Edith Quimby

American medical researcher
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Edith Quimby

Summary

Edith Quimby is a human[1]. She was born in Rockford[2]. She was born on July 10, 1891[3]. She passed away in Manhattan[4]. She died on October 11, 1982[5]. She worked as a physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], scientist[8], radiologist[9], and university teacher[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Edith Quimby's place of birth was Rockford[2].
  • Edith Quimby passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Edith Quimby was born on July 10, 1891[3].
  • Edith Quimby died on October 11, 1982[5].
  • Among Edith Quimby's spouses was Shirley Leon Quimby[12].
  • Edith Quimby held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Edith Quimby's professions included physicist[6].
  • Edith Quimby worked as a nuclear physicist[7].
  • Edith Quimby worked as a scientist[8].
  • Edith Quimby worked as a radiologist[9].
  • Edith Quimby worked as a university teacher[10].
  • Edith Quimby's field of work was physics[14].
  • Edith Quimby's field of work was adaptive radiation therapy[15].
  • Edith Quimby's field of work was nuclear medicine[16].
  • Edith Quimby's field of work was X-ray[17].
  • Among Edith Quimby's employers was Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons[18].
  • Edith Quimby was educated at Whitman College[19].
  • Edith Quimby was educated at University of California, Berkeley[20].
  • Edith Quimby was a member of American Association of Physicists in Medicine[21].
  • Edith Quimby was a member of American Radium Society[22].
  • Edith Quimby was a member of Radiological Society of North America[23].
  • Edith Quimby was a member of Graduate Women in Science[24].
  • Edith Quimby is recorded as female[25].
  • Edith Quimby's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Edith Quimby's family name is recorded as Quimby[27].

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Origins and Family

Edith Quimby's place of birth was Rockford[2]. She was born on July 10, 1891[3].

Education

Educated at Whitman College[19], a liberal arts college in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1859[30], headquartered in Walla Walla[31] and University of California, Berkeley[20], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], scientist[8], radiologist[9], and university teacher[10]. Fields of work include physics[14], a branch of science[36]; adaptive radiation therapy[15], a medical specialty[37]; nuclear medicine[16], a medical specialty[38]; and X-ray[17], an electromagnetic radiation[39]. Among Edith Quimby's employers was Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons[18].

Personal Life

Edith Quimby was married to Shirley Leon Quimby[12].

Death and Burial

Edith Quimby died on October 11, 1982[5]. She died in Manhattan[4].

Why It Matters

Edith Quimby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Edith Quimby born?

Edith Quimby's place of birth was Rockford[2].

Where did Edith Quimby die?

Edith Quimby passed away in Manhattan[4].

Who was Edith Quimby married to?

Edith Quimby's spouses include Shirley Leon Quimby[12].

What did Edith Quimby do for work?

Edith Quimby worked as physicist[6], nuclear physicist[7], scientist[8], radiologist[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did Edith Quimby go to school?

Edith Quimby was educated at Whitman College[19] and University of California, Berkeley[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Edith
    Field of work physics, adaptive radiation therapy, nuclear medicine +1
    Spouse Shirley Leon Quimby
    Family name Quimby
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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