James Hough

British physicist
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James Hough

Summary

James Hough is a human[1]. He was born on +1945-08-06T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a physicist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • James Hough was born on +1945-08-06T00:00:00Z[2].
  • James Hough held citizenship in United Kingdom[5].
  • James Hough's professions included physicist[3].
  • James Hough's field of work was gravitational wave[6].
  • James Hough was employed by University of Glasgow[7].
  • James Hough was educated at University of Glasgow[8].
  • James Hough received the Fellow of the Royal Society[9].
  • James Hough received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10].
  • James Hough received the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[11].
  • James Hough received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[12].
  • James Hough received the Knight Bachelor[13].
  • James Hough received the Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize[14].
  • James Hough was a member of Royal Society[15].
  • James Hough was a member of International Astronomical Union[16].
  • James Hough is recorded as male[17].
  • James Hough's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • James Hough's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2005021135[19].
  • James Hough's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-3242-3123[20].
  • James Hough earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].
  • James Hough's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q5ryt[22].
  • James Hough's family name is recorded as Hough[23].
  • James Hough's given name is recorded as James[24].
  • James Hough's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7102763886[25].
  • James Hough's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • James Hough's zbMATH author ID is recorded as hough.james[27].

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Origins and Family

James Hough was born on +1945-08-06T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

James Hough's education included a stint at University of Glasgow[8]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].

Career and Affiliations

James Hough worked as a physicist[3]. His field of work was gravitational wave[6]. Among his employers was University of Glasgow[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[9], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10], a grade of an order[30], in United Kingdom[31]; Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[11], a science award[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1824[34]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[12], a fellowship award[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Knight Bachelor[13], a title of honor[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1300[39]; and Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize[14], an award[40].

Why It Matters

James Hough ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did James Hough do for work?

James Hough worked as physicist[3].

Where did James Hough go to school?

James Hough was educated at University of Glasgow[8].

What awards did James Hough receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[9], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[10], Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society[11], and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[12].

References

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  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
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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