Hugh Everett III

US physicist and discoverer of the relative-state interpretation of quantum mechanics
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Hugh Everett III

Summary

Hugh Everett III is a human[1]. He was born in Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on November 11, 1930[3]. He passed away in McLean[4]. He died on July 19, 1982[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], physicist[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,554 views/month, #6,923 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Hugh Everett III was born in Washington, D.C.[2].
  • Hugh Everett III died in McLean[4].
  • Hugh Everett III was born on November 11, 1930[3].
  • Hugh Everett III died on July 19, 1982[5].
  • Burial took place at Fort Lincoln Cemetery[10].
  • A child of Hugh Everett III was Mark Oliver Everett[11].
  • Hugh Everett III held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Hugh Everett III worked as a mathematician[6].
  • Hugh Everett III worked as a physicist[7].
  • Hugh Everett III's professions included theoretical physicist[8].
  • Hugh Everett III's field of work was quantum mechanics[13].
  • Hugh Everett III was educated at Princeton University[14].
  • Hugh Everett III was educated at The Catholic University of America[15].
  • Hugh Everett III's education included a stint at St. John's College High School[16].
  • Hugh Everett III's doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler[17].
  • Hugh Everett III's religion is recorded as atheism[18].
  • Hugh Everett III is recorded as male[19].
  • Hugh Everett III's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Hugh Everett III's Commons category is recorded as Hugh Everett III[21].
  • Hugh Everett III's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[22].
  • Hugh Everett III's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives[23].
  • Hugh Everett III's archives at is recorded as University of California, Irvine[24].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[25].
  • Hugh Everett III's residence is recorded as United States[26].
  • Hugh Everett III's family name is recorded as Everett[27].

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Origins and Family

Hugh Everett III's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[2]. He was born on November 11, 1930[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1746[30], headquartered in Princeton[31]; The Catholic University of America[15], a Catholic university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1887[34]; and St. John's College High School[16], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1851[37]. Hugh Everett III's doctoral advisor was John Archibald Wheeler[17]. He studied under John Archibald Wheeler[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], physicist[7], and theoretical physicist[8]. Hugh Everett III's field of work was quantum mechanics[13].

Personal Life

A child of Hugh Everett III was Mark Oliver Everett[11]. His religion is recorded as atheism[18].

Death and Burial

Hugh Everett III died on July 19, 1982[5]. He died in McLean[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[25]. Burial took place at Fort Lincoln Cemetery[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Hugh Everett III include many-worlds interpretation[39], a scientific hypothesis[40].

Why It Matters

Hugh Everett III ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,554 views/month, #6,923 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

He has been cited as an influence by Sean M. Carroll[43], a physicist[44], b. 1966[45], of United States[46], awarded the Fellow of the American Physical Society[47], specialised in physics[48].

He is credited with the discovery of many-worlds interpretation[49], a scientific hypothesis[50]. Entities named for him include many-worlds interpretation[39], a scientific hypothesis[40].

FAQs

Where was Hugh Everett III born?

Born in Washington, D.C.[2], Hugh Everett III…

Where did Hugh Everett III die?

Hugh Everett III died in McLean[4].

What did Hugh Everett III do for work?

Hugh Everett III worked as mathematician[6], physicist[7], and theoretical physicist[8].

Where did Hugh Everett III go to school?

Hugh Everett III was educated at Princeton University[14], The Catholic University of America[15], and St. John's College High School[16].

Who did Hugh Everett III influence?

Hugh Everett III has been cited as an influence by Sean M. Carroll[43].

What did Hugh Everett III discover?

Hugh Everett III is credited as discoverer of many-worlds interpretation[49].

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  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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