James Tour

American chemist and creationist
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James Tour
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James Tour

Summary

James Tour is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1959-08-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a chemist[4], university teacher[5], and influencer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (548 views/month, #6,753 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • James Tour was born in New York City[2].
  • James Tour was born on +1959-08-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • James Tour held citizenship in United States[8].
  • James Tour's professions included chemist[4].
  • James Tour worked as a university teacher[5].
  • James Tour's professions included influencer[6].
  • James Tour's field of work was organic chemistry[9].
  • James Tour's field of work was creationism[10].
  • James Tour was employed by Rice University[11].
  • James Tour was employed by Rice University[12].
  • James Tour's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13].
  • James Tour was educated at Stanford University[14].
  • James Tour's doctoral advisor was Ei-ichi Negishi[15].
  • James Tour received the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology[16].
  • James Tour received the Oesper Award[17].
  • James Tour received the Centenary Prize[18].
  • James Tour received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].
  • James Tour's religion is recorded as creationism[20].
  • James Tour's image is recorded as Professor James Tour.jpg[21].
  • James Tour is recorded as male[22].
  • James Tour's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • James Tour supervised Christopher Husband as a doctoral student[24].
  • James Tour supervised Summer M. Husband as a doctoral student[25].
  • James Tour's ISNI is recorded as 000000011662748X[26].
  • James Tour's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 66793275[27].

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Origins and Family

James Tour's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1959-08-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1848[30] and Stanford University[14], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1885[33], headquartered in Stanford[34]. James Tour's doctoral advisor was Ei-ichi Negishi[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist[4], university teacher[5], and influencer[6]. Fields of work include organic chemistry[9], a branch of chemistry[35] and creationism[10], a religious belief[36]. Employers include Rice University[11], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1891[39], headquartered in Houston[40]. Doctoral students include Christopher Husband[24] and Summer M. Husband[25].

Recognition

Awards received include Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology[16], a science award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1993[43]; Oesper Award[17], a chemistry award[44], in United States[45]; Centenary Prize[18], a science award[46], in United Kingdom[47], founded in 1947[48]; and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19], a fellowship award[49], in United States[50], founded in 1874[51].

Personal Life

James Tour's religion is recorded as creationism[20].

Why It Matters

James Tour ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (548 views/month, #6,753 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was James Tour born?

Born in New York City[2], James Tour…

What did James Tour do for work?

James Tour worked as chemist[4], university teacher[5], and influencer[6].

Where did James Tour go to school?

James Tour was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[13] and Stanford University[14].

What awards did James Tour receive?

Honors received include Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology[16], Oesper Award[17], Centenary Prize[18], and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[19].

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  13. [11] . profiles.rice.edu. profiles.rice.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [17] . artsci.uc.edu. artsci.uc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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