James Bruce French

Canadian-American theoretical physicist
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James Bruce French

Summary

James Bruce French is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. John's[2]. He was born on +1921-11-13T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in St. Petersburg[4]. He died on +2002-02-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a nuclear physicist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in St. John's[2], James Bruce French…
  • James Bruce French died in St. Petersburg[4].
  • James Bruce French was born on +1921-11-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Bruce French died on +2002-02-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • James Bruce French worked as a nuclear physicist[6].
  • James Bruce French's field of work was nuclear physics[8].
  • Among James Bruce French's employers was University of Rochester[9].
  • James Bruce French was educated at Dalhousie University[10].
  • James Bruce French's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].
  • James Bruce French's doctoral advisor was Victor Weisskopf[12].
  • James Bruce French received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • James Bruce French is recorded as male[14].
  • James Bruce French's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • James Bruce French supervised Thirumala Raya Halemane as a doctoral student[16].
  • James Bruce French supervised Hans Theodor Auerbach as a doctoral student[17].
  • James Bruce French's ISNI is recorded as 0000000078629352[18].
  • James Bruce French's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 52500684[19].
  • James Bruce French's GND ID is recorded as 119501937[20].
  • James Bruce French's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no95027118[21].
  • James Bruce French's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 257976[22].
  • James Bruce French's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0zt5m1y[23].
  • James Bruce French's family name is recorded as French[24].
  • James Bruce French's given name is recorded as James[25].
  • James Bruce French's given name is recorded as Bruce[26].
  • James Bruce French's MR Author ID is recorded as 296036[27].

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Origins and Family

James Bruce French's place of birth was St. John's[2]. He was born on +1921-11-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Dalhousie University[10], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1818[30], headquartered in Halifax[31] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1861[34], headquartered in Cambridge[35]. James Bruce French's doctoral advisor was Victor Weisskopf[12].

Career and Affiliations

James Bruce French worked as a nuclear physicist[6]. His field of work was nuclear physics[8]. Among his employers was University of Rochester[9]. Doctoral students include Thirumala Raya Halemane[16], a physicist[36] and Hans Theodor Auerbach[17], a physicist[37], 1919–2019[38], of United States[39].

Recognition

James Bruce French received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].

Death and Burial

James Bruce French died on +2002-02-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in St. Petersburg[4].

Why It Matters

James Bruce French ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was James Bruce French born?

James Bruce French's place of birth was St. John's[2].

Where did James Bruce French die?

James Bruce French died in St. Petersburg[4].

What did James Bruce French do for work?

James Bruce French worked as nuclear physicist[6].

Where did James Bruce French go to school?

James Bruce French was educated at Dalhousie University[10] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[11].

What awards did James Bruce French receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . sas.rochester.edu. sas.rochester.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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