John Clements Collins

British physicist
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John Clements Collins

Summary

John Clements Collins is a human[1]. His place of birth was Colchester[2]. He was born on +1949-12-08T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and theoretical physicist[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Colchester[2], John Clements Collins…
  • John Clements Collins was born on +1949-12-08T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Clements Collins held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Clements Collins worked as a physicist[4].
  • John Clements Collins worked as a theoretical physicist[5].
  • Among John Clements Collins's employers was Pennsylvania State University[8].
  • John Clements Collins was employed by Illinois Institute of Technology[9].
  • John Clements Collins was educated at University of Cambridge[10].
  • John Clements Collins's doctoral advisor was Alan J. Macfarlane[11].
  • John Clements Collins received the Fellow of the American Physical Society[12].
  • John Clements Collins received the Sakurai Prize[13].
  • John Clements Collins received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • John Clements Collins is recorded as male[15].
  • John Clements Collins's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Clements Collins supervised Randall J. Scalise as a doctoral student[17].
  • John Clements Collins's ISNI is recorded as 0000000109306506[18].
  • John Clements Collins's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 107747983[19].
  • John Clements Collins's GND ID is recorded as 140756515[20].
  • John Clements Collins's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83174245[21].
  • John Clements Collins's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12382136c[22].
  • John Clements Collins's IdRef ID is recorded as 090320484[23].
  • John Clements Collins's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00934808[24].
  • John Clements Collins's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36505904[25].
  • John Clements Collins's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0001-6399-9251[26].
  • John Clements Collins earned the academic degree of doctorate[27].

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Origins and Family

John Clements Collins's place of birth was Colchester[2]. He was born on +1949-12-08T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

John Clements Collins was educated at University of Cambridge[10]. His doctoral advisor was Alan J. Macfarlane[11]. Academic degrees include doctorate[27] and Bachelor of Arts[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and theoretical physicist[5]. Employers include Pennsylvania State University[8], a public research university[29], in United States[30], founded in 1855[31], headquartered in Penn State University Park[32] and Illinois Institute of Technology[9], a university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1940[35], headquartered in Chicago[36]. John Clements Collins supervised Randall J. Scalise as a doctoral student[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], a fellowship award[37]; Sakurai Prize[13], a science award[38], in United States[39]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[14], a fellowship grant[40], in United States[41], founded in 1925[42].

Why It Matters

John Clements Collins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John Clements Collins born?

John Clements Collins's place of birth was Colchester[2].

What did John Clements Collins do for work?

John Clements Collins worked as physicist[4] and theoretical physicist[5].

Where did John Clements Collins go to school?

John Clements Collins was educated at University of Cambridge[10].

What awards did John Clements Collins receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Physical Society[12], Sakurai Prize[13], and Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  13. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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