Ernst R. G. Eckert

American aerospace engineer
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Ernst R. G. Eckert

Summary

Ernst R. G. Eckert is a human[1]. His place of birth was Prague[2]. He was born on +1904-09-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Saint Paul[4]. He died on +2004-07-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], military flight engineer[7], university teacher[8], mechanical engineer[9], and aerospace engineer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Ernst R. G. Eckert was born in Prague[2].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert passed away in Saint Paul[4].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert was born on +1904-09-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert died on +2004-07-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's professions included physicist[6].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert worked as a military flight engineer[7].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's professions included mechanical engineer[9].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's professions included aerospace engineer[10].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's field of work was mechanical engineering[13].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's field of work was jet engine[14].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's field of work was fluid dynamics[15].
  • Among Ernst R. G. Eckert's employers was University of Minnesota[16].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague[17].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert received the Max Jakob Memorial Award[18].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert was a member of Sudetendeutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften und Künste[19].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert is recorded as male[20].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert supervised Richard J. Goldstein as a doctoral student[22].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert supervised Thomas Francis Irvine as a doctoral student[23].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108818235[24].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 27131367[25].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's GND ID is recorded as 12204049X[26].
  • Ernst R. G. Eckert's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79066478[27].

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Origins and Family

Ernst R. G. Eckert was born in Prague[2]. He was born on +1904-09-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ernst R. G. Eckert was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], military flight engineer[7], university teacher[8], mechanical engineer[9], and aerospace engineer[10]. Fields of work include mechanical engineering[13], a branch of engineering[28]; jet engine[14]; and fluid dynamics[15], a branch of mechanics[29]. Among Ernst R. G. Eckert's employers was University of Minnesota[16]. Doctoral students include Richard J. Goldstein[22], a mechanical engineer[30], 1928–2023[31], of United States[32], awarded the ASME Medal[33] and Thomas Francis Irvine[23], 1922–2001[34], of United States[35].

Recognition

Ernst R. G. Eckert received the Max Jakob Memorial Award[18].

Death and Burial

Ernst R. G. Eckert died on +2004-07-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Saint Paul[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ernst R. G. Eckert include Eckert number[36].

Why It Matters

Ernst R. G. Eckert ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for him include Eckert number[36].

FAQs

Where was Ernst R. G. Eckert born?

Ernst R. G. Eckert's place of birth was Prague[2].

Where did Ernst R. G. Eckert die?

Ernst R. G. Eckert passed away in Saint Paul[4].

What did Ernst R. G. Eckert do for work?

Ernst R. G. Eckert worked as physicist[6], military flight engineer[7], university teacher[8], mechanical engineer[9], and aerospace engineer[10].

Where did Ernst R. G. Eckert go to school?

Ernst R. G. Eckert was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague[17].

What awards did Ernst R. G. Eckert receive?

Honors received include Max Jakob Memorial Award[18].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . msthalloffame.org. msthalloffame.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Professor Thomas F. Irvine, Jr. on the occasion of his 70th birthday. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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