Giuseppe Occhialini

Italian physicist (1907-1993), who contributed to the discovery of the pion or pi-meson decay
Person human Q498246

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
December 5, 1907
Date of death
December 30, 1993
Place of birth
Fossombrone
Country of citizenship
Italy, Brazil, Kingdom of Italy[8][9][10]
Occupation
physicist
Doctoral advisor
Bruno Rossi[17]
Work location
Genoa[33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Italian, English, French[36][37][38]
Family name
Occhialini[31]
Given name
Giuseppe[32]
Writing language
Italian
🏷️ Also known as
en Giuseppe Occhialini en Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Occhialini en G. P. S. Occhialini ar جوزيبي أوكياليني de Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Occhialini de Occhialini el Τζουζέπε Οκιαλίνι es Beppo Occhialini es Occhialini fa جوزپه اوکیالینی he ג'וזפה אוקיאליני it Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Occhialini it Beppo Occhialini it Giuseppe P. S. Occhialini ja ジュセッペ・オキャリーニ ko 오키알리니 ko 주세페 오키알리니 pt Giuseppe Paolo Stanislao Occhialini pt Occhialini ru Джузеппе Оккиалини
🔖 Identifiers · 47
VIAF cluster ID
278763279
Library of Congress authority ID
no2007105170
GND ID
133094537
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Occhialini.jpg ↗
Academic Tree ID
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Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
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Accademia delle Scienze di Torino ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
2002.0019
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
158863
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
1684730
Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0046779
HAdW member ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IdRef ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
133094537
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
172026
Museo Galileo authority ID
189081
NUKAT ID
n2005031949
National Academy of Sciences member ID
45953
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
166507083
Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
6816
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3949600
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100244363
Past Fellow of the Royal Society ID
NA473
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
39405
SBN author ID
SBLV210000
SNAC ARK ID
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Science Museum people ID
cp160883
Treccani's Biographical Dictionary of Italian People ID
giuseppe-paolo-stanislao-occhialini
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
giuseppe-occhialini
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
giuseppe-paolo-stanislao-occhialini

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Summary

Giuseppe Occhialini was born on December 5, 1907[1], in Fossombrone[2]. He died on December 30, 1993[3], in 14th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He worked as a physicist[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Giuseppe Occhialini include Occhialini Prize[39], a science award[40], in Italy[41], founded in 2007[42] and 20081 Occhialini[43], an asteroid[44].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of pion[45], a type of quantum particle[46]. Entities named for him include Occhialini Prize[39], a science award[40], in Italy[41], founded in 2007[42] and 20081 Occhialini[43], an asteroid[44].

FAQs

Where was Giuseppe Occhialini born?

Giuseppe Occhialini was born in Fossombrone[2].

Where did Giuseppe Occhialini die?

Giuseppe Occhialini died in 14th arrondissement of Paris[4].

Who were Giuseppe Occhialini's parents?

Giuseppe Occhialini's father was Augusto Raffaele Occhialini[7].

What did Giuseppe Occhialini do for work?

Giuseppe Occhialini worked as a physicist[5].

Where did Giuseppe Occhialini go to school?

Giuseppe Occhialini was educated at University of Florence[16].

What awards did Giuseppe Occhialini receive?

Honors received include Wolf Prize in Physics[19], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[20], and Vallauri Prize[21].

What did Giuseppe Occhialini discover?

Giuseppe Occhialini is credited as discoverer of pion[45].

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . accademiadellescienze.it. accademiadellescienze.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wolffund.org.il. wolffund.org.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Complete List of Royal Society Fellows 1660-2007. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . accademiadellescienze.it. accademiadellescienze.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . www.accademiadellescienze.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [18] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . nobelprize.org. wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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