David Sayre

American X-ray crystallographer (1924-2012)
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David Sayre

Summary

David Sayre is a human[1]. He was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1924-03-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Bridgewater Township[4]. He died on +2012-02-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], physicist[7], university teacher[8], computer scientist[9], and crystallographer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • David Sayre was born in New York City[2].
  • David Sayre passed away in Bridgewater Township[4].
  • David Sayre was born on +1924-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Sayre died on +2012-02-23T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Sayre held citizenship in United States[12].
  • David Sayre worked as a mathematician[6].
  • David Sayre's professions included physicist[7].
  • David Sayre worked as a university teacher[8].
  • David Sayre's professions included computer scientist[9].
  • David Sayre's professions included crystallographer[10].
  • David Sayre was employed by Stony Brook University[13].
  • David Sayre's education included a stint at University of Oxford[14].
  • David Sayre was educated at Yale University[15].
  • David Sayre's doctoral advisor was Dorothy Hodgkin[16].
  • A notable work attributed to David Sayre is Fortran[17].
  • David Sayre is recorded as male[18].
  • David Sayre's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • David Sayre's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117217255[20].
  • David Sayre's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 165482009[21].
  • David Sayre's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80080962[22].
  • David Sayre's IdRef ID is recorded as 161706258[23].
  • David Sayre's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0266751X[24].
  • David Sayre's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 344742[25].
  • David Sayre's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j_778t[26].
  • David Sayre's family name is recorded as Sayre[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Sayre was born in New York City[2]. He was born on +1924-03-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford[14], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1096[30], headquartered in Oxford[31] and Yale University[15], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1701[34], headquartered in New Haven[35]. David Sayre's doctoral advisor was Dorothy Hodgkin[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], physicist[7], university teacher[8], computer scientist[9], and crystallographer[10]. David Sayre was employed by Stony Brook University[13].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to David Sayre is Fortran[17]. Things named for him include sayrite[36], a mineral species[37].

Death and Burial

David Sayre died on +2012-02-23T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Bridgewater Township[4].

Why It Matters

David Sayre ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Entities named for him include sayrite[36], a mineral species[37].

FAQs

Where was David Sayre born?

David Sayre was born in New York City[2].

Where did David Sayre die?

David Sayre died in Bridgewater Township[4].

What did David Sayre do for work?

David Sayre worked as mathematician[6], physicist[7], university teacher[8], computer scientist[9], and crystallographer[10].

Where did David Sayre go to school?

David Sayre was educated at University of Oxford[14] and Yale University[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . David Sayre (1924-2012).. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . David Sayre. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Base biographique. Retrieved . journals.iucr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] . David Sayre (1924-2012).. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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