Brian Garner Wybourne

New Zealand physicist (1935–2003)
Person human Q18167171
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Summary

Brian Garner Wybourne is a human[1]. He was born in Morrinsville[2]. He was born on March 5, 1935[3]. He passed away in Toruń[4]. He died on November 26, 2003[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and academic[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Brian Garner Wybourne was born in Morrinsville[2].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne passed away in Toruń[4].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne was born on March 5, 1935[3].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne died on November 26, 2003[5].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne held citizenship in New Zealand[9].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's professions included physicist[6].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's professions included academic[7].
  • Among Brian Garner Wybourne's employers was University of Canterbury[10].
  • Among Brian Garner Wybourne's employers was Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń[11].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's education included a stint at University of Canterbury[12].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's doctoral advisor was William Alan Runciman[13].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne received the Hector Medal[14].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[15].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne is recorded as male[16].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne supervised Frederic Toumazet as a doctoral student[18].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne supervised George Ball as a doctoral student[19].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne supervised Timothy Haskell as a doctoral student[20].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's family name is recorded as Wybourne[22].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's given name is recorded as Brian[23].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's academic thesis is recorded as An analysis of the solid-state spectra of trivalent rare earth ions[24].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NZThesisProject[26].
  • Brian Garner Wybourne's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Morrinsville[2], Brian Garner Wybourne… he was born on March 5, 1935[3].

Education

Brian Garner Wybourne was educated at University of Canterbury[12]. His doctoral advisor was William Alan Runciman[13]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and academic[7]. Employers include University of Canterbury[10], a university[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1873[30] and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń[11], a university[31], in Poland[32], founded in 1945[33], headquartered in Toruń[34]. Doctoral students include Frederic Toumazet[18]; George Ball[19], a chemist[35]; and Timothy Haskell[20], a scientist[36], of New Zealand[37], awarded the Hector Medal[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Hector Medal[14], a science award[39], in New Zealand[40] and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[15].

Death and Burial

Brian Garner Wybourne died on November 26, 2003[5]. He died in Toruń[4].

Why It Matters

Brian Garner Wybourne ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Brian Garner Wybourne born?

Brian Garner Wybourne was born in Morrinsville[2].

Where did Brian Garner Wybourne die?

Brian Garner Wybourne passed away in Toruń[4].

What did Brian Garner Wybourne do for work?

Brian Garner Wybourne worked as physicist[6] and academic[7].

Where did Brian Garner Wybourne go to school?

Brian Garner Wybourne was educated at University of Canterbury[12].

What awards did Brian Garner Wybourne receive?

Honors received include Hector Medal[14] and Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . An analysis of the solid-state spectra of trivalent rare earth ions. wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved . royalsociety.org.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . hdl.handle.net. hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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