August Herman Pfund

Summary

August Herman Pfund is a human^[1]. Born in Madison^[2], he… he was born on +1879-12-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +1949-01-04T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a physicist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Born in Madison^[2], August Herman Pfund…
• August Herman Pfund was born on +1879-12-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• August Herman Pfund died on +1949-01-04T00:00:00Z^[4].
• August Herman Pfund held citizenship in United States^[8].
• August Herman Pfund worked as a physicist^[5].
• August Herman Pfund's professions included university teacher^[6].
• Among August Herman Pfund's employers was Johns Hopkins University^[9].
• August Herman Pfund's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison^[10].
• August Herman Pfund's education included a stint at Johns Hopkins University^[11].
• August Herman Pfund's doctoral advisor was Robert W. Wood^[12].
• August Herman Pfund received the Frederic Ives Medal^[13].
• August Herman Pfund is recorded as male^[14].
• August Herman Pfund's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• August Herman Pfund supervised Haldan Keffer Hartline as a doctoral student^[16].
• August Herman Pfund supervised Richard Threlkeld Cox as a doctoral student^[17].
• August Herman Pfund's ISNI is recorded as 0000000028145472^[18].
• August Herman Pfund's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11433043^[19].
• August Herman Pfund's GND ID is recorded as 1367759544^[20].
• August Herman Pfund's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89103800^[21].
• August Herman Pfund's IdRef ID is recorded as 224778420^[22].
• August Herman Pfund's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 158282^[23].
• August Herman Pfund's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05d8wl^[24].
• August Herman Pfund's Open Library ID is recorded as OL4541519A^[25].
• August Herman Pfund's given name is recorded as August^[26].
• August Herman Pfund's described by source is recorded as Physicists: Biographical Dictionary^[27].

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Origins and Family

August Herman Pfund was born in Madison^[2]. He was born on +1879-12-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison^[10], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1848^[30] and Johns Hopkins University^[11], a private university^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1876^[33], headquartered in Baltimore^[34]. August Herman Pfund's doctoral advisor was Robert W. Wood^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[5] and university teacher^[6]. Among August Herman Pfund's employers was Johns Hopkins University^[9]. Doctoral students include Haldan Keffer Hartline^[16], a physiologist^[35], 1903–1983^[36], of United States^[37], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine^[38], specialised in physiology^[39] and Richard Threlkeld Cox^[17], a physicist^[40], 1898–1991^[41], of United States^[42], specialised in physics^[43].

Recognition

August Herman Pfund received the Frederic Ives Medal^[13].

Death and Burial

August Herman Pfund died on +1949-01-04T00:00:00Z^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for August Herman Pfund include Pfund series^[44], a Hydrogen Line Spectrum^[45] and 12774 Pfund^[46], an asteroid^[47].

Why It Matters

August Herman Pfund ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,285 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48]

He is credited with the discovery of Pfund series^[49], a Hydrogen Line Spectrum^[50]. Entities named for him include Pfund series^[44], a Hydrogen Line Spectrum^[45] and 12774 Pfund^[46], an asteroid^[47].

His notable doctoral advisees include Haldan Keffer Hartline^[51], a physiologist^[52], 1903–1983^[53], of United States^[54], awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine^[55], specialised in physiology^[56] and Richard Threlkeld Cox^[57], a physicist^[58], 1898–1991^[59], of United States^[60], specialised in physics^[61].

FAQs

Where was August Herman Pfund born?

Born in Madison^[2], August Herman Pfund…

What did August Herman Pfund do for work?

August Herman Pfund worked as physicist^[5] and university teacher^[6].

Where did August Herman Pfund go to school?

August Herman Pfund was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison^[10] and Johns Hopkins University^[11].

What awards did August Herman Pfund receive?

Honors received include Frederic Ives Medal^[13].

What did August Herman Pfund discover?

August Herman Pfund is credited as discoverer of Pfund series^[49].