Charmian O'Connor

New Zealand physical organic chemist
Person human Q56850022
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Charmian O'Connor

Summary

Charmian O'Connor is a human[1]. Born in Woodville[2], she… she was born on August 4, 1937[3]. She worked as an academic[4] and chemist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Charmian O'Connor was born in Woodville[2].
  • Charmian O'Connor was born on August 4, 1937[3].
  • Charmian O'Connor held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Charmian O'Connor's professions included academic[4].
  • Charmian O'Connor worked as a chemist[5].
  • Charmian O'Connor's field of work was physical organic chemistry[8].
  • Charmian O'Connor held the position of professor emeritus[9].
  • Charmian O'Connor's education included a stint at Auckland Girls' Grammar School[10].
  • Charmian O'Connor was educated at University of Auckland[11].
  • Charmian O'Connor received the Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[12].
  • Charmian O'Connor received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[13].
  • Charmian O'Connor received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14].
  • Charmian O'Connor received the Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[15].
  • Charmian O'Connor received the Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry[16].
  • Charmian O'Connor received the justice of the peace[17].
  • Charmian O'Connor is recorded as female[18].
  • Charmian O'Connor's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Charmian O'Connor supervised Terence Douglas Lomax as a doctoral student[20].
  • Charmian O'Connor's Commons category is recorded as Charmian O'Connor[21].
  • Charmian O'Connor earned the academic degree of Doctor of Science[22].
  • Charmian O'Connor's family name is recorded as Q2043296[23].
  • Charmian O'Connor's family name is recorded as Bishop[24].
  • Charmian O'Connor's given name is recorded as Charmian[25].
  • Charmian O'Connor's given name is recorded as Jocelyn[26].
  • Charmian O'Connor's academic thesis is recorded as Q141211411[27].

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Origins and Family

Charmian O'Connor was born in Woodville[2]. She was born on August 4, 1937[3].

Education

Educated at Auckland Girls' Grammar School[10], a secondary school[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1888[30] and University of Auckland[11], a public university[31], in New Zealand[32], founded in 1883[33], headquartered in Auckland City[34]. Charmian O'Connor earned the academic degree of Doctor of Science[22]. She studied under Allan Odell[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include academic[4] and chemist[5]. Charmian O'Connor's field of work was physical organic chemistry[8]. She held the position of professor emeritus[9]. She supervised Terence Douglas Lomax as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[12]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[13], a fellowship award[36], in United Kingdom[37]; Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14], a grade of an order[38], in United Kingdom[39]; Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[15], a grade of an order[40], in New Zealand[41]; Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry[16], an award[42], in New Zealand[43]; and justice of the peace[17], a position[44].

Why It Matters

Charmian O'Connor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[6] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Charmian O'Connor born?

Charmian O'Connor's place of birth was Woodville[2].

What did Charmian O'Connor do for work?

Charmian O'Connor worked as academic[4] and chemist[5].

Where did Charmian O'Connor go to school?

Charmian O'Connor was educated at Auckland Girls' Grammar School[10] and University of Auckland[11].

What awards did Charmian O'Connor receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi[12], Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[13], Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14], and Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[15].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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