Gerhard Heinrich Dieke

German-American physicist
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Summary

Gerhard Heinrich Dieke was born on January 1, 1901[1], in Germany[2]. He died on August 26, 1965[3], in Aberdeen[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Rheda[8]
  • Date of birth: August 20, 1901[9]
  • Date of death: August 25, 1965[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[11]
  • Native language: English[12]
  • Field of work: physics[13], atomic structure[14], spectroscopy[15]
  • Employer: Johns Hopkins University[16], University of Groningen[17]
  • Educated at: Leiden University[18], University of California, Berkeley[19]
  • Doctoral advisor: John J. Hopfield[20]
  • Member of: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Doctoral student: John Mauchly[23]
  • Commons category: Gerhard Heinrich Dieke[24]
  • Family name: Dieke[25]
  • Given name: Gerhard[26], Heinrich[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[29]

Why It Matters

Gerhard Heinrich Dieke is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

His notable doctoral advisees include John Mauchly[31], a physicist[32], 1907–1980[33], of United States[34], awarded the Harold Pender Award[35], specialised in computer science[36].

FAQs

Where was Gerhard Heinrich Dieke born?

Gerhard Heinrich Dieke was born in Germany[2].

Where did Gerhard Heinrich Dieke die?

Gerhard Heinrich Dieke passed away in Aberdeen[4].

What did Gerhard Heinrich Dieke do for work?

Gerhard Heinrich Dieke worked as a physicist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Gerhard Heinrich Dieke go to school?

Gerhard Heinrich Dieke was educated at Leiden University[18] and University of California, Berkeley[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Catalogus Professorum Academiae Groninganae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . KNAW Past Members. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Germany, Rheda
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  2. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'id', 'nl', 'species']
    Date of death → +1965-08-26T00:00:00Z, +1965-08-25T00:00:00Z
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  3. 19w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of the Netherlands
    Member of → Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
    Given name → Gerhard, Heinrich
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