Farrington Daniels

American physical chemist (1889–1972)
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Summary

Farrington Daniels was born on March 8, 1889[1], in Minneapolis[2]. He died on June 23, 1972[3], in Madison[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], physicist[6], and chemist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Employer: University of Wisconsin–Madison[10]
  • Educated at: University of Minnesota[11], Harvard University[12]
  • Doctoral advisor: Theodore William Richards[13]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[14], Willard Gibbs Award[15], Remsen Award[16], Priestley Medal[17], James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry[18], honorary doctor of the University of Dakar[19]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[20], National Academy of Sciences[21], American Philosophical Society[22]
  • Religion or worldview: Congregational churches[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Doctoral student: Stanford Solomon Penner[25], John Warren Williams[26]
  • Cause of death: liver cancer[27]
  • Residence: Madison[28]
  • Family name: Daniels[29]
  • Given name: Farrington[30]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[31]
  • Described by source: Farrington Daniels 1889-1972[32], Daniels, Farrington (1889-1972), physical chemist[33]
  • Participant in: Manhattan Project[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[35]
  • Name in native language: Farrington Daniels[36]

Why It Matters

Farrington Daniels has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Farrington Daniels born?

Farrington Daniels was born in Minneapolis[2].

Where did Farrington Daniels die?

Farrington Daniels died in Madison[4].

What did Farrington Daniels do for work?

Farrington Daniels worked as an engineer[5], physicist[6], and chemist[7].

Where did Farrington Daniels go to school?

Farrington Daniels was educated at University of Minnesota[11] and Harvard University[12].

What awards did Farrington Daniels receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], Willard Gibbs Award[15], Remsen Award[16], and Priestley Medal[17].

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  1. [2] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . history.aip.org. history.aip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . chicagoacs.org. chicagoacs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . acsmaryland.org. acsmaryland.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . acs.org. acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nesacs.org. nesacs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . facebook.com. facebook.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . nap.edu. nap.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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