James E. McDonald

American physicist (1920–1971)
Person human Q1374577

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16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
May 7, 1920
Date of death
June 13, 1971
Place of birth
Duluth
Place of death
Tucson
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
physicist, ufologist
Citizenship
United States
Cause of death
gunshot wound[15]
Family name
McDonald[16]
Given name
James
Manner of death
suicide
🏷️ Also known as
en James E. McDonald en James Edward McDonald ar جيمس إي ماكدونالد de James McDonald fa جیمز ای مک‌دانلد ja ジェームズ・E・マクドナルド ja ジェームズ・E・マクドナウド ru Джеймс Эдвард Макдональд ru Макдональд, Джеймс Эдвард tr James Edward McDonald vi James Edward McDonald zh 占士·愛德華·麥當奴 zh 詹姆士·愛德華·麥克唐納 zh 詹姆斯·E·麥克唐納
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VIAF cluster ID
36286549
Library of Congress authority ID
n2003005619
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15885578d
FAST ID
489842
Find a Grave memorial ID
198379050
Freebase ID
/m/06jp_p
SNAC ARK ID
w6mf1m4h
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Born in Duluth[1], he… he was born on May 7, 1920[2]. He passed away in Tucson[3]. He died on June 13, 1971[4]. He worked as a physicist[5] and ufologist[6].

Body

Education

Educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], a university[17], in United States[18], founded in 1861[19], headquartered in Cambridge[20]; University of Nebraska Omaha[11], a public university[21], in United States[22], founded in 1908[23]; and Iowa State University[12], a public research university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1858[26], headquartered in Ames[27].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include University of Arizona[8], a public university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Tucson[31] and University of Chicago[9], a private university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in Chicago[35].

FAQs

Where was James E. McDonald born?

James E. McDonald was born in Duluth[1].

Where did James E. McDonald die?

James E. McDonald passed away in Tucson[3].

What did James E. McDonald do for work?

James E. McDonald worked as physicist[5] and ufologist[6].

Where did James E. McDonald go to school?

James E. McDonald was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[10], University of Nebraska Omaha[11], and Iowa State University[12].

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