John Lennard-Jones
Facts
22 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- October 27, 1894
- Date of death
- November 1, 1954
- Place of birth
- Lancashire
- Place of death
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country of citizenship
- United Kingdom[11]
- Award received
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Davy Medal, Longstaff Prize[19][20][21][22][23]
- Doctoral advisor
- Ralph H. Fowler[18]
- Doctoral student
- William Penney, Baron Penney, John Pople, Charles Coulson, S. Francis Boys, Charles E. T. Goodwin, George G. Hall[26][27][28][29][30][31]
- Described by source
- Physicists: Biographical Dictionary[35]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[37]
- Member of
- Royal Society[24]
- Military branch
- British Army[32]
- Participated in conflict
- World War I[33]
- ISNI
- 0000000079021699
- VIAF cluster ID
- 75134531
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n79111530
- GND ID
- 1274457726
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Lennard-jones.jpg ↗
- Academic Tree ID
- 35319
- Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society ID
- 1955.0013
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
- 1274457726
- FAST ID
- 43328
- Freebase ID
- /m/01h55s
- Geni.com profile ID
- 6000000019125639107
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
- 2139804
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- Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
- lennard-dzhons-dzhon-edvard-c5f5f6
- Libraries Australia ID
- 36032966
- MR Author ID
- 486732
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 18523
- NDL Authority ID
- 00447351
- National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
- mp79826
- Nobel Prize People Nomination ID
- 5378
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
- 34496
- Scopus author ID
- 23001392700
- Treccani ID
- sir-john-edward-lennard-jones
- UK National Archives ID
- F69149
- WikiTree person ID
- Jones-70374
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJcgthtk8GQcqpkkrhYtrq
- Yale LUX ID
- person/550d6afe-1897-4cd5-8daa-83e9e407a621
- ZbMATH author ID
- lennard-jones.john-e
Award received 4
Doctoral student 4
Doctoral students 4
Educated at 3
Occupation 3
Employer 2
Country of citizenship 1
Doctoral advisor 1
Doctoral advisors 1
Field of work 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Maintained by WikiProject 1
Member of 1
Military branch 1
Named after 1
Participated in conflict 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary
John Lennard-Jones was born on October 27, 1894[1], in Lancashire[2]. He died on November 1, 1954[3], in Stoke-on-Trent[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], theoretical physicist[6], university teacher[7], theoretical chemist[8], and physicist[9].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for John Lennard-Jones include Lennard-Jones potential[38], a potential[39].
Why It Matters
Entities named for John Lennard-Jones include Lennard-Jones potential[38], a potential[39].
His notable doctoral advisees include John Pople[40], a mathematician[41], 1925–2004[42], of United Kingdom[43], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[44], specialised in theoretical chemistry[45]; William Penney, Baron Penney[46], a politician[47], 1909–1991[48], of United Kingdom[49], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[50], specialised in nuclear physics[51]; Charles Coulson[52], a mathematician[53], 1910–1974[54], of United Kingdom[55], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[56], specialised in mathematics[57]; and George G. Hall[58], a mathematician[59], 1925–2018[60], of United Kingdom[61].
FAQs
Where was John Lennard-Jones born?
John Lennard-Jones's place of birth was Lancashire[2].
Where did John Lennard-Jones die?
John Lennard-Jones died in Stoke-on-Trent[4].
What did John Lennard-Jones do for work?
John Lennard-Jones worked as a mathematician[5], theoretical physicist[6], university teacher[7], theoretical chemist[8], and physicist[9].
Where did John Lennard-Jones go to school?
John Lennard-Jones was educated at University of Manchester[15], Trinity College[16], and University of Cambridge[17].
What awards did John Lennard-Jones receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[19], Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[20], Fellow of the American Physical Society[21], and Davy Medal[22].