David J. Richardson

Professor of Photonics at the University of Southampton
Person human Q40177220
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David J. Richardson

Summary

David J. Richardson is a human[1]. He was born on +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • David J. Richardson was born on +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David J. Richardson was born on +1964-01-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David J. Richardson's professions included physicist[3].
  • Among David J. Richardson's employers was University of Southampton[6].
  • David J. Richardson was employed by Microsoft[7].
  • David J. Richardson's education included a stint at University of Sussex[8].
  • David J. Richardson was educated at University of Sussex[9].
  • David J. Richardson received the Fellow of the Royal Society[10].
  • David J. Richardson received the Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[11].
  • David J. Richardson received the John Tyndall Award[12].
  • David J. Richardson was a member of Royal Society[13].
  • David J. Richardson's image is recorded as David J. Richardson Royal Society.jpg[14].
  • David J. Richardson is recorded as male[15].
  • David J. Richardson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • David J. Richardson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000067509494[17].
  • David J. Richardson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30990829[18].
  • David J. Richardson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91041017[19].
  • David J. Richardson's IdRef ID is recorded as 261222635[20].
  • David J. Richardson's Commons category is recorded as David Richardson (physicist)[21].
  • David J. Richardson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-4092-6970[22].
  • David J. Richardson's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-7751-1058[23].
  • David J. Richardson's family name is recorded as Richardson[24].
  • David J. Richardson's given name is recorded as David[25].
  • David J. Richardson's given name is recorded as John[26].
  • David J. Richardson's ResearcherID is recorded as N-5129-2014[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z[2] and +1964-01-09T00:00:00Z[5].

Education

Educated at University of Sussex[8], a public research university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1961[30], headquartered in Sussex House[31].

Career and Affiliations

David J. Richardson worked as a physicist[3]. Employers include University of Southampton[6], a public university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1862[34], headquartered in Southampton[35] and Microsoft[7], a software company[36], in United States[37], founded in 1975[38], headquartered in Redmond[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10], a fellowship award[40], in United Kingdom[41]; Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[11], a fellowship award[42]; and John Tyndall Award[12], a science award[43], founded in 1987[44].

Why It Matters

David J. Richardson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did David J. Richardson do for work?

David J. Richardson worked as physicist[3].

Where did David J. Richardson go to school?

David J. Richardson was educated at University of Sussex[8] and University of Sussex[9].

What awards did David J. Richardson receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[10], Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering[11], and John Tyndall Award[12].

References

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  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [7] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [5] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: 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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  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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