Ignacio Tinoco, Jr.

American chemist (1930-2016)
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Summary

Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. was born on November 22, 1930[1]. Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. died on November 15, 2016[2]. Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. worked as a physical chemist[3] and chemist[4]. Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1930[6]
  • Date of death: 2016[7]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Field of work: chemistry[9], physical chemistry[10]
  • Employer: University of California, Berkeley[11]
  • Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison[12], University of New Mexico[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: John D. Ferry[14]
  • Award received: Emily M. Gray Award[15], Guggenheim Fellowship[16]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[17], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Doctoral student: Carlos Bustamante[20]
  • Family name: Tinoco[21]
  • Given name: Ignacio[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23]

Why It Matters

Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What did Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. do for work?

Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. worked as a physical chemist[3] and chemist[4].

Where did Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. go to school?

Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[12] and University of New Mexico[13].

What awards did Ignacio Tinoco, Jr. receive?

Honors received include Emily M. Gray Award[15] and Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

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  1. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [2] ↑ . cen.acs.org. cen.acs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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