Elizabeth Laird

Canadian physicist
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Summary

Elizabeth Laird was born on December 6, 1874[1], in Owen Sound[2]. She died on March 3, 1969[3], in London[4]. She worked as a physicist[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Canada[7]
  • Field of work: physics[8]
  • Employer: Mount Holyoke College[9]
  • Educated at: University of Toronto[10], Bryn Mawr College[11], Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Arthur Stanley Mackenzie[13]
  • Influenced by: Emil Warburg[14]
  • Sex or gender: female[15]
  • Archives at: Niels Bohr Library & Archives[16]
  • Family name: Laird (surname)[17]
  • Given name: Elizabeth[18], Rebecca[19]

Why It Matters

Elizabeth Laird is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Elizabeth Laird born?

Elizabeth Laird's place of birth was Owen Sound[2].

Where did Elizabeth Laird die?

Elizabeth Laird died in London[4].

What did Elizabeth Laird do for work?

Elizabeth Laird worked as a physicist[5].

Where did Elizabeth Laird go to school?

Elizabeth Laird was educated at University of Toronto[10], Bryn Mawr College[11], and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Ladies in the Laboratory III: South African, Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian women in science : nineteenth and early twentieth centuries ; a survey of their contributions. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → London
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    Place of birth → Owen Sound
    Employer → Mount Holyoke College
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    Influenced by → Emil Warburg
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