Donald J. Hughes

American nuclear physicist (1915–1960)
Person human Q5294573
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Donald J. Hughes

Summary

Donald J. Hughes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1915-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Brookhaven[4]. He died on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Donald J. Hughes…
  • Donald J. Hughes passed away in Brookhaven[4].
  • Donald J. Hughes was born on +1915-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Donald J. Hughes was born on +1915-04-02T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Donald J. Hughes died on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Donald J. Hughes died on +1960-04-12T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Donald J. Hughes held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Donald J. Hughes worked as a physicist[6].
  • Donald J. Hughes worked as a nuclear physicist[7].
  • Donald J. Hughes's field of work was nuclear physics[12].
  • Donald J. Hughes's image is recorded as Dr. Donald J. Hugues portrait.jpg[13].
  • Donald J. Hughes is recorded as male[14].
  • Donald J. Hughes's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Donald J. Hughes's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114750660[16].
  • Donald J. Hughes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73923391[17].
  • Donald J. Hughes's GND ID is recorded as 1145424392[18].
  • Donald J. Hughes's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50043880[19].
  • Donald J. Hughes's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123275849[20].
  • Donald J. Hughes's IdRef ID is recorded as 154208736[21].
  • Donald J. Hughes's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA04843307[22].
  • Donald J. Hughes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05q6lkl[23].
  • Donald J. Hughes's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jx20050915003[24].
  • Donald J. Hughes's family name is recorded as Hughes[25].
  • Donald J. Hughes's given name is recorded as Donald[26].
  • Donald J. Hughes's given name is recorded as James[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Donald J. Hughes was born in Chicago[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1915-01-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1915-04-02T00:00:00Z[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7]. Donald J. Hughes's field of work was nuclear physics[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1960-04-12T00:00:00Z[10]. Donald J. Hughes died in Brookhaven[4].

Why It Matters

Donald J. Hughes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Donald J. Hughes born?

Born in Chicago[2], Donald J. Hughes…

Where did Donald J. Hughes die?

Donald J. Hughes died in Brookhaven[4].

What did Donald J. Hughes do for work?

Donald J. Hughes worked as physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . Physicists: Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Brookhaven
    Prabook id 1103445
    Family name Hughes
    Sex or gender male
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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