John H. Seinfeld

American chemical engineer and atmospheric scientist
Person human Q6237071
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John H. Seinfeld

Summary

John H. Seinfeld is a human[1]. Born in Elmira[2], he… he was born on 1942[3]. He worked as an atmospheric chemist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John H. Seinfeld's place of birth was Elmira[2].
  • John H. Seinfeld was born on 1942[3].
  • John H. Seinfeld held citizenship in United States[7].
  • John H. Seinfeld's professions included atmospheric chemist[4].
  • John H. Seinfeld's professions included university teacher[5].
  • John H. Seinfeld was employed by California Institute of Technology[8].
  • John H. Seinfeld's doctoral advisor was Leon Lapidus[9].
  • John H. Seinfeld received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[10].
  • John H. Seinfeld received the George Westinghouse Award[11].
  • John H. Seinfeld received the Nevada Medal[12].
  • John H. Seinfeld received the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards[13].
  • John H. Seinfeld is recorded as male[14].
  • John H. Seinfeld's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John H. Seinfeld supervised Christodoulos Pilinis as a doctoral student[16].
  • John H. Seinfeld supervised Miao-Ling Lu as a doctoral student[17].
  • John H. Seinfeld supervised Wen Hsiung Chen as a doctoral student[18].
  • John H. Seinfeld earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[19].
  • John H. Seinfeld's family name is recorded as Seinfeld[20].
  • John H. Seinfeld's given name is recorded as John[21].
  • John H. Seinfeld's official website is recorded as http://www.che.caltech.edu/faculty/seinfeld_j/index.html[22].
  • John H. Seinfeld's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • John H. Seinfeld's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[24].
  • John H. Seinfeld's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[25].

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Origins and Family

John H. Seinfeld's place of birth was Elmira[2]. He was born on 1942[3].

Education

John H. Seinfeld's doctoral advisor was Leon Lapidus[9]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include atmospheric chemist[4] and university teacher[5]. John H. Seinfeld was employed by California Institute of Technology[8]. Doctoral students include Christodoulos Pilinis[16], of Greece[26]; Miao-Ling Lu[17]; and Wen Hsiung Chen[18].

Recognition

Awards received include Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[10], a science award[27], in United States[28], founded in 1973[29]; George Westinghouse Award[11], an education award[30], founded in 1946[31]; Nevada Medal[12], an award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1988[34]; and Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards[13], a chemistry award[35], founded in 1970[36].

Why It Matters

John H. Seinfeld ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was John H. Seinfeld born?

John H. Seinfeld's place of birth was Elmira[2].

What did John H. Seinfeld do for work?

John H. Seinfeld worked as atmospheric chemist[4] and university teacher[5].

What awards did John H. Seinfeld receive?

Honors received include Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement[10], George Westinghouse Award[11], Nevada Medal[12], and Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards[13].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . cce.caltech.edu. cce.caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . tylerprize.org. tylerprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . dri.edu. dri.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [26] . 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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