George Feher

American chemist (1924–2017)
Person human Q1507337
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George Feher

Summary

George Feher is a human[1]. Born in Bratislava[2], he… he was born on +1924-05-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in La Jolla[4]. He died on +2017-11-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], university teacher[7], and chemist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • George Feher was born in Bratislava[2].
  • George Feher died in La Jolla[4].
  • George Feher was born on +1924-05-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George Feher died on +2017-11-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George Feher held citizenship in United States[10].
  • George Feher's professions included physicist[6].
  • George Feher worked as a university teacher[7].
  • George Feher's professions included chemist[8].
  • George Feher's field of work was physics[11].
  • George Feher was employed by University of California, San Diego[12].
  • George Feher was employed by Columbia University[13].
  • Among George Feher's employers was Bell Labs[14].
  • George Feher's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[15].
  • George Feher's doctoral advisor was Arthur F. Kip[16].
  • George Feher's doctoral advisor was Charles Kittel[17].
  • George Feher received the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[18].
  • George Feher received the Wolf Prize in Chemistry[19].
  • George Feher received the Rumford Prize[20].
  • George Feher received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[21].
  • George Feher received the Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[22].
  • George Feher was a member of National Academy of Sciences[23].
  • George Feher was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24].
  • George Feher is recorded as male[25].
  • George Feher's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • George Feher supervised Michael Benjamin Weissman as a doctoral student[27].

Body

Origins and Family

George Feher's place of birth was Bratislava[2]. He was born on +1924-05-29T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

George Feher's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[15]. Doctoral advisors include Arthur F. Kip[16], an experimental physicist[28], 1910–1995[29], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[30] and Charles Kittel[17], a physicist[31], 1916–2019[32], of United States[33], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[34], specialised in physics[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], university teacher[7], and chemist[8]. George Feher's field of work was physics[11]. Employers include University of California, San Diego[12], a public university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1960[38]; Columbia University[13], a private university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1754[41], headquartered in Manhattan[42]; and Bell Labs[14], a privately held company[43], in United States[44], founded in 1925[45], headquartered in Murray Hill[46]. He supervised Michael Benjamin Weissman as a doctoral student[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[18], a physics award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1952[49]; Wolf Prize in Chemistry[19], a science award[50], in Israel[51], founded in 1978[52]; Rumford Prize[20], a science award[53], in United States[54], founded in 1839[55]; Fellow of the American Physical Society[21], a fellowship award[56]; and Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics[22], an award[57], founded in 1981[58].

Death and Burial

George Feher died on +2017-11-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in La Jolla[4].

Why It Matters

George Feher ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

Where was George Feher born?

George Feher was born in Bratislava[2].

Where did George Feher die?

George Feher passed away in La Jolla[4].

What did George Feher do for work?

George Feher worked as physicist[6], university teacher[7], and chemist[8].

Where did George Feher go to school?

George Feher was educated at University of California, Berkeley[15].

What awards did George Feher receive?

Honors received include Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize[18], Wolf Prize in Chemistry[19], Rumford Prize[20], and Fellow of the American Physical Society[21].

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Class ancestry

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

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  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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