse Chapanis's field of work was ergonomics[10]. Among his employers was Johns Hopkins University[11].

Recognition

Awards received include James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award[13], a fellowship grant[28] and APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology[14], an award[29], in United States[30].

Death and Burial

Alphonse Chapanis died on +2002-10-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Baltimore[4].

Why It Matters

Alphonse Chapanis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Alphonse Chapanis born?

Alphonse Chapanis was born in Meriden[2].

Where did Alphonse Chapanis die?

Alphonse Chapanis died in Baltimore[4].

What did Alphonse Chapanis do for work?

Alphonse Chapanis worked as engineer[6] and psychologist[7].

Where did Alphonse Chapanis go to school?

Alphonse Chapanis was educated at Yale University[12].

What awards did Alphonse Chapanis receive?

Honors received include James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award[13] and APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology[14].

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  11. [13] . psychologicalscience.org. psychologicalscience.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . apa.org. apa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Retrieved . pust.urbe.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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