György Marx

Hungarian physicist (1927–2002)
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György Marx

Summary

György Marx is a human[1]. He was born in Budapest[2]. He was born on May 25, 1927[3]. He passed away in Budapest[4]. He died on December 2, 2002[5]. He worked as a physicist[6], astrophysicist[7], historian of science[8], nuclear physicist[9], and university teacher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • György Marx's place of birth was Budapest[2].
  • György Marx passed away in Budapest[4].
  • György Marx was born on May 25, 1927[3].
  • György Marx died on December 2, 2002[5].
  • György Marx died on December 2002[12].
  • Burial took place at Farkasréti Cemetery[13].
  • György Marx held citizenship in Hungary[14].
  • György Marx's professions included physicist[6].
  • György Marx's professions included astrophysicist[7].
  • György Marx worked as a historian of science[8].
  • György Marx worked as a nuclear physicist[9].
  • György Marx's professions included university teacher[10].
  • György Marx's field of work was nuclear physics[15].
  • György Marx's field of work was physics[16].
  • György Marx's field of work was astrophysics[17].
  • György Marx's field of work was history of science[18].
  • György Marx was educated at Eötvös Loránd University[19].
  • György Marx was educated at Lónyay Utcai Református Gimnázium és Kollégium[20].
  • György Marx's doctoral advisor was Károly Novobátzky[21].
  • György Marx received the Kossuth Prize[22].
  • György Marx received the Academy Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences[23].
  • György Marx received the Szent-Györgyi Albert Prize[24].
  • György Marx received the Apáczai Csere János Prize[25].
  • György Marx received the Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic[26].
  • György Marx received the Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize[27].

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Origins and Family

György Marx's place of birth was Budapest[2]. He was born on May 25, 1927[3].

Education

Educated at Eötvös Loránd University[19], a public research university[28], in Hungary[29], founded in 1635[30], headquartered in Budapest[31] and Lónyay Utcai Református Gimnázium és Kollégium[20], a Gymnasium[32], in Hungary[33], founded in 1859[34]. György Marx's doctoral advisor was Károly Novobátzky[21]. Academic degrees include doctorate[35], Candidate of Sciences[36], and Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6], astrophysicist[7], historian of science[8], nuclear physicist[9], and university teacher[10]. Fields of work include nuclear physics[15], a branch of physics[38]; physics[16], a branch of science[39]; astrophysics[17], a branch of astronomy[40]; and history of science[18], an academic discipline[41].

Recognition

Awards received include Kossuth Prize[22], an award[42], in Hungary[43], founded in 1948[44]; Academy Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences[23], a science award[45], in Hungary[46]; Szent-Györgyi Albert Prize[24], an award[47], in Hungary[48]; Apáczai Csere János Prize[25], an award[49], in Hungary[50], founded in 1973[51]; Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic[26], a grade of an order[52], in Hungary[53]; and Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize[27], an award[54].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 2, 2002[5] and December 2002[12]. György Marx died in Budapest[4]. He is buried at Farkasréti Cemetery[13].

Works and Contributions

Things named for György Marx include 187125 Marxgyörgy[55], an asteroid[56].

Why It Matters

György Marx ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,259 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Entities named for him include 187125 Marxgyörgy[55], an asteroid[56].

FAQs

Where was György Marx born?

György Marx was born in Budapest[2].

Where did György Marx die?

György Marx died in Budapest[4].

What did György Marx do for work?

György Marx worked as physicist[6], astrophysicist[7], historian of science[8], nuclear physicist[9], and university teacher[10].

Where did György Marx go to school?

György Marx was educated at Eötvös Loránd University[19] and Lónyay Utcai Református Gimnázium és Kollégium[20].

What awards did György Marx receive?

Honors received include Kossuth Prize[22], Academy Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences[23], Szent-Györgyi Albert Prize[24], and Apáczai Csere János Prize[25].

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  1. [2] . Petőfi Literary Museum. Retrieved . resolver.pim.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [55] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  25. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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