Jan Tauc

Summary

Jan Tauc is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Pardubice^[2]. He was born on +1922-04-15T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Washougal^[4]. He died on +2010-12-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Jan Tauc's place of birth was Pardubice^[2].
• Jan Tauc passed away in Washougal^[4].
• Jan Tauc was born on +1922-04-15T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Jan Tauc died on +2010-12-28T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Jan Tauc held citizenship in Czechoslovakia^[8].
• Jan Tauc held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Jan Tauc worked as a physicist^[6].
• Jan Tauc's field of work was semiconductor physics^[10].
• Jan Tauc's field of work was physics^[11].
• Jan Tauc was employed by Brown University^[12].
• Among Jan Tauc's employers was Bell Labs^[13].
• Among Jan Tauc's employers was Charles University^[14].
• Jan Tauc was employed by Harvard University^[15].
• Among Jan Tauc's employers was Czech Academy of Sciences^[16].
• Jan Tauc was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague^[17].
• Jan Tauc received the David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics^[18].
• Jan Tauc received the Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids^[19].
• Jan Tauc was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[20].
• Jan Tauc is recorded as male^[21].
• Jan Tauc's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Jan Tauc's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110594488^[23].
• Jan Tauc's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 42639211^[24].
• Jan Tauc's GND ID is recorded as 119037351^[25].
• Jan Tauc's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83828880^[26].
• Jan Tauc's IdRef ID is recorded as 114620342^[27].

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Origins and Family

Jan Tauc's place of birth was Pardubice^[2]. He was born on +1922-04-15T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Jan Tauc was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Jan Tauc's professions included physicist^[6]. Fields of work include semiconductor physics^[10], a branch of physics^[28] and physics^[11], a branch of science^[29]. Employers include Brown University^[12], a private university^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1765^[32], headquartered in Providence^[33]; Bell Labs^[13], a privately held company^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1925^[36], headquartered in Murray Hill^[37]; Charles University^[14], a public university^[38], in Czech Republic^[39], founded in 1348^[40], headquartered in Prague^[41]; Harvard University^[15], a private university^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1636^[44], headquartered in Cambridge^[45]; and Czech Academy of Sciences^[16], an academy of sciences^[46], in Czech Republic^[47], founded in 1992^[48], headquartered in Prague^[49].

Recognition

Awards received include David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics^[18], an award^[50] and Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids^[19], an award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1979^[53].

Death and Burial

Jan Tauc died on +2010-12-28T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Washougal^[4].

Why It Matters

Jan Tauc ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

FAQs

Where was Jan Tauc born?

Jan Tauc's place of birth was Pardubice^[2].

Where did Jan Tauc die?

Jan Tauc died in Washougal^[4].

What did Jan Tauc do for work?

Jan Tauc worked as physicist^[6].

Where did Jan Tauc go to school?

Jan Tauc was educated at Czech Technical University in Prague^[17].

What awards did Jan Tauc receive?

Honors received include David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics^[18] and Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids^[19].