James C. Wyant

American optical physicist
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James C. Wyant

Summary

James C. Wyant is a human[1]. He was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2023-12-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • James C. Wyant was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • James C. Wyant died on +2023-12-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James C. Wyant's professions included physicist[4].
  • James C. Wyant was employed by University of Arizona[6].
  • James C. Wyant was educated at Case Western Reserve University[7].
  • James C. Wyant's education included a stint at University of Rochester[8].
  • James C. Wyant's doctoral advisor was M. Parker Givens[9].
  • James C. Wyant received the SPIE Gold Medal[10].
  • James C. Wyant received the Frederic Ives Medal[11].
  • James C. Wyant was a member of National Academy of Engineering[12].
  • James C. Wyant is recorded as male[13].
  • James C. Wyant's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • James C. Wyant supervised Russell A. Chipman as a doctoral student[15].
  • James C. Wyant's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063058147[16].
  • James C. Wyant's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 59147530[17].
  • James C. Wyant's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80081796[18].
  • James C. Wyant's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122919607[19].
  • James C. Wyant's IdRef ID is recorded as 03176505X[20].
  • James C. Wyant's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02752492[21].
  • James C. Wyant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hf1qwm[22].
  • James C. Wyant's family name is recorded as Wyant[23].
  • James C. Wyant's given name is recorded as James[24].
  • James C. Wyant's given name is recorded as Clair[25].
  • James C. Wyant's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071921303[26].
  • James C. Wyant's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90290346[27].

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Origins and Family

James C. Wyant was born on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Educated at Case Western Reserve University[7], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1967[30], headquartered in Cleveland[31] and University of Rochester[8], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1850[34], headquartered in Rochester[35]. James C. Wyant's doctoral advisor was M. Parker Givens[9].

Career and Affiliations

James C. Wyant worked as a physicist[4]. Among his employers was University of Arizona[6]. He supervised Russell A. Chipman as a doctoral student[15].

Recognition

Awards received include SPIE Gold Medal[10], an award[36] and Frederic Ives Medal[11], a science award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1929[39].

Death and Burial

James C. Wyant died on +2023-12-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

James C. Wyant ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

What did James C. Wyant do for work?

James C. Wyant worked as physicist[4].

Where did James C. Wyant go to school?

James C. Wyant was educated at Case Western Reserve University[7] and University of Rochester[8].

What awards did James C. Wyant receive?

Honors received include SPIE Gold Medal[10] and Frederic Ives Medal[11].

References

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  16. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [2] . optica.org. optica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  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. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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