Brian Swimme

American cosmologist
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Brian Swimme

Summary

Brian Swimme is a human[1]. His place of birth was Seattle[2]. He was born on September 4, 1950[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and mathematician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Brian Swimme's place of birth was Seattle[2].
  • Brian Swimme was born on September 4, 1950[3].
  • Brian Swimme held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Brian Swimme worked as a physicist[4].
  • Brian Swimme's professions included mathematician[5].
  • Brian Swimme's field of work was cosmology[8].
  • Brian Swimme's field of work was physics[9].
  • Brian Swimme was employed by California Institute of Integral Studies[10].
  • Among Brian Swimme's employers was University of Puget Sound[11].
  • Brian Swimme's education included a stint at University of Oregon[12].
  • Brian Swimme's education included a stint at Santa Clara University[13].
  • Brian Swimme was educated at Bellarmine College Preparatory[14].
  • Brian Swimme's doctoral advisor was Richard Blaine Barrar[15].
  • Brian Swimme is recorded as male[16].
  • Brian Swimme's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Brian Swimme's given name is recorded as Brian[18].
  • Brian Swimme's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1950-09-04[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 02196b04-cf50-4a69-8214-b9491620221d[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Swimme was born in Seattle[2]. He was born on September 4, 1950[3].

Education

Educated at University of Oregon[12], a public university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1876[26], headquartered in Eugene[27]; Santa Clara University[13], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1851[30], headquartered in Santa Clara[31]; and Bellarmine College Preparatory[14], a secondary school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1851[34]. Brian Swimme's doctoral advisor was Richard Blaine Barrar[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and mathematician[5]. Fields of work include cosmology[8], a branch of astronomy[35] and physics[9], a branch of science[36]. Employers include California Institute of Integral Studies[10], a university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1968[39] and University of Puget Sound[11], a liberal arts college[40], in United States[41], founded in 1888[42], headquartered in Tacoma[43].

Why It Matters

Brian Swimme ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Brian Swimme born?

Brian Swimme was born in Seattle[2].

What did Brian Swimme do for work?

Brian Swimme worked as physicist[4] and mathematician[5].

Where did Brian Swimme go to school?

Brian Swimme was educated at University of Oregon[12], Santa Clara University[13], and Bellarmine College Preparatory[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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