Daniel Z. Freedman

American physicist
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Daniel Z. Freedman

Summary

Daniel Z. Freedman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hartford[2]. He was born on March 5, 1939[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and theoretical physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Daniel Z. Freedman was born in Hartford[2].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman was born on March 5, 1939[3].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman's professions included physicist[4].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman's professions included theoretical physicist[6].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman's field of work was physics[9].
  • Among Daniel Z. Freedman's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman was employed by Stony Brook University[11].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman was educated at Wesleyan University[12].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman's doctoral advisor was Raymond F. Sawyer[13].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[15].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman received the Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[16].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman received the ICTP Dirac Medal[17].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman was a member of National Academy of Sciences[19].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman is recorded as male[20].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman supervised Siye Wu as a doctoral student[22].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman supervised Ashok Kumar Das as a doctoral student[23].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman supervised Eugene Gerard Gath as a doctoral student[24].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman supervised David Meyer as a doctoral student[25].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman supervised Michael Rodney Lauer as a doctoral student[26].
  • Daniel Z. Freedman supervised Leonardo Rastelli as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Daniel Z. Freedman's place of birth was Hartford[2]. He was born on March 5, 1939[3].

Education

Daniel Z. Freedman's education included a stint at Wesleyan University[12]. His doctoral advisor was Raymond F. Sawyer[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], university teacher[5], and theoretical physicist[6]. Daniel Z. Freedman's field of work was physics[9]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and Stony Brook University[11], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1957[34], headquartered in Stony Brook University[35]. Doctoral students include Siye Wu[22]; Ashok Kumar Das[23]; Eugene Gerard Gath[24]; David Meyer[25], a mathematical physicist[36]; Michael Rodney Lauer[26]; and Leonardo Rastelli[27], a physicist[37], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[38].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[39], in United States[40], founded in 1925[41]; Fellow of the American Physical Society[15], a fellowship award[42]; Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[16], a science award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1959[45]; and ICTP Dirac Medal[17], a physics award[46].

Why It Matters

Daniel Z. Freedman ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Daniel Z. Freedman born?

Daniel Z. Freedman was born in Hartford[2].

What did Daniel Z. Freedman do for work?

Daniel Z. Freedman worked as physicist[4], university teacher[5], and theoretical physicist[6].

Where did Daniel Z. Freedman go to school?

Daniel Z. Freedman was educated at Wesleyan University[12].

What awards did Daniel Z. Freedman receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], Fellow of the American Physical Society[15], Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics[16], and ICTP Dirac Medal[17].

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  16. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  20. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [19] . nasonline.org. Retrieved . nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Daniel
    Field of work physics
    Doctoral student Luis Álvarez-Gaumé, Siye Wu, Ashok Kumar Das +5
    Family name Freedman
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