Frans Pretorius

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Frans Pretorius

Summary

Frans Pretorius is a human[1]. He was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and astrophysicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Johannesburg[2], Frans Pretorius…
  • Frans Pretorius was born on +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Frans Pretorius worked as a physicist[4].
  • Frans Pretorius's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Frans Pretorius worked as an astrophysicist[6].
  • Frans Pretorius's field of work was physics[8].
  • Frans Pretorius's field of work was astrophysics[9].
  • Frans Pretorius's field of work was physical theory[10].
  • Frans Pretorius's field of work was theory of relativity[11].
  • Frans Pretorius's field of work was supergravity[12].
  • Frans Pretorius's field of work was black hole[13].
  • Frans Pretorius was employed by Princeton University[14].
  • Frans Pretorius was employed by University of Alberta[15].
  • Frans Pretorius was employed by California Institute of Technology[16].
  • Frans Pretorius was educated at University of British Columbia[17].
  • Frans Pretorius's doctoral advisor was Matthew W. Choptuik[18].
  • Frans Pretorius received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[19].
  • Frans Pretorius received the Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics[20].
  • Frans Pretorius received the Metropolis Dissertation Award[21].
  • Frans Pretorius received the ICTP Dirac Medal[22].
  • Frans Pretorius's image is recorded as Frans Pretorius 2022.jpg[23].
  • Frans Pretorius is recorded as male[24].
  • Frans Pretorius's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Frans Pretorius supervised Fethi M Ramazanoğlu as a doctoral student[26].
  • Frans Pretorius supervised Hans Bantilan as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Frans Pretorius was born in Johannesburg[2]. He was born on +1973-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Frans Pretorius was educated at University of British Columbia[17]. His doctoral advisor was Matthew W. Choptuik[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4], university teacher[5], and astrophysicist[6]. Fields of work include physics[8], a branch of science[28]; astrophysics[9], a branch of astronomy[29]; physical theory[10]; theory of relativity[11], a scientific theory[30]; supergravity[12]; and black hole[13], an astronomical object type[31]. Employers include Princeton University[14], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1746[34], headquartered in Princeton[35]; University of Alberta[15], an autonomous university[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1906[38], headquartered in Edmonton[39]; and California Institute of Technology[16], a university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1891[42], headquartered in California[43]. Doctoral students include Fethi M Ramazanoğlu[26], a physicist[44], of Turkey[45] and Hans Bantilan[27], a physicist[46].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[19], a fellowship award[47]; Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics[20], a physics award[48], founded in 1992[49]; Metropolis Dissertation Award[21]; and ICTP Dirac Medal[22], a physics award[50].

Why It Matters

Frans Pretorius ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Frans Pretorius born?

Born in Johannesburg[2], Frans Pretorius…

What did Frans Pretorius do for work?

Frans Pretorius worked as physicist[4], university teacher[5], and astrophysicist[6].

Where did Frans Pretorius go to school?

Frans Pretorius was educated at University of British Columbia[17].

What awards did Frans Pretorius receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[19], Aneesur Rahman Prize for Computational Physics[20], Metropolis Dissertation Award[21], and ICTP Dirac Medal[22].

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  25. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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