Jan H. van der Merwe

South African physicist (1922-2016)
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Jan H. van der Merwe

Summary

Jan H. van der Merwe is a human[1]. He was born in Humpata[2]. He was born on +1922-02-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in South Africa[4]. He died on +2016-02-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a physicist[6].

Key Facts

  • Jan H. van der Merwe's place of birth was Humpata[2].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe passed away in South Africa[4].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe was born on +1922-02-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe died on +2016-02-28T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe held citizenship in South Africa[7].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's professions included physicist[6].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's education included a stint at Stellenbosch University[8].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe was educated at University of Bristol[9].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's doctoral advisor was Nevill Francis Mott[10].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe received the Havenga prize[11].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe is recorded as male[12].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe supervised Pawel Szeptycki as a doctoral student[14].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 18975[15].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's family name is recorded as van der Merwe[16].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's given name is recorded as Johannes[17].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's given name is recorded as Hermanus[18].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's Scopus author ID is recorded as 7101890373[19].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's zbMATH author ID is recorded as van-der-merwe.j-h[21].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's different from is recorded as Johannes Hermanus van der Merwe[22].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11clsz_qlx[23].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's Prabook ID is recorded as 337878[24].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].
  • Jan H. van der Merwe's Dimensions author ID is recorded as 010727702566.37[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Humpata[2], Jan H. van der Merwe… he was born on +1922-02-28T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Stellenbosch University[8], a public university[27], in South Africa[28], founded in 1866[29], headquartered in Stellenbosch[30] and University of Bristol[9], a public university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1909[33], headquartered in Bristol[34]. Jan H. van der Merwe's doctoral advisor was Nevill Francis Mott[10].

Career and Affiliations

Jan H. van der Merwe worked as a physicist[6]. He supervised Pawel Szeptycki as a doctoral student[14].

Recognition

Jan H. van der Merwe received the Havenga prize[11].

Death and Burial

Jan H. van der Merwe died on +2016-02-28T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in South Africa[4].

FAQs

Where was Jan H. van der Merwe born?

Jan H. van der Merwe was born in Humpata[2].

Where did Jan H. van der Merwe die?

Jan H. van der Merwe died in South Africa[4].

What did Jan H. van der Merwe do for work?

Jan H. van der Merwe worked as physicist[6].

Where did Jan H. van der Merwe go to school?

Jan H. van der Merwe was educated at Stellenbosch University[8] and University of Bristol[9].

What awards did Jan H. van der Merwe receive?

Honors received include Havenga prize[11].

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  11. [14] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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