Henry Margenau

German-American physicist (1901-1997)
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Henry Margenau

Summary

Henry Margenau is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bielefeld[2]. He was born on April 30, 1901[3]. He died in Hamden[4]. He died on February 8, 1997[5]. He worked as a physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Bielefeld[2], Henry Margenau…
  • Henry Margenau passed away in Hamden[4].
  • Henry Margenau was born on April 30, 1901[3].
  • Henry Margenau died on February 8, 1997[5].
  • Henry Margenau held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Henry Margenau's professions included physicist[6].
  • Henry Margenau worked as a nuclear physicist[7].
  • Henry Margenau's field of work was physics[10].
  • Henry Margenau was employed by Yale University[11].
  • Henry Margenau was educated at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[12].
  • Henry Margenau's education included a stint at Midland University[13].
  • Henry Margenau received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • Henry Margenau received the Wilbur Cross Medal[15].
  • Henry Margenau was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[16].
  • Henry Margenau's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[17].
  • Henry Margenau is recorded as male[18].
  • Henry Margenau's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Henry Margenau supervised Allan F. Henry as a doctoral student[20].
  • Henry Margenau's archives at is recorded as Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library[21].
  • Henry Margenau's family name is recorded as Margenau[22].
  • Henry Margenau's given name is recorded as Henry[23].
  • Henry Margenau's participant in is recorded as Manhattan Project[24].
  • Henry Margenau's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Henry Margenau's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bielefeld[2], Henry Margenau… he was born on April 30, 1901[3].

Education

Educated at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[12], a public university[27], in United States[28], founded in 1869[29] and Midland University[13], a university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1883[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7]. Henry Margenau's field of work was physics[10]. Among his employers was Yale University[11]. He supervised Allan F. Henry as a doctoral student[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[33], in United States[34], founded in 1925[35] and Wilbur Cross Medal[15], an award[36], founded in 1966[37].

Personal Life

Henry Margenau's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[17].

Death and Burial

Henry Margenau died on February 8, 1997[5]. He passed away in Hamden[4].

Why It Matters

Henry Margenau ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

Where was Henry Margenau born?

Henry Margenau was born in Bielefeld[2].

Where did Henry Margenau die?

Henry Margenau died in Hamden[4].

What did Henry Margenau do for work?

Henry Margenau worked as physicist[6] and nuclear physicist[7].

Where did Henry Margenau go to school?

Henry Margenau was educated at University of Nebraska–Lincoln[12] and Midland University[13].

What awards did Henry Margenau receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14] and Wilbur Cross Medal[15].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . gsas.yale.edu. gsas.yale.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . nap.nationalacademies.org. nap.nationalacademies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation physicist, nuclear physicist
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    Doctoral student Allan F. Henry
    Field of work physics
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