Egon Bretscher

Summary

Egon Bretscher is a human^[1]. He was born in Zurich^[2]. He was born on +1901-05-23T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Zurich^[4]. He died on +1973-04-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], nuclear physicist^[7], atomic physicist^[8], and chemist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Zurich^[2], Egon Bretscher…
• Egon Bretscher died in Zurich^[4].
• Egon Bretscher was born on +1901-05-23T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Egon Bretscher died on +1973-04-16T00:00:00Z^[5].
• A child of Egon Bretscher was Mark Bretscher^[11].
• A child of Egon Bretscher was Anthony P. Bretscher^[12].
• A child of Egon Bretscher was Peter Bretscher^[13].
• Egon Bretscher held citizenship in Switzerland^[14].
• Egon Bretscher held citizenship in United Kingdom^[15].
• Egon Bretscher's professions included physicist^[6].
• Egon Bretscher's professions included nuclear physicist^[7].
• Egon Bretscher's professions included atomic physicist^[8].
• Egon Bretscher's professions included chemist^[9].
• Egon Bretscher's field of work was nuclear physics^[16].
• Among Egon Bretscher's employers was University of Cambridge^[17].
• Egon Bretscher was educated at University of Edinburgh^[18].
• Egon Bretscher's education included a stint at ETH Zurich^[19].
• Egon Bretscher's doctoral advisor was Peter Debye^[20].
• Egon Bretscher's doctoral advisor was Paul Scherrer^[21].
• Egon Bretscher received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[22].
• Egon Bretscher's image is recorded as Egon Bretscher identity badge photo.jpg^[23].
• Egon Bretscher is recorded as male^[24].
• Egon Bretscher's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• Egon Bretscher supervised Anthony French as a doctoral student^[26].
• Egon Bretscher's ISNI is recorded as 0000000081417369^[27].

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Origins and Family

Egon Bretscher's place of birth was Zurich^[2]. He was born on +1901-05-23T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Edinburgh^[18], a public university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1583^[30], headquartered in Edinburgh^[31] and ETH Zurich^[19], an institute of technology^[32], in Switzerland^[33], founded in 1855^[34], headquartered in ETH Zurich main building^[35]. Doctoral advisors include Peter Debye^[20], a chemist^[36], 1884–1966^[37], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[38], awarded the Faraday Lectureship Prize^[39], specialised in physics^[40] and Paul Scherrer^[21], a physicist^[41], 1890–1969^[42], of Switzerland^[43], awarded the Marcel Benoist Prize^[44], specialised in physicist^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], nuclear physicist^[7], atomic physicist^[8], and chemist^[9]. Egon Bretscher's field of work was nuclear physics^[16]. He was employed by University of Cambridge^[17]. He supervised Anthony French as a doctoral student^[26].

Recognition

Egon Bretscher received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[22].

Personal Life

Children include Mark Bretscher^[11], a scientist^[46], b. 1940^[47], of United Kingdom^[48], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[49]; Anthony P. Bretscher^[12], a university teacher^[50], b. 1950^[51], of United Kingdom^[52], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[53], specialised in cell biology^[54]; and Peter Bretscher^[13], an immunologist^[55].

Death and Burial

Egon Bretscher died on +1973-04-16T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Zurich^[4].

Why It Matters

Egon Bretscher ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56]

His notable doctoral advisees include Anthony French^[57], a physicist^[58], 1920–2017^[59], of United Kingdom^[60], awarded the Oersted Medal^[61], specialised in nuclear physics^[62].

FAQs

Where was Egon Bretscher born?

Egon Bretscher's place of birth was Zurich^[2].

Where did Egon Bretscher die?

Egon Bretscher died in Zurich^[4].

What did Egon Bretscher do for work?

Egon Bretscher worked as physicist^[6], nuclear physicist^[7], atomic physicist^[8], and chemist^[9].

Where did Egon Bretscher go to school?

Egon Bretscher was educated at University of Edinburgh^[18] and ETH Zurich^[19].

What awards did Egon Bretscher receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire^[22].