Emil Wolf

Czech born American physicist (1922-2018)
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Emil Wolf

Summary

Emil Wolf is a human[1]. He was born in Prague[2]. He was born on +1922-07-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Rochester[4]. He died on +2018-06-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Prague[2], Emil Wolf…
  • Emil Wolf died in Rochester[4].
  • Emil Wolf was born on +1922-07-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Emil Wolf died on +2018-06-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Emil Wolf held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Emil Wolf is identified as part of the Czechs ethnic group[10].
  • Emil Wolf's professions included physicist[6].
  • Emil Wolf's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Emil Wolf's field of work was optics[11].
  • Emil Wolf's field of work was physical optics[12].
  • Emil Wolf held the position of president[13].
  • Among Emil Wolf's employers was University of Rochester[14].
  • Emil Wolf was educated at University of Bristol[15].
  • Emil Wolf's doctoral advisor was Edward Linfoot[16].
  • Emil Wolf received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Emil Wolf received the Frederic Ives Medal[18].
  • Emil Wolf received the Albert A. Michelson Medal[19].
  • Emil Wolf received the Max Born Award[20].
  • Emil Wolf received the honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh[21].
  • Emil Wolf received the Honorary doctor of the University of Groningen[22].
  • Emil Wolf was a member of Romanian Academy[23].
  • Emil Wolf is recorded as male[24].
  • Emil Wolf's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Emil Wolf's signature is recorded as Emil Wolf.PNG[26].
  • Emil Wolf supervised Muhammad Suhail Zubairy as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Emil Wolf's place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on +1922-07-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Czechs ethnic group[10].

Education

Emil Wolf was educated at University of Bristol[15]. His doctoral advisor was Edward Linfoot[16]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include optics[11], a branch of physics[29] and physical optics[12]. Among Emil Wolf's employers was University of Rochester[14]. He held the position of president[13]. Doctoral students include Muhammad Suhail Zubairy[27], a physicist[30], b. 1952[31], of Pakistan[32], awarded the Abdus Salam Award[33], specialised in quantum mechanics[34]; Girish Agarwal[35]; Anthony J. Devaney[36]; Paul Scott Carney[37]; Daniel F. V. James[38]; and David G Fischer[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42]; Frederic Ives Medal[18], a science award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1929[45]; Albert A. Michelson Medal[19], a physics award[46], founded in 1968[47]; Max Born Award[20], a science award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1982[50]; honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh[21], an honorary degree[51], in United Kingdom[52]; and Honorary doctor of the University of Groningen[22], an award[53], in Netherlands[54].

Death and Burial

Emil Wolf died on +2018-06-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Rochester[4].

Why It Matters

Emil Wolf ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55]

His notable doctoral advisees include Girish Agarwal[56], a physicist[57], b. 1946[58], of United States[59], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[60] and Muhammad Suhail Zubairy[61], a physicist[62], b. 1952[63], of Pakistan[64], awarded the Abdus Salam Award[65], specialised in quantum mechanics[66].

FAQs

Where was Emil Wolf born?

Born in Prague[2], Emil Wolf…

Where did Emil Wolf die?

Emil Wolf passed away in Rochester[4].

What did Emil Wolf do for work?

Emil Wolf worked as physicist[6] and university teacher[7].

Where did Emil Wolf go to school?

Emil Wolf was educated at University of Bristol[15].

What awards did Emil Wolf receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17], Frederic Ives Medal[18], Albert A. Michelson Medal[19], and Max Born Award[20].

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  22. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  25. [37] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  27. [39] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  30. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . vuapraha.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [5] . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [56] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  29. [65] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  30. [66] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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