John Maxwell Cowley

Australian physicist (1923-2004)
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John Maxwell Cowley

Summary

John Maxwell Cowley is a human[1]. He was born on +1923-02-18T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +2004-05-18T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • John Maxwell Cowley was born on +1923-02-18T00:00:00Z[2].
  • John Maxwell Cowley died on +2004-05-18T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Maxwell Cowley held citizenship in Australia[7].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's professions included physicist[4].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's professions included university teacher[5].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's field of work was physics[8].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's field of work was electron microscopy[9].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's field of work was crystallography[10].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's field of work was Eletronic Microscopy[11].
  • John Maxwell Cowley was employed by Arizona State University[12].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's education included a stint at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's doctoral advisor was Bertram Eugene Warren[14].
  • John Maxwell Cowley received the Fellow of the Royal Society[15].
  • John Maxwell Cowley received the Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[16].
  • John Maxwell Cowley received the Bertram Eugene Warren Diffraction Physics Award[17].
  • John Maxwell Cowley received the Edgeworth David Medal[18].
  • John Maxwell Cowley was a member of Royal Society[19].
  • John Maxwell Cowley was a member of Australian Academy of Science[20].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's image is recorded as John M Cowley Arizona 2003.jpg[21].
  • John Maxwell Cowley is recorded as male[22].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • John Maxwell Cowley supervised Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska as a doctoral student[24].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108598287[25].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 108964388[26].
  • John Maxwell Cowley's GND ID is recorded as 17202689X[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Maxwell Cowley was born on +1923-02-18T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

John Maxwell Cowley was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13]. His doctoral advisor was Bertram Eugene Warren[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist[4] and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include physics[8], a branch of science[28]; electron microscopy[9]; crystallography[10], a branch of physics[29]; and Eletronic Microscopy[11]. John Maxwell Cowley was employed by Arizona State University[12]. He supervised Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska as a doctoral student[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], a fellowship award[30], in United Kingdom[31]; Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[16], a fellowship award[32], in Australia[33]; Bertram Eugene Warren Diffraction Physics Award[17], an award[34]; and Edgeworth David Medal[18], an award[35], in Australia[36].

Death and Burial

John Maxwell Cowley died on +2004-05-18T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

John Maxwell Cowley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

What did John Maxwell Cowley do for work?

John Maxwell Cowley worked as physicist[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did John Maxwell Cowley go to school?

John Maxwell Cowley was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].

What awards did John Maxwell Cowley receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[15], Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science[16], Bertram Eugene Warren Diffraction Physics Award[17], and Edgeworth David Medal[18].

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  2. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . science.org.au. Retrieved . science.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . amercrystalassn.org. Retrieved . amercrystalassn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . royalsoc.org.au. Retrieved . royalsoc.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . wikidata.org.
  24. [2] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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