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Frederick Reif

American physicist (1927-2019)
Person human Q67181092

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
April 24, 1927, 1927[7]
Date of death
August 11, 2019
Place of birth
Vienna
Country of citizenship
United States, Austria[9][10]
Occupation
physicist, university teacher, textbook writer
Employer
University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon University[11][12][13]
Educated at
Erasmus Hall High School, Columbia University, Harvard University[14][15][16]
Award received
Robert A. Millikan Medal[17]
Spouse
Mildred Dresselhaus[8]
Doctoral student
Jill H. Larkin, Clifford Surko[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, French, English[25][26][27]
Family name
Reif[23]
Given name
Frederick[24]
Member of
American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science[18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
cs F. Rejf
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000083728259
VIAF cluster ID
36978280
Library of Congress authority ID
n79148279
GND ID
124285295
Academic Tree ID
768869
BIBSYS ID
90145417
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12277430z
CANTIC ID
981058514008706706
DDB person (GND) ID
124285295
IdRef ID
031589235
NDL Authority ID
00453916
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2005294928
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NUKAT ID
n95402945
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007604638805171
National Library of Latvia ID
000055032
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810581491905606
National Virtual Library of India ID
158802
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068266499
Open Library ID
OL3401368A
Parsifal cluster ID
777378
SBN author ID
RAVV045168
SHARE Catalogue author ID
1695
Scopus author ID
57065223900
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514008706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1007394
WikiTree person ID
Reif-241
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJckQGq4Jg684RJ6YFRqcP

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Summary

Frederick Reif was born on April 24, 1927[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on August 11, 2019[3]. He worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and textbook writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Frederick Reif born?

Frederick Reif was born in Vienna[2].

Who was Frederick Reif married to?

Frederick Reif's spouses include Mildred Dresselhaus[8].

What did Frederick Reif do for work?

Frederick Reif worked as a physicist[4], university teacher[5], and textbook writer[6].

Where did Frederick Reif go to school?

Frederick Reif was educated at Erasmus Hall High School[14], Columbia University[15], and Harvard University[16].

What awards did Frederick Reif receive?

Honors received include Robert A. Millikan Medal[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved . physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . aapt.org. aapt.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . post-gazette.com. post-gazette.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . physics.berkeley.edu. physics.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Academic Tree ID → 768869
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