George W. Platzman

American meteorologist
Person human Q16744963
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George W. Platzman

Summary

George W. Platzman is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1920-04-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in UChicago Medicine[4]. He died on +2008-08-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a meteorologist[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

  • George W. Platzman was born in Chicago[2].
  • George W. Platzman died in UChicago Medicine[4].
  • George W. Platzman was born on +1920-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • George W. Platzman died on +2008-08-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • George W. Platzman is buried at Island Cemetery[8].
  • George W. Platzman held citizenship in United States[9].
  • George W. Platzman worked as a meteorologist[6].
  • George W. Platzman's field of work was meteorology[10].
  • Among George W. Platzman's employers was University of Chicago[11].
  • George W. Platzman was educated at University of Chicago[12].
  • George W. Platzman was educated at University of Chicago[13].
  • George W. Platzman's doctoral advisor was Victor Starr[14].
  • George W. Platzman's doctoral advisor was Ye Duzheng[15].
  • George W. Platzman received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • George W. Platzman received the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[17].
  • George W. Platzman is recorded as male[18].
  • George W. Platzman's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • George W. Platzman supervised Norman A. Phillips as a doctoral student[20].
  • George W. Platzman's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108633089[21].
  • George W. Platzman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2618640[22].
  • George W. Platzman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97068364[23].
  • George W. Platzman's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13338403s[24].
  • George W. Platzman's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA0501254X[25].
  • George W. Platzman's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 80741566[26].
  • George W. Platzman's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 226167[27].

Body

Origins and Family

George W. Platzman's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1920-04-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago[12], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1890[30], headquartered in Chicago[31]. Doctoral advisors include Victor Starr[14], an academic[32], 1909–1976[33], of United States[34], awarded the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[35] and Ye Duzheng[15], a meteorologist[36], 1916–2013[37], of People's Republic of China[38], awarded the International Meteorological Organization Prize[39].

Career and Affiliations

George W. Platzman's professions included meteorologist[6]. His field of work was meteorology[10]. He was employed by University of Chicago[11]. He supervised Norman A. Phillips as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42] and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[17], a fellowship award[43], in United States[44], founded in 1962[45].

Death and Burial

George W. Platzman died on +2008-08-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in UChicago Medicine[4]. Burial took place at Island Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

George W. Platzman 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 George W. Platzman born?

Born in Chicago[2], George W. Platzman…

Where did George W. Platzman die?

George W. Platzman died in UChicago Medicine[4].

What did George W. Platzman do for work?

George W. Platzman worked as meteorologist[6].

Where did George W. Platzman go to school?

George W. Platzman was educated at University of Chicago[12] and University of Chicago[13].

What awards did George W. Platzman receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16] and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . agu.org. Retrieved . agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . news.uchicago.edu. news.uchicago.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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