Daniel Frank Walls

Summary

Daniel Frank Walls is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Napier^[2]. He was born on +1942-09-13T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Auckland^[4]. He died on +1999-05-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], theoretical physicist^[8], and optician^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Daniel Frank Walls's place of birth was Napier^[2].
• Daniel Frank Walls died in Auckland^[4].
• Daniel Frank Walls was born on +1942-09-13T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Daniel Frank Walls died on +1999-05-12T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Daniel Frank Walls held citizenship in New Zealand^[11].
• English was Daniel Frank Walls's native language^[12].
• Daniel Frank Walls's professions included physicist^[6].
• Daniel Frank Walls worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Daniel Frank Walls's professions included theoretical physicist^[8].
• Daniel Frank Walls's professions included optician^[9].
• Daniel Frank Walls's field of work was physics^[13].
• Daniel Frank Walls's field of work was optics^[14].
• Daniel Frank Walls's field of work was quantum optics^[15].
• Among Daniel Frank Walls's employers was University of Auckland^[16].
• Among Daniel Frank Walls's employers was University of Waikato^[17].
• Daniel Frank Walls's education included a stint at Harvard University^[18].
• Daniel Frank Walls was educated at University of Auckland^[19].
• Daniel Frank Walls's doctoral advisor was Roy J. Glauber^[20].
• Daniel Frank Walls received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[21].
• Daniel Frank Walls received the IOP Dirac Medal^[22].
• Daniel Frank Walls received the Einstein Prize for Laser Science^[23].
• Daniel Frank Walls received the Hector Medal^[24].
• Daniel Frank Walls received the Fellow of the American Physical Society^[25].
• Daniel Frank Walls received the Fellow of the Optical Society^[26].
• Daniel Frank Walls was a member of Royal Society^[27].

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Origins and Family

Daniel Frank Walls's place of birth was Napier^[2]. He was born on +1942-09-13T00:00:00Z^[3]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[18], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31] and University of Auckland^[19], a public university^[32], in New Zealand^[33], founded in 1883^[34], headquartered in Auckland City^[35]. Daniel Frank Walls's doctoral advisor was Roy J. Glauber^[20]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], theoretical physicist^[8], and optician^[9]. Fields of work include physics^[13], a branch of science^[37]; optics^[14], a branch of physics^[38]; and quantum optics^[15], a branch of physics^[39]. Employers include University of Auckland^[16], a public university^[40], in New Zealand^[41], founded in 1883^[42], headquartered in Auckland City^[43] and University of Waikato^[17], a public university^[44], in New Zealand^[45], founded in 1964^[46]. Doctoral students include Gerard J. Milburn^[47], a physicist^[48], b. 1958^[49], of Australia^[50], awarded the Walter Boas Medal^[51], specialised in physics^[52]; Craig M. Savage^[53]; Margaret Reid^[54]; Michael W Jack^[55]; Monika Ritsch-Marte^[56]; and Gregory John Liston^[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[21], a fellowship award^[58], in United Kingdom^[59]; IOP Dirac Medal^[22], a science award^[60], in United Kingdom^[61]; Einstein Prize for Laser Science^[23], a science award^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1988^[64]; Hector Medal^[24], a science award^[65], in New Zealand^[66]; Fellow of the American Physical Society^[25], a fellowship award^[67]; and Fellow of the Optical Society^[26], a science award^[68], founded in 1959^[69].

Death and Burial

Daniel Frank Walls died on +1999-05-12T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Auckland^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Daniel Frank Walls include Dan Walls Medal^[70], a science award^[71], in New Zealand^[72], founded in 2008^[73].

Why It Matters

Daniel Frank Walls ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]

Entities named for him include Dan Walls Medal^[70], a science award^[71], in New Zealand^[72], founded in 2008^[73].

FAQs

Where was Daniel Frank Walls born?

Daniel Frank Walls's place of birth was Napier^[2].

Where did Daniel Frank Walls die?

Daniel Frank Walls died in Auckland^[4].

What did Daniel Frank Walls do for work?

Daniel Frank Walls worked as physicist^[6], university teacher^[7], theoretical physicist^[8], and optician^[9].

Where did Daniel Frank Walls go to school?

Daniel Frank Walls was educated at Harvard University^[18] and University of Auckland^[19].

What awards did Daniel Frank Walls receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[21], IOP Dirac Medal^[22], Einstein Prize for Laser Science^[23], and Hector Medal^[24].