Hugh David Politzer

American physicist
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Summary

Hugh David Politzer was born on August 31, 1949[1], in New York City[2]. He has worked as a physicist[3], nuclear physicist[4], university teacher[5], and theoretical physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (556 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Field of work: physics[9]
  • Employer: California Institute of Technology[10]
  • Doctoral advisor: Sidney Coleman[11]
  • Notable work: quantum chromodynamics[12]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[13], Nobel Prize in Physics[14], High Energy and Particle Physics Prize[15], Sakurai Prize[16]
  • Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[17], American Physical Society[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Residence: California[20]
  • Family name: Politzer[21]
  • Given name: Hugh[22], David[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Name in native language: Hugh David Politzer[25]
  • Erdős number: 3[26]
  • Interested in: physics[27]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[28]
  • P14541: 2YARzk[29]

Why It Matters

Hugh David Politzer has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Hugh David Politzer born?

Hugh David Politzer was born in New York City[2].

What did Hugh David Politzer do for work?

Hugh David Politzer worked as a physicist[3], nuclear physicist[4], university teacher[5], and theoretical physicist[6].

What awards did Hugh David Politzer receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], Nobel Prize in Physics[14], High Energy and Particle Physics Prize[15], and Sakurai Prize[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Array of Contemporary American Physicists. aip.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . JewProm. Retrieved . jewprom.50webs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . nobelprize.org. Retrieved . nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . eps-hepp.web.cern.ch. eps-hepp.web.cern.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . J. J. Sakurai Prize for Theoretical Particle Physics. Retrieved . aps.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . NNDB. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . YouTube. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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