John Wesson

British theoretical physicist, fusion plasma specialist and author of a book on the science of football (1931-2020)
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John Wesson

Summary

John Wesson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Leicester[2]. He was born on September 4, 1931[3]. He died on January 4, 2020[4]. He worked as a theoretical physicist[5] and sports scientist[6].

Key Facts

  • Born in Leicester[2], John Wesson…
  • John Wesson was born on September 4, 1931[3].
  • John Wesson died on January 4, 2020[4].
  • John Wesson held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • John Wesson's professions included theoretical physicist[5].
  • John Wesson's professions included sports scientist[6].
  • John Wesson's field of work was nuclear fusion[8].
  • John Wesson's field of work was tokamak[9].
  • John Wesson's field of work was association football[10].
  • John Wesson is recorded as male[11].
  • John Wesson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Wesson's family name is recorded as Wesson[13].
  • John Wesson's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Wesson's described at URL is recorded as https://www.iop.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/Plasma-physics-group-NL-summer-2020.pdf[15].
  • John Wesson's described at URL is recorded as https://www.iter.org/newsline/-/3403[16].

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Origins and Family

Born in Leicester[2], John Wesson… he was born on September 4, 1931[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include theoretical physicist[5] and sports scientist[6]. Fields of work include nuclear fusion[8], a concept in physics[17]; tokamak[9]; and association football[10], a type of sport[18].

Death and Burial

John Wesson died on January 4, 2020[4].

FAQs

Where was John Wesson born?

John Wesson's place of birth was Leicester[2].

What did John Wesson do for work?

John Wesson worked as theoretical physicist[5] and sports scientist[6].

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  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . Korean Authority File. wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . thetimes.co.uk. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . thetimes.co.uk. thetimes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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