John R. Taylor

British-born American physicist
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John R. Taylor

Summary

John R. Taylor is a human[1]. His place of birth was Greater London[2]. He was born on +1939-02-02T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a physicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • John R. Taylor's place of birth was Greater London[2].
  • John R. Taylor was born on +1939-02-02T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John R. Taylor held citizenship in United States[6].
  • John R. Taylor worked as a physicist[4].
  • John R. Taylor was employed by University of Colorado[7].
  • John R. Taylor was educated at University of Cambridge[8].
  • John R. Taylor's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[9].
  • John R. Taylor's doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Chew[10].
  • John R. Taylor's doctoral advisor was Richard John Eden[11].
  • John R. Taylor received the Emmy Award[12].
  • John R. Taylor received the Mayhew Prize[13].
  • John R. Taylor is recorded as male[14].
  • John R. Taylor's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John R. Taylor supervised Remigio Tee as a doctoral student[16].
  • John R. Taylor's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083692890[17].
  • John R. Taylor's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 32064464[18].
  • John R. Taylor's GND ID is recorded as 13755785X[19].
  • John R. Taylor's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82112350[20].
  • John R. Taylor's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12308804g[21].
  • John R. Taylor's IdRef ID is recorded as 031969550[22].
  • John R. Taylor's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00803601[23].
  • John R. Taylor's SBN author ID is recorded as PALV049783[24].
  • John R. Taylor's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 57786[25].
  • John R. Taylor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bzz07[26].
  • John R. Taylor's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo2008416501[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John R. Taylor was born in Greater London[2]. He was born on +1939-02-02T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Cambridge[8], a collegiate university[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1209[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and University of California, Berkeley[9], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1868[34], headquartered in Berkeley[35]. Doctoral advisors include Geoffrey Chew[10], a theoretical physicist[36], 1924–2019[37], of United States[38], awarded the Majorana Prize[39] and Richard John Eden[11], a physicist[40], 1922–2021[41], of United Kingdom[42], awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize[43].

Career and Affiliations

John R. Taylor worked as a physicist[4]. He was employed by University of Colorado[7]. He supervised Remigio Tee as a doctoral student[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Emmy Award[12], a television award[44], in United States[45], founded in 1949[46] and Mayhew Prize[13], an award[47], in United Kingdom[48].

Why It Matters

John R. Taylor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

Where was John R. Taylor born?

Born in Greater London[2], John R. Taylor…

What did John R. Taylor do for work?

John R. Taylor worked as physicist[4].

Where did John R. Taylor go to school?

John R. Taylor was educated at University of Cambridge[8] and University of California, Berkeley[9].

What awards did John R. Taylor receive?

Honors received include Emmy Award[12] and Mayhew Prize[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . maths.leeds.ac.uk. maths.leeds.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. 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
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  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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